Amazing this thread is still alive, lol. Maybe I can summarize the general sentiment via TL,DR:

A) We, as tanks, will usually take the lead because we are amazing and cool and good at sports and the guitar. But it sucks when we are expected to know things that other players don't ever "need" to know, when those particular aspects should be a shared experience.
B) There is an accusation about tanks being flighty, hard to deal with, or ornery. You will run into horrible players of every class, and you probably direct your hate of horrible players at the tanks because their mistakes are the most visible and impactful.
C) Knibb High Football rules!!!