WotLK Alpha over, Beta coming

"The Wrath of the Lich King alpha test has now come to a close. We’d like to thank all of you for your participation and invaluable feedback on the game. The World of Warcraft team is hard at work preparing for the next phase of testing, and each of you will be invited back to participate. We’re also happy to inform you that we will not be wiping characters as we transition from alpha to beta. However, all current alpha characters will be locked for a short period of time, allowing new players entering the beta sufficient time to catch up.

We look forward to seeing you all again in the Wrath of the Lich King beta test."

Source: http://deathknight.info/2008/07/alpha-over-beta-soon/

My spider sense is tingling ... the language is not typical of Blizzard CMs ...

Maybe they're nicer to Friends and Family?

"Thank you for participating in the Wrath of the Lich King alpha. Unfortunately it has come to our attention that certain individuals have violated the non-disclosure clause by willfully publishing alpha game information in the public domain. We have decided that you suxxorz, and will not be inviting you back for the beta phase of our testing forever and ever. Not even for Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3. This will free up beta slots for more deserving fanbois who can keep their mouths shut. Go play Hello Kitty MMO or something. KKTHXBAI."