The funniest thing about this whole situation is that EE was never officially announced that it was removed. The speculation of it possibly being removed very soon caused the EE to basically destroy themselves in their own panic. EE got its-self removed at a MUCH quicker rate by the way the EE player base reacted.
EX: EE players being hysterical over its removal on the server.
EX: Iroc forcibly handing down emperor to ridicule without perms.
EX: Players leaving the day after these events because they already accepted the end of EE.
Not saying it wasn't being removed but EE kinda destroyed themselves.
In the end the EE player base made the removal of EE a simpler and easier choice.