It is not a question of feelings and even less so because "the forum" is not an entity that can have them. I don't think that what one or the other may feel can be united if that were to happen.

Feelings aside I think we can talk about reactions. It would most likely accelerate the trend we see. Less posts, less traffic, and less discussion. There probably would be a sudden sharp drop the moment the ban came into force, which would be almost like banning signature campaigns in practice, since there is hardly anything left that is not casinos, and a campaign that just left us states that: