There wasn't one thing in my post suggesting that there is anything wrong with the ads. You helped me make my point that FT is a business that sells ads to keep going. The more hits on the site, the more viable FT becomes as a revenue producing ad machine. Nothing wrong with that.

I was suggesting that it's a questionable move to banish GC's and attribute the perceived problems in the forum to commercialism or commercial activity given the fact that FT is itself a commercial operator and the lack of evidence tieing GC's to any of the real issues at hand.

Lets face it, CC is a borderline forum when measured against the rules for most things traded or exchanged there. Most miles programs, coupons, and other instruments usually come with that standard prohibition against barter, sell or trade activity. So in all fairness it really seems like we have only one foot in the pool of rightousness with the effort to ban GC's but allow other types of questionable trading activity to continue. If we are to be that far down the straight and narrow - step up and get rid of the whole forum.