Shortage of tanks a myth - thoughts?

[Elladie]

I mainly go healer in DF (think I said this already at the start of the thread). Mostly SCH sometimes WHM. And I do often run with friends, one of who is a great tank (either PLD or WAR, he mains both). Because we've done them all so often, we have great synergy. So I do mutter to myself when I solo queue that I'm spoiled by having a favourite tank who bothers to check the DPS and decide what they're capable off. He will ask me in voice-chat if I feel like big pulls etc. So all I'm really asking of all those other tanks out there is a) say hi b) ask if folks want a speedrun c) or say something like 'I'm not happy pulling the whole room, I'll grab as many as I think I can keep hate on d) or even say 'hey I'm new to this, please be patient'

I'm fine with any of those, and if the DPS starting giving him/her shit because HEY SPEEEEEEDRUUUUUN! I am going to side with the tank. I appreciate that lots of folks want to go fast, but trying to force a tank to pull more than they are comfortable handling is bound to end badly. This is why tanks are in short supply; no one gives them a chance to ease into the role, just gives them grief because they can't go fast from the get-go. As I already said in an earlier post, I am heartily sick of tanks pulling ALL THE THINGS because they think they have to when they're not yet geared/skilled enough to do it.