So, I just wanted to get some thoughts and share some feelings about proper etiquette when hunting Notorious Monsters. Everyone knows that once the NM pops, all bets are off and it's first claim, first serve, but what I'm talking about is stuff outside of that.
1. If you claim an NM that you know other people are hunting, be polite and give a /shout that the mob has popped, just so that other people hunting will know that they can take a break for a bit. You've got the mob now, so sharing your joy won't hurt. Much.
2. Don't come to a camping area and start sending /tells asking people when the last pop was. That's just rude and lazy. Some of the people that are here have likely been here a lot longer than you, and are probably not very willing to give you a potential edge over them. Furthermore, for that reason, you can't expect anything they tell you to be the truth. If I was camping Lizzy and it hadn't popped for 4 hours and you came along asking me if it was about to pop, I'd probably be inclined to tell you that it popped 10 minutes ago just so that you'd leave me the hell alone.
3. Don't train. It's greedy, and if you're killing placeholders, it's counterproductive. Getting two mobs is fine, but don't grab a lizard and then start trying to train the whole camp area just so that you can show off your shiny Cyclone or Circle Blade. Training mobs means that they take longer to die, which means that they take longer to repop, which means that it takes longer for the NM to pop.
4. Respect the levelers, if there are any. If you see someone that's Lv. 7 and running around killing stuff, don't try to beat him or her to the punch. You might politely tell them that it's a camping area and they might want to look elsewhere, but don't be a jerk and one-shot everything you see them engage.
5. If you're a mage and a melee gets claim, be a pal and toss a cure when needed. Don't just let the guy die in a dim hope that you might be able to steal claim.
6. Just be nice. Don't get angry or emotional at people if they beat you to a claim, don't /cheer the mobs, don't get bitter if you "wasted" hours camping something only to have it get claimed by someone else who claims to have gotten the drop. If you really feel like you've wasted your time, then perhaps you should find something more productive to do than camping NMs, or playing XI in general.