Hmm, I think this is a very black and white view of what people are saying in this thread. As a rule I personally don't get into arguments with other players ever, but I've seen aggression and bad play start on all sides in groups.

As someone who does try to give helpful advice in a respectful way, one thing I can say for certain is that some people just don't want it, and they will take great offense at you giving it to them no matter how tactful you try to be. I am quite sure that some of the tanks in this thread justifying their actions are doing nothing more than defending themselves from accusations thrown at them for the crime of being helpful.

I'm also quite sure there's tanks out there who really are dbags, as with any other class. But I wouldn't judge people here too harshly by jumping to that conclusion. It's usually not that simple.