I read the first page but don't really have time at the moment to go through the rest. That being said, my main is WHM, and I hated speed runs. When I first hit WP, and tanks were pulling, I was like ya. No. But after a while it also taught me how to heal in pinch. Brayflox HM is a perfect example. The first time that dungeon came out, our tank pulled all the goblins in the second area. Now, those gliders target random party members, and it just so happened that I got targeted by all of them, and to add insult to injury, 80% of the dmg I took was from crits. I died. And I got blamed. But I got better.

Now I have a Lv 50 PLD. I still don't like speed runs. But there are times where I feel I am being forced to. I am still learning my class, but I have had BLM pull the next group when I have 0 mp left for flash, and expect me to deal with it. I agree, that as a tank we need to take a look at our party make up and if there are any first timers go from there.