Please shaman, warlocks and hunters do not que as tank. Blizz made a mistake by letting you have the ability to que clicking on the tank role. No one is going to take you along as the tank. If you really want to try tanking as your class then you need to start your own group with people that do not care. I can see several group leaders clicking on these false tanks then immediately kicking then from group
Just create a culture where we falsely report non-tanks who queued as tank so they get banned by the automation system that Blizzard lets run wild. PVP’rs use this method, I’ve even heard of people stealing names with it.
Yes – they can. If you personally want to follow the min/max comp meta, that’s your prerogative. Again, that’s the nice thing about the LFG tool, it gives you the CHOOSE to invite whoever you want.
Not all of us care about min/maxxing a 15+ year old game though and will happily play with off-meta picks.
If you want to do the dungeon highly unoptimally, yes, shamans and tanky pets can be used, especially in some of the lower level dungeons.
I’d never opt to choose one for that purpose though, and I do think that being able to list yourself as that role is largely just opening the door for cluttering the tool’s listings.
But then they’ll be happy, because they got a dose of social interaction!