WoW Forum - Loot Distribution Discussion LInk

[Zevious]

Good thread in the WoW forums regarding loot distribution:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14733001&sid=1
It covers:
1.) Goals of a DKP System - What exactly should a DKP system strive to do?  Why not just /random 100?

2.) Earning DKP - How should you reward guild members with this crazy “DKP” thing?

3.) DKP Systems - Systems which use DKP as a sort of currency.  
   a) Fixed-Price
   b) Zero-Sum
   c) Bidding

4.) The Merit System - Systems which use assigned looting at the discretion of officers.
   a) Loot Chairman
   b) Loot Council

5.) Other Systems - Systems which generally cater to a more friendly method of spreading loot around.
   a) Ni Karma
   b) Suicide Kings
   c) Spend-All
   d) One-More
   e) Weighted Rolling

6.) Dealing with Inflation
   a) Inflation Introduction
   b) The DKP Gap
   c) DKP Taxes
   d) DKP Caps
   e) Separating Instance DKP

7.) Policies / Helpful Measures
   a) Class Restrictions
   b) Upgrades
   c) Alt Characters

8.) Philosophy - What is fair?
9.) More Information