So basically:
Good, decent people would have LOL'd for half a second then return the item
Bad, indecent people would have LOL'd and run away with the item or otherwise laugh at the person for their stupidity like a common asshole with nothing better to do
All those people who actually think that taking the item and running is the "correct" thing to do, I'd like to steal your car or your purse/backpack and laugh at you because you left it there for others to take.
Sure, in a game the COMMON response is probably stealing the item, but I find it appalling that anybody would condone such behaviour.
The process and mechanics of ownership are fairly complex: one can gain, transfer and lose ownership of property in a number of ways. To acquire property one can purchase it with money, trade it for other property, win it in a bet, receive it as a gift, inherit it, find it, receive it as damages, earn it by doing work or performing services, make it, or homestead it.
One can transfer or lose ownership of property by selling it for money, exchanging it for other property, giving it as a gift, misplacing it, or having it stripped from one's ownership through legal means such as eviction, foreclosure, seizure, or taking. Ownership is self-propagating in that the owner of any property will also own the economic benefits of that property.
That's not a very accurate analogy.
When you drop an item in Mabinogi, you relinquish all ownership of that item.
When you drop an item in real life, common law typically dictates that you maintain ownership of that item.
"Good" and "bad" are relative terms. In this particular conflict, all parties are skewing the concepts of "right" and "wrong" to best support their own personal objectives. You can objectify the constants of morality when your macro-culture enforces standards of behavior through law but not when you're engaging an audience as broad as any online community which lacks effective moderation.
I don't blame the person who found the item (though clearly against the prior owner's wishes) because to do so would in no way prevent future incidents, nor do I blame the victim's trust or ignorance. Instead of placing blame, which is an ineffective solution at this point, work to educate everyone involved.
That's not a very accurate analogy.
When you drop an item in Mabinogi, you relinquish all ownership of that item.
When you drop an item in real life, common law typically dictates that you maintain ownership of that item.
"Good" and "bad" are relative terms. In this particular conflict, all parties are skewing the concepts of "right" and "wrong" to best support their own personal objectives. You can objectify the constants of morality when your macro-culture enforces standards of behavior through law but not when you're engaging an audience as broad as any online community which lacks effective moderation.
I don't blame the person who found the item (though clearly against the prior owner's wishes) because to do so would in no way prevent future incidents, nor do I blame the victim's trust or ignorance. Instead of placing blame, which is an ineffective solution at this point, work to educate everyone involved.
You can objectify the constants of morality when your macro-culture enforces standards of behavior through law but not when you're engaging an audience as broad as any online community which lacks effective moderation.
When you drop an item in Mabinogi, you relinquish all ownership of that item.
When you drop an item in real life, common law typically dictates that you maintain ownership of that item.
In the worst case scenario, everyone blows it up into some huge war where people starts taking sides, but there is no right or wrong anyway.
It's just a bunch of people sitting around judging how someone's playing videogame like it's some sickest shit ever seen. Whatever helps them feel like outstanding citizens, I guess.
That's not a very accurate analogy.
When you drop an item in Mabinogi, you relinquish all ownership of that item.
When you drop an item in real life, common law typically dictates that you maintain ownership of that item..
If you don't punish people for being stupid, they will never learn. Sadly, we're living in a world where stupidity is praised to high heaven.
It isn't really the same as real life, because neither parties really owns the virtual item or characters. Nexon does.
Because we're applying the law of MMO, not in real life. Sure, if someone IRL accidentally dropped his stuffs, I will go ahead and pick them up for him. Though running away with people's stuff in game is too much for me, I would stay there and burn the dress in front of her face.
This statement is disgusting. Morality shouldn't be derived from law, it should be the other way around.
if anyone's an idiot, it's the person making this statement. How does dropping something on accident make you stupid? Pretty sure everyone does something dumb every once in a while, doesn't mean they have to be "punished" for it. In fact, punishment in general is a really crappy/psychologically damaging way to enforce behaviors (at least when it comes to stupid crap like this). It's the ignorant masses like you that criticizes and mouths off over every little mistake that's making the world such a shit/anxious place.