Why not play a monk?

[fischsemmel]

Just curious if there is any reason, other than "because I want to" or "because X is a less common class," to play a pal/sk/rang/rog instead of a monk.

Sounds like monks do nearly the damage of a rogue (while being more versatile in their damage dealing... slow 2h vs 2 1h, decent even without weapons, not needing to be behind the NPC, etc.), while tanking as well as (or better than?) a pal or sk, and with the great utility of mend and better bw and feign and sneak. And then there is fact that the monk class requires less xp than other hybrids.

Seems like the only saving grace for a SK is playing an ogre for the ridiculous stats and stun resist, and that the only reason to play a paladin or ranger is to be unique. I guess rogues have a very slight leg up on monks for damage-dealing and in the exp department... but at what cost?