Not to be rude or anything, but who cares what sense it makes if you have the entire community wanting it to last longer? You don't even play on the server, and this thread is just full of upvotes and if you ask anyone who was here last year for the update they would want it on the 1st.
There is also no way that its not beneficial from a financial perspective. Pop would greatly increase which would lead to more people buying credits and then forgetting to turn off monthly payments smh.