I was perusing the classic-era Legacy of Steel screenshots linked
in this thread and came upon this one from the height of Velious:
http://www.legacyofsteel.net/gallery.../groupshot.jpg
Notice anything?
No Iksar Monks! No Iksars at all!
When you're on the bleeding edge of raid competition with the classic release schedule (only 7 months of Kunark before Velious!) there simply isn't going to be time to level and gear up an Iksar character. Kunark on Green is going to be a full-out sprint to get everyone to 60 and keyed for VP. Any guild that stops and decides that powerleveling Iksar Monks is a productive use of its time is going to be left in the dust. It goes back to what I said earlier: if you want to play a raiding Monk on Green, don't think that waiting for Iksar is the smart move. You will put yourself in a major hole compared to the level 50 Human Monks who will be sprinting out the gate at Kunark release with full Fear and Sky gear, ready to proc their new T-staffs from day one.