Well as I said earlier, I acknowledge & accept the need for advertising revenue to keep the place alive.....but when it becomes so obnoxious that the experience is no longer enjoyable....

Tolerance levels vary from person to person depending on many factors. Having a pop - up ad take over the entire screen of my phone & fight with me when I try to close it as I'm trying to reply to a thread is outside of mine.

But who knows? Maybe the ownership's goal is to reduce traffic here. After all these years, the added work load may not be worth it to them anymore.