Honestly, I don't know where they came from. I could of sworn they weren't here the first day. Or maybe they only kick in if you get more than five members, but I'm not getting anything out of it, as far as I know this forum is free, I assumed the ads were part of the it being free aspect, if anyone knows how I can disable them, feel free to tell me.
And if ever there was a post to illustrate this if my first forum, I'm clueless, this is it