Just contacted two more forums AND
I emailed Oprah to see if she could help!
EVERYONE EMAIL OPRAH!
We all know she loves to help out other peoples causes. After all its not just some video game we lost. It was the friendships we forged and the bonds with our families that we lost because THAT is what City of Heroes was to many of us! It was a community of loyal, Passionate people who love just being with each other.
I'm not meaning to be sarcastic, but I know this is going to sound that way:
If you're going to contact Oprah Winfrey, I'd recommend making a point to mention the ways the game and the game community helped you or a loved one get through a negative experience, or escape an unforgiving world, etc. In the article I wrote (mentioned elsewhere earlier today; being published tonight or tomorrow), I have quite a few of them from my own player friends).
To be honest, Oprah's not going to care about some game being turned off; but tearjerker stories of heartbreak and renewed hope = ratings. I'm not being insincere or insulting intentionally, but that's the truth of it. A significant number of us are going to need to play that certain angle to get anywhere with her.