But since you are "advertising" your store in this forum, do not think you should contribute something to this forum?
Yes this forum provides a place for you to interact with your customer but what did admin actually get?
Yes I do not want to see the website filled with ads but on the other hands, someone has to help admin to keep the site running. Banner is just a way to help admin to keep this free forum running so I agree with what other posters said.