I think the good point about having a separate forum for the ads is that they don't annoy anyone. Right now, the showcase forum is like a catalogue to browse through. If we had ads in the forum, they should at least be marked with a special color, otherwise it'd become too confusing. I'm already a selective reader and decide by topic wether to read a thread or not. With an additional 50+ posts a day in which I most of the time don't have any interest (sorry, I haven't spend a single cent here, I only download and upload free stuff), I don't think I'd enjoy this forum as much as I do now.