@JF7FSU - Thanks for coming back, and for the candid feedback.
iMore will definitely have more ads than the last time you were around. The site has grown leaps and bounds. Our editorial team is stronger than ever, delivering awesome content you won't find anywhere else... our forums membership is bigger and better than ever... our volunteer teams have grown (and are doing amazing stuff in the forums too)... and of course traffic has reached new heights.
As you might imagine, the costs involved to support our store, servers, tech team, editorial team, etc. have all gone up, so it's natural you might see a few more ads.
That said, I'm not about to brush off your comments. We have had some issues with slow loading ads and general site lag over the past few months, and our tech team is working hard to resolve all issues.
If you have any specific details that might help us troubleshoot and fix, I encourage you to email me direct with the details (my email is below). The more info you can provide the better. Screenshots, OS and browser details, error messages, Safari web inspector details, etc... any hard data we can use to recreate problems on our end is always welcomed.
Thanks again for reaching out. It's good to have you back, and I hope you stick around!