I don't do pugs, our monks are geared too. You described a tank setup that's not optimal when it comes to hate for both War and Pld. I did not say go full DD setup and neglect your defenses, I said that people shouldn't go overboard the emnity gear, because using only emnity gear is not the way to gain good hate.
Plus you can't have a discussion about War vs Pld, make a bunch of arguements, and then take them back because the Pld build is supposedly too weak.