by Ratboy on Jan 30, 2005
Getting together for a mass protest against the widely viewed "injustices" of the current state of the Warrior, a mass gathering of half naked Gnomes came together on the Argent Dawn server. This incident caused quite a ruckus and managed to crash the server. Blizzard has made the following statement regarding the incident.
We do encourage players to hold events and strengthen the bonds in their community. But as for gathering in game for the purpose of expressing dissatisfaction with an aspect of World of Warcraft, please be advised that we cannot allow such protest gatherings that cause severe lag and/or server crashes to occur. If a gathering occurs that causes these issues, players will be asked to leave. If they continue, however, GMs can and will take action against accounts. This can lead to a suspension. Keep in mind that holding gatherings that cause undue server stress affects everyone on that realm. Please be kind to your fellow players and respect their desire to play too.
Images as well as a good blog about the incident can be viewed here