Nope, since i don't manage the fibs server (and i don't think patti can either )

How ? Just with post here  Everybody is free to tell his feeling. So I give mine.
Mario and some others things have nothing to do with Backgammon. And insert in post are taking too many place in my opinion. I have also seen some links added to members post one time but never seen it again since this only time.
But I accept it and keep reading Fibsboard even if it's annoying me. Eric Place is a must for Fibs, I will never say the opposite. But with time ads are coming more in more at Fibsboard and I regret it.

I'm sorry, i never answered that 

There are some custom software packages installed on a server that hosts a good community.
For instance sphinx indexing server, spell checker software and i am experimenting with gnubg output (long term project, just for fun ).
So i would need root access to install these packages and they don't give root access in free (or cheap) hosting accounts. (check it out).

Also the amount of emails that is send via the system is large and still growing. It sends hundreds of emails a day. Free hosting (or cheap hosting accounts)  don't allow you to send that much emails (or any email).

There are more reasons like: security, cronjobs, backups, etc. etc.