FWIW- I agree the server issues (slow loads, etc) is BEYOND annoying and I'd like to see it fixed ASAP. But it was running poorly long before these ads showed up-has been for several weeks.

In addition- poor peformance like this is usually associated with "servers cannot meet the needs of the traffic volume"- and modern/faster servers cost a bundle- hence the likely reason for the new ads. Some of the other sites I vist have "server drives" every few years to upgrade so performance is always tops and ads can be avoided.- I'd be willing to lay down $10-$20 a year for that if the ads were gone, how about the rest of you?