Originally Posted by pdjcrawford

First off, I have zero issues (technical or otherwise) with ads per se. I don't see them. Never have. But where it becomes a "technical matter" is when changes are made to the advertising mechanism - or anything else for that matter - that appear to the great and huddled masses to have severely impacted the performace of the site overall. To me, that DOES justify posting here.

If I (and the many others who have drawn similar conclusions) am wrong in linking the introduction of the new wave of ads to the issues of the past 24 hours, then simply say so and I'll be quick to apologize for making such a statement and for posting here, which so clearly agitates you. But if the two events are not unrelated I see absolutely no reason to not post such issues here. Where else would you rather they go?

So to answer your question, yes it is too much to ask when performance is as it has been. Is that not what this forum is for??

Enjoy what's left of your holiday weekend, and thanks for getting the site back up and running.