Who said anything about fulling timing a shield? Never heard of a macro? No one seemed to get up in arms about it when it was previously suggested.

Perhaps you miss-read the OP. It asked what subs made the job more unique for each person, not cookie-cutter for everyone. We all know what the best job for cookie-cutter is.

Yes, /war is best (I knew it wouldn't be long before we're back to that) and /dnc is great for solo. But people still choose to utilize other support job options. As long as they know why they are subbing it, it is worthwhile to them. We've offered our input, but as we are not clairvoyants and you are the ones asking... why don't you track them down online and ask them why they are subbing it?

In regards to the mage support jobs, I believe people were discussing what subs WHMs should be using. The thread has gotten off track here and there. In regards to NIN I have seen /rdm only a handful of time and /whm even less.