Let's talk about loot priority for a moment. We have a set of rules and if you stick by them, drama is minimized. In our years of raiding experience, there is no other single form of contention as bad as Loot Priority. Raids without a clear distribution hierarchy that all raiders agree to are doomed to failure. By joining a Downfall raid, you agree to the following:

1. If you're brought in to DPS, you get priority on DPS gear.
2. If you're brought in to tank, you get priority on tanking gear, but NOT dps gear.
3. If you're brought in to heal, you get priority on healing gear, but NOT tanking gear or dps gear.

"But!"
You may cry out with the anguish of a thousand nub sobs.
"How is my paladin/warrior/priest/shaman/druid supposed to get his pewpew/clangclang set?! Am I just supposed to heal/tank for the rest of my WoW career?!"

This is an easy answer. Yes. Yes, you are. If that bothers you, raidquit get an arena team going and go PvP for your dps gear. We each raid as very specific cogs in a very powerful machine. If just one of us doesn't do his job properly, the machine fails. I am a healer. I know how incredibly important my role is. I take great pride in the fact that I'm a rare and talented player. So should all you healers and tanks.
Here are some other raiding loot rules to live by. Each situation requires you to ask "What role am I in the raid RIGHT NOW?"

Cloth

• DPS Cloth: Mage, Priest, Warlock --> Boomkin --> Elem Shaman --> Holy Priest --> Resto Druid --> Resto Shammy --> Holy Paladin
• Healing Cloth: Holy Priest --> Resto Druid --> Resto Shaman --> Holy Paladin

Leather

• Physical DPS Leather w/ Str: Feral Druid --> Enh Shaman --> Rogue, DPS Warrior, Ret Paladin
• Physical DPS Leather: Feral Druid, Rogue --> Enh Shaman, Hunter
• Spell DPS Leather: Boomkin --> Elem Shaman --> Paladin
• Healing Leather: Resto Druid --> Resto Shaman --> Holy Paladin

Mail

• Spell DPS Mail: Elem Shaman --> Paladin
• Physical DPS Mail w/ Str: Enh Shaman --> DPS Warrior, Ret Paladin
• Physical DPS Mail: Hunter --> Enh Shaman --> DPS Warrior (This one requires some brains. Generally, we defer to Hunters first)
• Healing Mail: Resto Shaman --> Paladin

Plate

• Tanking plate: Prot Warrior, Prot Paladin --> Paladin, DPS Warrior
• DPS Plate: DPS Warrior, Ret Paladin --> Prot Warrior

Weapons (know your fucking class, please)

• Physical Daggers: Dagger Rogue, DPS Warrior
• Physical 1h Swords: Sword Rogue, DPS Warrior
• Physical 1h DPS Maces: Mace Rogue, DPS Warriors, Enh Shaman
• Physical 1h Tanking Maces: Prot Warrior, Prot Paladin
• Spell 1h Maces: Shadow Priest
• 2h Physical Anything: 33/28 DPS Warrior, Ret Paladin --> Warrior, Paladin
• Ranged: Hunter --> Warrior, Rogue

And, as with all things in Downfall, if there are issues regarding loot it is ultimately up to the raid leader at hand for final decision.