Only one Supporter as of this post... No prizes for guessing who that might be.

Given the servers have been the target of a DDoS in recent months, I fail to see why you're solely blaming new players. It's possible that an influx of newcomers is partially to blame, but I don't buy it myself. Besides... who the heck actually pays attention to an online petition? They're about as binding as a four year olds attempt at a double blood knot.