I think the best way to sum it up is an overheard ooc conversation that someone posted about on the EQlive forums. It went something like this:
player1 /ooc What's the difference between a Ranger and an Assasin player2 /ooc An assasin is someone you wouldn't trust around your wallet, a ranger is someone you wouldn't trust around your daughter player1 /ooc I thought someone you wouldn't trust around your daughter is a bard player2 /ooc No a bard is someone you wouldn't trust around your son.