For all the people about to say or who have already said: "I havn't read this whole thread but..."

First: if you go to #btcguild on freenode, typically the topic line will answer what you're about to ask/suggest

Second:  here is the current topic line: The official channel of BTC Guild (www.btcguild.com). We have been/are being DDoS'd.  There is no ETA yet for the pools coming back, but they will.  No, CloudFlare would not solve this.  No, we're not using EC2 unless you feel like paying for it.  Round Robin DNS is a sin against humanity.  No, your IPtables script will not help.  A VPS cannot host a pool.  I need a hug =(

Third:  The DDoS  started within an hour of a botnet being banned from the pool, it is overwhelmingly likely that it is out of spite, rather than profit motive from [insert the person you think might profit here].  Especially seeing as how [Tycho, Slush, dbitcoin, etc]  All have much more to gain by having a good reputation in the community than by DDoSing another pool.

Fourth:  Why do I even still read this thread?