I have heard that one reason we get things "free", like this QB, is because it is paid for by the ads. I usually ignore them. Obviously the moderators, technitions, etc., need to be paid, and that is how it happens. I'm not really into this, but I did read that the advertisers can see how many people see their ads and if it goes way down they will pull their ads. Maybe, especially since QuiltNan, who is a moderator, this is not true of QB.