FWIW, I'd opt for paying for the upgrade of the current site. $54 is chump change, and it would avoid the pain of migrating to yet another site.
Yep, the basic business model for all hosting sites is to generate income from either the ads or subsciption fees. It does seem that some sites are much more invasive/agressive about putting those ads up in your face if you opt for the 'free' service.
Steve - if we do decide to move, you might take a look at Network54. I participate in a board hosted there, and it works pretty well.
Thank you for your response! You are exactly right, it is chump change so I have upgraded the club's account to the Pro version (with majority approval from the officers).
I just checked-in to see what was new, hand on mouse ready to zap that tiny "x", and wow, no pop-ups.
Much better, although I still need my bifocals for that code thingy . Thanks to you too Dorothy for getting things rolling.
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.