I second that. Robert has been sinking time, effort and money into this site. I consider myself privileged to have been here from the "beta test," able to watch it grow into what it is today. The more members/visitors we have, the more expensive it is to keep it running. Not to sound like I'm on a donation drive, but without advertising, the future of the site depends on the donations of the people who benefit from the information or enjoy being a member of the forums. I like not having any ads, I think they are distracting and annoying on other sites.
I always donate to the developers of the ROMs I use too. They work hard to keep the ROM bug free, and probably spend more time than the manufacturers on keeping the software GTG.