Agreed.

When he was telling Donna why he can't save Pompeii, I was reminded of two previous instances. The first was Hartnell in The Aztecs where the Doctor tells Barbara that he can't change history. He knows because he's tried. The other was Baker in Genesis of the Daleks where he's debating whether he had the right to decide the fate of the Daleks even though they were evil.

And, please, tell me I'm not the only one who got the Rome burning reference.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."