I just read the post by the admin stating that mixers will be banned on the forum from January 1. Considering that mixers and casinos seem to be the biggest advertisers here, I foresee a drop in revenue for the forum.
The forum does not depend on advertisers. The forum will continue without mixers smoothly. Why is this even a topic? Do you think it was an easy decision for Theymos to take?
The way I see it, it implies that the government is still in charge of the direction Bitcoin moves. If they cannot control Bitcoin, they can move against the appurtenances of the cryptocurrency: mixers, exchanges, who knows... even this forum, etc.
There are other forums where mixers can be advertised, and some of them are already considering a move there.