Hi PrettyElf--it's so nice to see that you'd like to help MV stay alive and spam free.  I've been coming in several times a week to sweep out the spam, but for some reason, I can't touch the posts in the private and self publishing forums so those ads have stayed on over the months.  Only the admins can do that, so I'm going to get in touch with Val to see if she can help us.  Thanks for keeping the MV spirit alive!