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[SebasMarolo]

So, recently on another thread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=159916.0) someone mentioned this:

Laying claims to communal resources according to "need" isn't theft, just as clothing replacement, eating, or drinking isn't theft. If a dorf took another dorf's named weapon it would almost be theft, but not quite, as DF currently doesn't really have private property. "Owned" items are as close as you get, currently, and dorfs don't take those.

"Communal resources". I think it would be useful if we could manage and control exactly what the dwarves under our guidance can and cannot take. Like, an option on the stockpiles to set that stockpile's contents off limits or "up for grabs". It would also require some way of keeping the haulers from taking for themselves items on their way from the workshop to the stockpile.

I think this would be pretty useful when you want your dwarves to eat prepared meals, not the plump helmets they just harvested. Or making sure clothing/jewelry meant for trading actually makes it to the depot and not into a dwarf's pockets.

Just something I thought would be useful. Any thoughts are appreciated.