For the record, I wasnt recommending raising preflop. I just was stating the general rationale for why one would raise preflop with a marginal holding. I think in order for a preflop raise to be correct, you need to be assured the BB is going to fold. It's certainly not a clear raise, and I probably play the preflop like you did. No point in bloating the pot multiway when Im OOP holding crappy cards.