There really are people who put tanking on a pedestal....

I for the life of me can't see why. When I main tanked I found it pretty boring actually. War was fun though.

I feel as though tanks should serve the group, not lead it. The tank should be obliging the group, not the group obliging the tank. People's mentality seems backwards. You lead the charge, not the group. If you think you lead the group because you're a tank, you have no idea what leading actually is.