For folks who are looking to do old-world dungeons with appropriate-level toons, here are some tips:
The Paladin
You can do these instances without a Paladin, but I don't recommend it past about level 35. Once you start to get into Scarlet Monastery, Razorfen Downs and Uldaman, you really start to see the number of 4+ pull encounters ramp up. While you can bring CC and do it that way, it's just tedious. Why not dps everything down at once? Prior to 40 a Paladin doesn't even need to be specced prot to tank. Just use a shield on a retadin (edit: or holyadin -- Chepi) and you'll be fine. If you have a really good healer, you can even use a 2-hander!
Flexibility
There are some classes (Mage, Rogue, etc.) that fill a very specific role, regardless of their spec. They're dpsers with some utility. These are useful classes to have when you're forming a 10+ man raid, but in lower level instances, you really want classes that can play at least two different roles. A Shaman, Druid, Shadow Priest, Paladin or Arms/Fury Warrior can all do at least two things fairly well and three of those classes can fill just about any role. At the very least, bring someone whose main role is dps, but who can throw a heal when needed (Shaman, Ret Paladin, Shadow Priest or Feral/Balance Druid).
Don't be afraid to try them too soon
Go into dungeons before you think you're ready. Worst case, you'll find out you're right, wipe early and then you can go to another one. Often, you'll find that a couple levels before you thought you'd be ready, you're actually good to go!
Here are some recommended level ranges for the various dungeons:
Shadowfang Keep/SFK 18-25(21)
Blackfathom Deeps/BFD 20-27(23)
Gnomeregon 24-33(29)
Razorfen Kraul/RFK 25-35(30)
Scarlet Monastery (Graveyard) 27-30 (29)
Scarlet Monastery (Library, Armory) 34-38 (35)
Scarlet Monastery (Cathedral) 38-40 (39)
Razorfen Downs/RFD 35-40(37)
Uldaman 35-45(40)
Maraudon 40-49(44)
Zul'Farrak/ZF 43-47(45)
Sunken Temple/ST 44-50(47)
Blackrock Depths/BRD 48-56(52)
Stratholme 55-60(57)
Dire Maul 56-60(58)
Scholomance 58-60(59)
Ramparts 60-62(61)
Blood Forge/BF 61-63(62)
Slave Pens/SP 62-64(63)
Underbog/UB 63-65(64)
Mana Tombs/MT 64-66(65)
Auchenai Crypts 65-67(66)
Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad 66-68(67)
Sethekk Halls 67-69(68)
Caverns of Time: Black Morass 67-70(68)
Mechanar 69-70(70)
Shattered Halls/SH 70
Arcatraz 70
Botanica 70
Steam Vaults/SV 70
Shadow Labyrinth/Slabs 70
WoWWiki also has a nice chart
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