Can someone tell me about WoW

people all tell me that i should buy wow. they tell me about humans and those ugly things.. but i dont get the story.. is it as good as to spend 40$ per month on this game.. (please correct me if im wrong) can u give me some backround info. thanks so much.

There's a WoW thread already. Directly underneath this one, in fact.

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/t26634.html