[Erati]

one of the big things that turns me off from loot council is the 'Council vs You' mentality members take on when an item drop doesnt get awarded to THEM

It becomes a mind game and a targeted attack about why each member of the Council felt they didnt deserve the item over Person X. This becomes very personal for the wronged party who usually throws an entire laundry list of 'chores' they did to deserve the item. Constant reassurances that the member was 'close' to receiving the item is required, tho all hell to be paid will be present if the next one does not go his/her way.

Even after reassurances, and even after the council actually has plans to award the next drop similar to that wronged member, the member still usually becomes jaded and their interactions with loot council members outside of raiding or loot decisions become negatively charged as they feel 'anything they do is never enough for them'. Soon it becomes a point of contention where the next little thing that goes awry in the wronged parties mind usually means instant /guildremoval and turncoat tendencies.

Loot council really sucks sometimes, but other than what I described it is one of the best ways for a guild to progress so long as its members believe in the council's decisions