You are fully capable of opening Google Scholar and go search for yourself, but fine. Here you go:
My argument was not that you should leave the game, but that the convenience and dumbed down gameplay that the RDF caters to exists in retail. My main argument is this: Blizzard likely has more to gain by keeping retail and classic separate as they appeal to different audiences.
I’m sorry Blizzard decided not to copy and paste your favourite version of the game, but I’m quite satisfied with the new direction they’ve taken with WLK classic.
I had these exact same thoughts before Classic was first released. I was not hyped nor optimistic, yet there was something to the design in Classic that made people communicate. In my time levelling in both original Classic and in Classic TBC I made way more friends than I’ve done in any other modern MMORPG. So I don’t believe that we can blame it all on how the internet has changed, even if there’s no doubt some truth to it.