BW get merging servers allready, sheesh. Merging 10 light-standard servers should make the game not feel dead and stop all the posts about dead servers.
The only problem i see with this, is BW will probably choose the "pay to transfer character" option rather than merge servers, simply because they can make a few extra bucks off people transfering to fatman, whereas if they simply merge servers they arent making any money.
BW...this is not the route to go, not everyone will pay you to transfer away from dead servers, they will quit the game because they are playing on a dead server and cant be bothered to reroll to fatman. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS!!!!!