With the dwindling revenue from the advertisements, I decided it would be in my best interest to remove all ads for all registered members with verified e-mail addresses, regardless of number of posts. This includes the persistent banner ad that was previously shown at the bottom of the page.

Enjoy an ad-free Victory Road!

...Hang on, now I'm kind of interested in VR's financial situation.

We're financially fine. I just currently have a server that costs way more than I want to pay, with far more resources than the site requires now. The new server is much cheaper.

I hope you did all your homework on the new server. Generally cheaper = lower quality = more headaches in the long run.