Either I'm failing to word my thoughts properly, or they aren't being read as written. Regardless, due to misunderstanding on one side or the other I don't feel as if this has gone or will go anywhere.
I follow the rules, and I will continue to do so, hopefully the discussion regarding a functional economy will bear fruit, and bring us closer to some form of oog-ig accountability that doesn't rely on black&white outlines of gray areas. In the meanwhile I'll continue playing as I have and hope that the ligering issues presented in this discussion never affect me.
Your statement above, is in direct contradiction to your statement here:
Regardless of policy, I don't believe it is unsportsmanlike to thieve or destroy or hide or resell oog goods sold ig, and in any instances where I find myself participating in such exchanges I will, because I feel it is the right thing to do
It is against the law, and against the rules, to steal non-tagged items and not return them as soon as possible/later. Period, end of story. There is no "gray area". Multiple marshals and chapter staff, even the game's owner have chimed in and said you can't steal non-tagged items unless they are returned, in whole, to their owner ASAP.
Listen man, you stating that you will thieve/destroy/resell someone's OOG goods if you get the opportunity because you "feel it is the right thing to do" - as quoted above - is what you wrote. And that is exactly what you should NOT do
unless the untagged property/food is returned as soon as possible, unharmed, un-eaten, and un-destroyed. I've re-read that statement a few times to see if you could have meant it another way, and I'm coming up blank. That said, I am willing to hear you out if you'd like to clarify your statement(s).
If you want to "steal" a plate of untagged brownies IG, and put them in the kitchen somewhere for the owner to find them, that is fine. Again, do not destroy/eat/alter or in other ways disappear someone else's out-of-game property. You will be disciplined for not doing so. It's great that you want to be held to that standard, but actually stealing/destroying someone's OOG property is a bar will neither want to lower our play down to, nor will we. Saying "But you can do it to me" is not an acceptable excuse to participate in unwanted behaviors.
I admire your lofty goal of strict in-game immersion, and very much appreciate it, but not everyone who plays wants that experience, nor is looking for it, and you shouldn't force that on anyone. Sometimes you have to let that standard slide a little to ensure that everyone is having safe and having a good time. If I had my way, we'd all be using rattan weapons, not be allowed to wear armor or padding, and full-power swings would be legal. But those things aren't allowed in this game, and neither is actual theft as outlined above in this post, and many others in this thread.