Release the Names! Character Name Reclamation Coming
September 17, 2014
Blizzard announced that with Warlords of Draenor patch 6.0.2 they are going to release all names that have not been active (logged into) since November 13th 2008.
What this means is, if you have a toon name that you may still want in the future (you know when you come back to play Warlords ;) ) then you need to log on to your character and get back to playing!
Here is the link to Blizz's official announcement:
September 17, 2014
WoW! That is a passive aggressive reactivation program right there. "I'm not saying that you can't come back whenever you want. I'm just saying that if you don't come back now, you'll have to play as "SuperFunCoolGuyBro2211"
I guess this means I can claim the names I lost when they banned my first account... hrm....