Odd scratch folder behavior...?

I have just set up several disk images on an internal drive to use for member scratch disks. When I set the virtual drive as the scratch location, FCP creates the proper folder structure as normal, but each folder is set to read only. So when a member tries to capture, they get an error. Now, of course I know how to set the folders to read and write, that is not what I am looking for here. What I would like to ask is, is there something I am missing? Why is FCP setting read only folders on these virtual disks? There is only one account on the computer and it is an admin account. Any ideas? Or am I stuck choosing Get Info and changing them one by one forever?
Thanks,
Matt

Actually, I think I figured it out when I went out to lunch, although I can't check until tomorrow.
The reason for using disk images as scratch locations is because I work for a community access cable station and the members are not responsible enough to administer their own folders, and space gets filled with files that are months old and no longer necessary. It falls on me to clean out the drive space and frankly, I am sick of cleaning up after people that have been told time and time again to clean up their own shiite.
But the images were all set to read and write. The issue, after a little thought, is that I copied some of the scratch folders from the original computer to the new one and they retained their original ownership and permissions.
I know it seems odd, but this is the only way I can force members who are largely computer illiterate to reset their scratch disks every time they log in. Now, if they screw up, I can delete their media without guilt and they will have been forwarned.
(Does that make me a bad guy...?
Thanks for the response anyway.
Matt

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