Then why have an option to disable it? You wouldn't add that unless you knew it would bother people.

But you chose to follow those topics. I didn't choose to see an ad for a WOZ Ruby Red Shooter Housing, which is what's above this text box right now. I've never owned a WOZ, I never will own one, and most of the mods are super tacky in general.

I think most of the reaction is that we are now forced to look at these ads. And apparently I didn't donate enough to qualify for an ad-free experience.

Thank you. I think that's a fair compromise.

But this has actually happened - you've removed content at the request of Stern when other forums did not. I get that this thread is more on the topic of ads and keeping the lights on at Pinside HQ, but the above statement is flatly wrong.

You're not technically beholden to them financially, but you cater to their requests when others do not.