Chartpantsbob,
I know it is advertising, but in my opinion, it is piracy advertising.
Either walk the plank or pay to not walk the plank. LOL
I realize the benefits of paying or not paying for a subscription, however, not paying should not make it more of a nuisance or more difficult. That is a good way to lose subscribers IMHO.
Put another way, I see this as a form of SPAM. Is that not a violation of the TOU????
Thanks for your efforts
Greg