What I notice (using an ad blocker) is that pages sometimes never seem to finish loading; fortunately, I don't get the ads. The Amazon "suggestions" (which do pass my ad filter) are bad enough--more stuff like that and the silly networking popup that pops up when it's not wanted (and often doesn't have sense to go away), and I'm outie. I can't recall a time when I've ever followed a banner ad, but the modern ethic apparently is "It's okay to bother millions to reel in a handful of suckers."

There is a legal ramification, as well. The presence of ads means Mudcat has become a full-on commercial site, jeopardizing its "educational" status. It's only a matter of time before all the pirated, copyrighted lyrics here become fodder for a hefty lawsuit.