[Tealeaf]

I rarely speculate, but in the absence of A-B himself I would suggest the following factors may be responsible:

1) Too busy at his business (now a year old - a crucial time for a small business)

2) No "big" local issues to argue about.

3) Like me, absolutely appalled that a thread entitled "Big Brother" remains embedded within the General Chat section of this forum. This is the equivalent of a pile of sh*t on the carpet in the middle of the living room, festering there for the last 8 weeks or so. Thankfully, it now appears that contributions have died off so we may well see A-B back.