wowhead is eastcoast, so perhaps there was some sort of contractual term ambiguity

then again this technique is often used to heighten buzz
there sure are a ton of people waiting to see what blizzard will announce at midnight

i suspect that's why wotlk site is slow (getting hammered with F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5)

edit: I actually meant this heightens the buzz for WotLK, which would make sense because WAR is getting released this Thursday.

Brilliant marketing move if true. We'll probably see the ship date ultimately pushed back, but this is meant to take some steam out of WAR's opening sales.