chapterhouseinc:so, are you saying one should 'resteal' a 'stolen' mark? but then wouldnt it have to go before officer review again? and, thus, create 'more work'?
Well, first, I think it is wrong to characterize these as "stolen" waymarks. If one submits a waymark without a category, then one is actually releasing it into the public pool. True, one could subsequently grab it back from the pool, but there is no guarantee. If one really wants to retain control over a waymark, then don't submit it without a category. Save it as an unfinished waymark.
And, in the case of uncategorizing a waymark and then subsequently assigning it a category (I'm not sure this can be done) I suppose it would go back for review, but until someone actually does this, I'm not sure.
I assigned two waymarks to categories and have them as "my" waymarks. I'd like the original waymark originator to have them back, so I might try this process. It would have to be coordinated, though, because once it's back in the pool, it is up for grabs - if anyone is in the grabbing mood.