Today I was the victim of my very first street swiping! I arrived at my street only to find my herb gardens empty (*sigh* Didn't even bother to hoe, let alone replant...) and my meat collectors/pig feeders gone. Now, I wasn't as upset about this as I might be, mostly since I expected something like this to happen at some point. That's what happens when stuff is publicly accessible. I ran the risk of my things being stolen when I put them on my street. It happens.
But I immediately started wondering, "What are some ways to keep this from happening again? How can *everyone* stop it?" Here are some of the ideas I had:
* A signpost/bulletin board displaying the names of all the people who have visited your street. Right now, there's a guarantee of anonymity. Thieves *know* there's no possible way for them to be caught. Simply having a listing would give at least a sliver of doubt.
* Having options about how much to lock what's in your yard: Public, friends only, locked. Perhaps even in public, items would be unable to be picked up except by the player who placed them?
Any other ideas?