Personally I felt they made it difficult to find an answer. I get that they wanted to make money, but I felt like they could have done a better job on that end.

Personally I felt they made it difficult to find an answer. I get that they wanted to make money, but I felt like they could have done a better job on that end. But they were constantly filling up the first page of my search results. They were also the first (and one of few) domains I've blocked. When I did that, it made it easier to find an answer to my question. Do they deserve another look? Not really, they made a bad first impression and I've taken my business elsewhere. Those other businesses have suited my needs, so I've never needed to take a second look. I made up my mind, as did many other people, long before stackoverflow came along.