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I understand your point, but seriously, it is flawed. You somehow think that someone perhaps, maybe, slightly, derving a little commercial benefit from a site you support is cheating you. It is not. There is no way to totally separate commercial benefit from a large number of people and media, and moreoever, there is no way to police it, and yet, you try. You need to grow up and realize the world runs on some dynamics that you have managed not to take notice of. But don’t worry about it, it runs just fine without your help.

Jim Rob, as is his right, derives his benefit by way of fund raisers. Some other sites have commercial sponsors, and some have Google ads random, and some others have private benefactors, and some have a mix. All are valid, all are the purview of the site owner, but all point to the fact that whenever media and people mix, there is commercial activity - covert and overt - and there is nothing humblegunner can do to prevent that.

Now, frankly, it requires very little intellect to figure out when a posting has some sort of ulterior motive. So what? Who is to say what is “proper” motive and what is “ulterior” in the first place? You? Methinks not. Having said that, we are all free to move right past any posting we think is shameful. You are really adding no value by what you do. It’s obvious, and not relevant to anything. Again, you think it’s cheating you, but that just proves further that you are guilty of falling under Mencken’s definition.

Yes, people might derive some financial benefit from posting on FR. So what? If that were not the case, what that would mean is FR is not effective nor large. You are resentful of what defines a successful site, and you are also resentful of those who would chase success as well. You may get your shorts in a wad over who has been registered for how long or who gives how much, but only your shorts are in that wad.

This is not your little fifedom.....and it;s obvious to all hear that this irks the ever living _____ out of you.