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0001017Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Itemspublic2010-04-11 16:112012-02-16 15:00
ReporterZas 
Assigned ToDwarfu 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0001017: Dwarves leave food in their rooms
DescriptionFor some reason, if I assign rooms to the dwarfs, even ones without tables, chairs or whatever, they bring food there. Maybe due to lack of chairs/tables, maybe for some other reason, but they often don't eat it and just leave it lying around, rotting, causing miasma and unhappy thoughts for them.
Steps To ReproduceAssign rooms to dwarves, wait and observe.
Additional Information
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Relationships
duplicate of 0003471new  Military dwarves claim new rations instead of retrieving previously dropped ones 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-11 16:11ZasNew Issue
2010-04-11 17:00MarconiusNote Added: 0002904
2010-04-12 19:52ZasNote Added: 0003187
2011-07-31 05:03DwarfuNote Added: 0018377
2011-07-31 05:03DwarfuRelationship addedduplicate of 0003471
2011-07-31 05:03DwarfuStatusnew => resolved
2011-07-31 05:03DwarfuResolutionopen => duplicate
2011-07-31 05:03DwarfuAssigned To => Dwarfu
2011-07-31 05:04DwarfuRelationship addedrelated to 0002486
2012-02-16 15:00FootkerchiefRelationship deletedrelated to 0002486

Notes
(0002904)
Marconius   
2010-04-11 17:00   
Do you have a food stockpile designated in your fortress? It's possible your dwarves get food for whatever reason and have nowhere to take the leftovers once they're done eating.

Also, could you try setting up a dining hall and see if this persists?
(0003187)
Zas   
2010-04-12 19:52   
I have at least three dining rooms (plus barracks) and my food stockpiles always have some free space. Also, in earlier versions I never saw a dwarf take any food product and not finish eating it up (unless they are distracted by flood/animal/invader/whatever). I think, the food products are set as owned by given dwarfs, and this prevents other dwarfs from carrying them back to stockpiles. It seems to me, that if some object is in some dwarfs possession, there's no way to liberate it unless the owner is dead. Some mechanism of liberating items, be it food or worn clothes, might do the trick here.
(0018377)
Dwarfu   
2011-07-31 05:03   
Duplicating this to 0003471 as that one covers this report "they would occasionally store their food in their quarters".

See also 0002486.