Thanks everyone for the feedback. We do appreciate it. Fact is also that any changes provoke discontent. I've changed colors here on RCU and people complained. I've added stuff and people complain. I've removed stuff and people complain. Any change is always going to provoke dissatisfaction. It is a guarantee. However it is also a guarantee if you aren't moving forwards you are moving backwards and we will continue to try and improve RCU all the time and keep our level of service at the highest levels. I'm sure if everyone here had to choose between that ad staying or going and waiting an extra 10 seconds for every page to load OR paying $10 per year they would opt for that ad 98% of the time.

We would move to a zero ad environment but it turns out users actually do want to see ads here to see what is new and where to get it. Many great offers in these ads. We have run polls that always bear this out. We did offer to make RCU advertising free and have the members pay a couple bucks a year to support it but that was shot down big time by the members everytime it is suggested. Free is just better.