Eyefusion, Thank you for accepting my response. Just want to clarify few things: - The banners in sajha are not based on cpc (cost per click) it's based on a monthly flat fee, so it does not make a difference if you click on the ad or not. So there is no reason for me to encourage anyone to click the ads unless they want to. - You seem to be technically inclined but you have to be aware that most people who visit the site are not as technically inclined as yourself. You give example of Internet Explorer 7 which has defense against active x. Less than 0.001 percent of the visitors use IE7. In fact the usage is so little that it does not even register on the browser stats page as seen below. I respect the fact that your observations are from the perspective of a technically inclined person, while my response is for even the non technically inclined. - Even with automatic popup blockers installed with google toolbars, I still keep getting pop ups and pop unders. Some of these pop up ads resemble system messages which a naive user could click and unintentionally install unwanted programs which may include malicious spyware. - I mentioned 'free' in context of comparing with other free sites with plenty of popup ads, and in context of making sajha 'free' of other annoying and intrusive ads. You may have to resolve any preconceived notions about the definition of 'free' on your own. Internet is a free resource as any layman knows and noone has to let them know they can visit any site for 'free'. - If anyone appreciates sajha for being what it is, it's not because it is perceived as being a favor. Sajha was not started with any profit in mind. It was started as a basic discussion site for all Nepalese, as a personal hobby of mine. I hope you understand the concept of hobby. This hobby has grown big as more and more people have participated and found sajha to be a useful site. With more traffic, it has gained interest of some businesses which would like to promote their products and services through sajha. Sajha began as a win win situation. With the advent of advertisers, it continues to become a win win situation for all. - One major lesson I have learned during all this time is you can't please all the people all the time. There will be a very small percentage of people who will not be happy and I appreciate the fact that they will be the ones making the most noise. In the 'free' (as in freedom and such and not the preconceived notion of cost and such) and supposedly 'democratic' world of sajha, everyone's entitled to express their own opinions including myself. Best Regards