I think everyone is missing the point. It isn't that Dallas or whomever bailed, it's the fact that as gameplay deteriorates due to people "gaming" (by bailing, hording, or whatever), many old heads are leaving the game. As the old heads leave, the game deteriorates further until one day we all wake up to find there is no more AH.
Trash talking has gotten to a point where it isn't about being clever, it's about being as rude as you can without being muted.
What many of us who have been on here for a few years like about the game is the camaraderie, and friends we have made here. As those friends leave, for whatever reason, it opens the door wider for others of us to leave as well.
It really IS about how you play the game, not how you game the play.
TeeArr