Shortage of tanks a myth - thoughts?

[Velstriker]

its about having to run a dungeon 60 times to get a drop and not wanting to effectively double or triple the amount of time the dungeon takes

You made the decision to queue as DPS, you made the decision to wait sometimes more than 20 minutes to get into the dungeon. Those decisions forfeit your ability to complain about dungeons taking more time then they should. A DPS in a rush complaining about how much time the run is taking is like a psychologist complaining that everyone they talk to is crazy. If you were in such a rush.... don't queue as DPS.

The road goes 2 ways so stop blaming everyone else

Here's the thing, the road doesn't go 2 ways, and thats the entire point of this thread. Because of people like you, no one wants to tank in DF. If the road did go 2 ways then there wouldn't be a shortage of tanks, there wouldn't be threads like this, and everything would be fine. The best way to solve this issue is to encourage new tanks, be nice to EVERYONE in DF and (you're going to hate this one) give tanks a bit more slack when they do something stupid. I know, its not fair, its preferential treatment, but its the best way to keep DF stocked with meat shields. Be the change you want to see in others. /endrant