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[IH Geek [Dave]]

It's advertising, not spam. And, yes, many premium members are not ad-free.

In March you received two PMs alerting you that your subscription was expiring, and further advising you:

Note to Heritage Subscribers: If your expiring subscription entitles you to the Ad-Free option for message boards, you will lose that status if this subscription is allowed to expire.