What determines a main spec?

[Otlecs]

What would you say determines what is considered the primary spec?

In a guild - my raiding guild at least - it's a declared spec and remains your primary spec (with enhanced rolling rights) no matter what role you happen to be playing for a particular encounter.

In a PuG, it's whatever role you're playing (i.e. retribution in this example), unless otherwise stated at the start.

So you and your son are clearly in the right, and the guy in question is a complete ass.

[shaeman]

It was a mainly guild run and my son hadn't been asked to declare a spec as primary.

I guess it doesn't make a difference though - as my son was never asked to declare a spec, and this guy was only
saying my son was holy to justify his ninjaing.

I could only see us being in the wrong if the ordering of your duel spec determined this - and so wanted to check I hadn't been in the wrong.

Thanks for your response.