Originally Posted by
Juan Foote
The internet isn't "free" and used to operate just fine without annoying full page pop up ads, a good portion of which border on virus. Even in spite of places needing to earn operational funds, the ads used don't have to be so darned intrusive.
I use ABP, don't use sites that make me disable it, and don't surf on my phone almost specifically for those reasons.
Network TV ain't "free" either, but without ads, there'd be no network TV. Same thing on this site. And just like TV, you can pay for no-ads. Or you can use an ad blocker - I don't here, so not sure how it affects the experience, as I use the for sale forum a few times a year, which you get along with no ads.
But yeah, this site is free without quotes. I'll stick to the dictionary definition as arbiter of what free means.