That’s what a shop/payware tab and ads do. Subsidies the fact that a freeware site is used… for free.
I totally get the principle but there is putting out an appeal/ gradually making changes, while engaging with the community to find the best solution OR suddenly adding ads, payware and a wait all in super short time frames, with little input of community. They instantly go with the latter.
Basically going from being one of the gems of user friendliness to an absolute nightmare to use. I have been trying on my phone for over an hour to get onto the site just to look at what is new and any time even go to a new tab never mind leave chrome the site is kicking from que. That’s not how other wait systems I have used worked.