How Loot Council Works UPDATED

A discussion of Loot Council and how setting up a group to distribute loot works.  It's a system with a lot of potential for abuse, so beware of joining a guild with this system in place without knowing how it works there.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/08/11/behind-the-scenes-loot-council/

Why Blacksen likes it.
http://blacksen.com/?p=542

UPDATE:  Matticus likes Loot Council Lite.
http://www.nostockui.com/2010/10/loot-council-lite/

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The GDKP Loot Distribution System

How bidding gold for loot works.  There are a couple of other articles about loot distribution systems here.  Search on "loot distribution."
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/14/gold-capped-gdkp-raiding-for-fun-and-profit/

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Basics of Grouping

A useful summary of the various ways one can join or set up a group in WOW.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/13/wow-rookie-grouping-101-thurs/

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Tank Weapons in Patch 3.3

A prioritized list of weapons available in Patch 3.3 that tanks can use, broken down into 10 man and 25 man.  The author intends this to also be used by raid leaders to decide who really "needs" what piece of gear.  There's a link to his threat values list at the end in Further Reading.
http://pwnwear.com/2010/01/25/tanking-weapons-in-3-3/

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Help for Guilds Choosing Loot Distribution Systems

Cold Comfort analyzes some popular raid loot distribution systems with tips for making them work within your guild.
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/managing-your-loot-standings/

More loot systems.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/18/nonstandard-loot-systems-in-wow/

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Sharing Raid Loot the GDKP Way

Another raid loot division system.  Basically, everyone bids gold on loot drops, high bid wins.  The gold that was bid goes into a pot that is shared out equally after the raid ends.
http://deathknight.info/2009/11/gdkp-and-you-the-other-way-to-get-loot/

Cold Comfort is not a fan.  (Neither is the Solo MMO Player.)
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/gdkp-guild-loot-system/

More critiques.
http://www.wow.com/2009/11/22/the-sudden-popularity-of-gdkp/

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The SWAPS Loot Distribution System

Description of how the SWAPS loot distribution system works by WOW Insider. There is a link to OutDPS' original description.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/09/swaps-loot-system-offers-another-dkp-option/

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