....at least there was(is) still and option, Cincy. I'm truly surprised they never force fed it to us there. How many iterations were there over the years? I recall one mid season that was horrid, and fortunately it only lasted a day or two.
i never paid much attention to it until lately, but one thing they did that really bothered me is the insane volume of tracking that site has always done... i get revenue to keep the lights on, believe me I do- but there is a point where it's a little counter-productive.
i'd like to see local's businesses buy adverts here... and the offer still stands for any charter member here to advertise for free- absolutely free... instead of bombarding you guys with crap you can see and even more crap (trackers) you can't. there are seven trackers on here- google(x4), amazon, viglink, mmedia(yahoo), and each of them serve a purpose to make the site relevant to search engines and give the joint cred.