GUYS, we do not pay a dime to visit and converse on this website. Who are we to tell them what to do with their site? Has the site slowed down, YES and it is annoying but to nitpick about something as small as an advertisement attached to my posts is ridiculous. I am just happy I found this site years ago and continue to benefit from it's existence, ads or no ads. I am happy with the layout of the site and do not think so highly of myself or my place on earth as to get upset about a little change in the format of a website...come on now guys.