"FreeStuff providers can still link to their sites (for more info and additional images) by using html in the “notes” area " That explains the one item with a direct link on page 2, the loophole that will probably be closed if people start using it.

"I don't even see them, not a single one. Adblock Plus..." 

Neither do I as I stated previously. The point is the design not how it can be circumvented - and many people will block them which shows the futility of ad bloat, anyone can use an ad blocker. For that matter, with a bit of client side programming skill, the whole lot can be dispensed with. That's not an option most people have. It's unfortunate because some good ideas like comments, listing other free items by the uploader and hosting (if optional) come wrapped in this rather lame package. I probably would not have even blocked the ads had they not been positioned as a speedbump on the way to what I clicked on the thing for in the first place. But enough about ad blocking before they start requiring all downloads via a a Rendo branded toolbar that displays a 30 second ad before you can get anything.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken