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Because +15% Strength for yourself is way better than +10% to all stats for everyone else, right?
So it's better for your tank to suffer mitigation/threat to be a buff bot?
STR isn't for mitigation, it's for threat.
Unless they changed the formula in WotLK the amount of block value from STR is laughable - 1 BV per 20 STR. So if you think +15% STR going to help your mitigation or block-value-generated threat then you're pretty much /fail at math.
If you have 800 base strength as a tank (probable, looking at the Naxx 10/25 man gear) then +15% is going to give you : 800 x .15 / 20 = 6 extra block value. LOL...
Of course, the extra 120 STR is going to help you generate threat through straight physical damage, not a huge amount but some yes. From what I've seen it's totally unneeded in 5 mans though, might be useful in 25's but at that point you should have another Paladin who can cast Kings so yeah you can take those points in +STR instead.
mitigation/threat is what my post said. Strength is a huge part of threat in WotLK, and it does offer some mitigation. Generally raiding Holy Paladins try to collect the majority of significant buffs as to extend their usefulness in raids. If you are a raiding, main tanking paladin you shouldn't worry about what buffs you can bring to the table as much as how much you can do your jobs 1) hold threat 2) soak damage. I'm sorry if my opinion in this matter brings out the dickhead in you, but that's life.