looting guidelines for raid officers

[Rinnhart]

The ethics involved in this and similar arguments is truly astounding.  They boil down to, "If I'm with a group of people I know, then I'll be nice, fair, and generous.  If I'm with strangers, then screw them.  I want my piece of the action."  I don't see things that way.  People deserve kindness, fairness, and generosity whether I know them or not.  The only difference between a guild run and a pug run to me is what security measures I might put in place (i.e. what loot settings I might use) to prevent outright ninja looting.  If a sense of morality and ethics is not enough for you to treat people as people whether you know them or not, then consider that a run with strangers is also an opportunity to meet new players who can become future partymates, raid members, battleground companions, sources of free item manufacture (tailoring, alchemy, enchanting, etc.), and maybe even friends or guildmates.
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It's less a statement of policy towards PUGs and more a reserved right of veto should you turn out to be a tosser who suddenly NEEDS everything.