"Gathering data... Please allow up to 3 hours for this zone to activate. Contact customer service with any questions."

I just got on and noticed this when I went to the news and on every page other than forums. I was wondering if this was some sort of ad? My friend says she cannot see it but then again she has a GA.

hmmm It appears the ad servers that supply our wonderful advertisements are down.

There's a thread up about this in problems and bugs and Keith has replied there and explained :)