I guess we don't talk much about it because there isn't really anything anyone can do about it.
Either way I hope people reading this could give me their opinion on the situation and if you agreed with the way I handled it.
I was the leader of a PF for BC Turn 1, the comment was set to "Greed party, choose 1 item, max 2 persons per item, any uncalled items are free (greed) loot"
The group was doing really good and after our 3rd run the Bard hands dropped, in this case a bard and a white mage had asked for the loot, I just hit the macro to show everyone's lot before asking both the bard and the white mage to greed for the hands. I guess you already figured out that the Bard looted need instead of greed and got the hands without contest.
I didn't say anything inside the dungeon, as soon as everyone stepped out I just kicked the Bard from the Party apologized to the Healer (to be honest because I felt a bit powerless with the whole situation) and told him that I'll reform the PF and lock the Bard hands for him exclusively.
People in the party asked if I had kicked her or the Bard had left on her own, I told them (with a bit of a frustration in me) "I kicked the cheater", some expressed their disappointment towards her actions and I believe a person even blacklisted her. However a moments later not to my surprise the Bard send me a tell apologizing for the mistake:
Bard: I'm sorry I didn't mean to need them, but I understand why you kicked me.
Me: sure, I have seen many of those "mistakes" before, either way what's done is done.
(In fact I have seen people needing gear left and right in "greed only" parties since the beginning of the PF implementation, but I take it as it is and I understand that sort of dishonest people is everywhere)
It's my personal impression (and I really don't think to be far from the truth) that 9 of each 10 of these "mistakes" are intentional, However I feel that there was merit on letting the Bard apologize for her actions and keep going with the group.
So... how do you think about it? Would you have handle it differently?
I do believe though, that SE owns us some looting configuration settings on the PF, at least the ability to remove "Need" from the looting options, it could help those groups.