Thats an awesome idea but it will never come to fruition. Who, apart from a small minority, would want graffiti art on their property? Also, what about public buildings? Traditionally graffiti art is painted on bridges over rail lines and the like, which is public property. Can we put graffiti on parliament house if the government says graffiti is acceptable on commonwealth and state government property? You have to draw the line somewhere, and if this line proves to be too restrictive to those who want to express themselves then graffiti art will continue to be painted all over the place without any regard for who's property it is.

Great idea, except for the bit where you expect people to voluntarily put their names on a list to pay for the cleanup of someone else's graffitti.

One of my old employers used to allow the neighbourhood kids to use the carpark for skateboarding etc over the weekend, on the assumption that having people there would act as an extra security blanket. For industrial buildings that are locked up properly but abandoned overnight and don't have an external perimeter like a fence, that might work for graffitti artists. Some of these people are very territorial.

I'd agree that not many people would willingly take responsibility for the consequences of graffiti or nominate their own assets for uncontrolled access by graffiti artists. That would suggest that not many people really believe in the value of it. It's OK when it happens to someone else or when others pay for the cleanup,

Stangely enough I appear to be on a number of lists which cause me to have to pay for the clean up of graffiti and security measures to try prevent graffiti and protect graffiti artists from harm.

- I'm a tax payer so I pay for the cleanup of graffiti on pubic buildings.
- I'm a rate payer so I pay for the cleanup of graffiti on council property.
- I have an electricity account so I pay for the cleanup of graffiti on electricity network assets.
- I'm a QR customer so part of my ticket price is for the cleanup of graffiti on QR assets and have my view as I travel each day interrupted by the various markings on the windows of trains.
- At a guess my phone bill is also impacted by graffiti as are my various insurance policies and most other pieces of shopping that I do.

One place to start might be to place anybody caught doing graffiti on the list. Make their car, bike, home legally accessable to anybody who wants to do some art/tagging of their own choosing. Let them aquire a debt for the cleanup of graffiti (or the use of others property for otherwise unwanted graffiti).

Shift the consequences of graffiti to those who like and value graffiti.

R0bert