Sorry guys, that was supposed to only show after the first post, not after every post. I'm still figuring out how to make that that work right. I'll give it some more work this week outside of my work obligations and get it fixed.
Oskaar has the right of it, I'm trying to make GM pay for itself, after 20 years of supporting it out of pocket. And you may notice that the ads that we do have are relevant, I will only take ads that are from meaderies, brewing supply companies or other related industry companies. I have had numerous offers for paid ads from non-related companies, but have turned them down. My goal is to keep Gotmead as a great info resource and gathering place, but it also has to make its own way in the world, or I'll have to let it die or sell it, and I *really* don't want that to happen. Just as an aside, several companies have offered to buy GM for fairly large sums over the last two years. I turned that down too, Gotmead is my baby and I want to keep it as a place for mead lovers to gather, visit and learn. The places that wanted to buy it wanted to make it a commercial site.
So work with me here on the ads. They will be relevant, I promise. And they won't be after every post, just the first one soon as I figure out why it is doing that and not what I thought I had it doing.