I'm for it, bigtime. Put it anywhere. Put it so it appears while the rest of the page is loading slowly. The only concern or caution I have, is that if any clicks lead to a spyware thing, I will be counting on our more savvy members around here to help guide in keeping current with spy-killing tactics. I don't care if Big Brother is watching-- I'll live with the concequences of what I post. But what I do care about is having so many pages pop themselves open when I'm doing music research here or elsewhere that I get carpal tunnel wrist from closing all those damn windows.

Some places have a paid-members option where they get pay to get their pages minus the ads. That sounds to me like too much detail crap to deal with on your end. But it's a thought you may find yourself considering eventually.

Take a look at http://www.cyclingnews.com to see a well-handled ad presence in a page design not too dissimilar from Mudcat's overall look. Lot of ads (some even blink), but they never seem to me to get in the way of the NEWS, and I am there as often as at Mudcat with no ill effect.

Because, you know, really, I don't mind knowing how to get a bigger penis. :~)

~Susan