Dear melee DPS...

[Gunspec]

Or the melee dps could kill the things that are almost dead so the tank takes less damage and the healer can do more damage. It's all about being mindful of the situation, and not blindly following what others say is best. I was tanking an Aurum Vale group the other day with a monk playing as you recommend, and with every mob applying a poison dot to me, it was just LOADS of fun sitting there and watching none of the enemies die while the healer ran dry trying to keep me alive.

Or how about those lovely enemies that spam melee range AOE, which force the tank and melee to dodge in and out and do generally terrible damage? I prefer when my melee dps ignore the yellow ghosts and kill the blue ones fast in Tam-tara hard, so we aren't running around the whole fight.

Situations vary, be mindful of who you are partying with and how they play.