Here's the REAL reason many of the cons have left:
WWOD!
He was their heavyweight champ! He was like DA for the cons point of view, but maybe even a little smarter. He was leader of their posse. He would ride into town and blow everything to smithereens. He typed so fast that he would have five long detailed posts before you could respond to the first one!
The cons loved being around to witness the carnage, and rally behind their man.
After he was permanently banned, the cons started leaving the forum a little at a time, until the mass exodus a few months ago.
Why? They didn't mind digging in the garbage bin for a piece of cake when WWOD was around! In fact, they enjoyed watching WWOD jump in the garbage bin, setting it on fire, and walking out carrying the piece of cake!
WWOD was a heavyweight, and his loss was more than they could handle.