The issue is of course primarily with SE, although it's amusing how people playing an MMO - a game based almost entirely on communities, the type of game where social skills will supposedly get you furthest - have yet to grasp the fundamentals of good manners or altrusim. I don't know any of you guys personally, but as soon as I heard there were server problems my first thought was "better log off when I take a break so other people can play".

It's not the sole cause, and not even the primary cause of server issues, we know that, but why would you knowingly add to them? In a way it says something far worse to new players or converts to the game than "SE have a few tech issues they need to sort out", it says "the community isn't very helpful" - and that's not something that can be fixed by buying more servers. That starts with you.