Is there too much advertising and too many links on each page here?

I was trying to EDIT a post here.. and I noticed I was having a hard time because I was only given approximately 10% of my screen real estate to work in for my EDIT.  However, I was able to count about 15 possible other things I could click on and go spend money on the same screen.  Is commercialism taking over Corvette Forums?  Not to mention that hot link thing that takes over all the posts.

I do think there are WAY too many advertisments, but the thing is, they are probably what's keeping the site running, so that's why I put on here that I don't mind about them being here.

They only take up about 1/6, right hand edge. Doesn't bother me, I just focus on the forums. Heck, I can only read one line at a time!
It's the tree I'm interested in, not the forest!

Yea, we just have to learn to live with them. There everywhere now, may as well be here too

The advertising doesn't bother me at all, the only thing that gets in the way sometimes is the hotlinks.  Everynow and then I will accidentally click on one.