But the thing is, something like a headstone(editable or not) for your yard or a butsudan(ummmm it's like.....a family shrine for the home, for people who don't know) type item for indoors is all it would take. Those who /do/ want the item can get it. Those who don't can ignore it. Similar to how I find the flaming Ifrit head to be tacky, my neighbor loves it. He has one, and I don't. You don't have to want something in order to support those who do. Personally, I would use it for NPCs that I loved. not because I rp or anything, just because I felt a connection to those characters and would want to have a memorial. I think if it is something people can use and enjoy(in their own way, as everyone enjoys different things and mourns differently), it can be implemented without causing too much of a fuss. Remember what you wouldn't use, others might. There's no sense in barring people from things that would enhance their experience simply because you wouldn't use it. and while it /could/ have the potential for abuse, everything in this game does. otherwise we wouldn't have the vote kick option or many other things that so many people use and enjoy. abuse of an item like this /could/ count as harassment or griefing(maybe. might be reaching on the griefing charge), and would be a reportable offense.

tl;dr, I don't think a player statue is appropriate, but a memorial like a headstone or butsudan that could have personal meaning to those who use it could enhance the gameplay for some, and I'm all for that.