B.C.
I don't know about the emails - I never pay that much attention to them.
But the site itself was getting very slow for me.
I'd click on a question and it took forever to load up.
It wasn't my computer because other sites came up just fine and quickly.
I was getting some sort of java script error which I found out was related to ads.
I use Firefox, so I found an Addon called Ghostery and it's blocked 8 things (on this site) mostly related to ads.
I already have Adblock Plus, NoScript and Flashblock but they were not stopping the ads from loading (even if they weren't showing on the screen).
This site comes up much more quickly for me now.