Someone on the GameFAQS forums, and the IGN forums by the name of "MegaSonic Hedgehog" posted this...

"ST has announced the official servers are closing, the GC population is being expelled from all illegal private servers because of issues with "n00bs ruining the community."

Ranko has been IP Banned, and has no hope of ever being back on this board.
Black Hound will soon be banned for his posting of illegal content.

PSO is over."

Obviously, I don't believe him. And since I figured this was a better forum, with people who would know the truth about something such as this. I wonder, is this true, or just a cruel hoax caused by some delinquent in his mother's basement?