looking for input from prot pallys

[iglocska]

This is ture. However my 10 man guild keeps an extra tank for Hodir incase it is needed (can not go into all the whys right now).

Just because your guild's using some awful tactics / raid setups on some bosses doesn't mean that protection paladins should be healing under any normal circumstances.

During all of wotlk the only raid where I found it to be useful to heal was during KT in naxx during the few occasions when I OTd, get caster weapon + shield out and heal until the adds spawn.

As for "only wanting to hit stuff", I am usually high on the dispel meters while tanking, I use hand spells whenever needed on raid members, etc. Draining my mana and making myself useless for a long time (when not tanking) is just plain stupid.

[Nillo]

This is ture. However my 10 man guild keeps an extra tank for Hodir incase it is needed (can not go into all the whys right now).

Feel yourself triple (cause even double isn't enough) facepalmed. Just because your raid is that _bad_ doesn't mean prot paladins should ever heal.