Here's my take over the past few weeks. I've noticed that the Ads appear to increase in voracity until the system shuts itself down. Pauses for a period and then restarts and repeats itself. I believe we've been on remote control for some time.
I suspect, with no way of knowing, that ownership has left the website up in honor of John with the intent of letting the current form of advertising keep the lights on. For how long is anybody's guess. Personally, I think it'd be a great opportunity for the right person to bring everything back up to speed.