The ads
They:
a) have nothing to do with portal, or even gaming in general
b) suck
c) look like scams
Otherwise I'd be clicking them. Is it possible to make them relevant, or at the very least, remotely interesting so I feel a little safer clicking on them? I'd like to help, but I dont want to get raped by spyware by clicking on untrustworthy-looking ads.
It is google ads so the one responsible for low quality are google, not the people on this site.
Just ignore them. Works wonders with me.
NO! THE CAKE! NOOOOOOOO !
Just follow my policy:
Don't. Click. Ads. Ever.
"Duct Tape is the answer."
b) suck
c) look like scams
Otherwise I'd be clicking them. 
1.) I don't control what is on them, it is based on the context of the page they are on, which is why they vary from thread to thread. Eventually Google will figure out this is a gaming site and start posting gaming ads, but until their bot figures that out there's nothing I can do about it.
2.) If they suck so bad then donate! $10 minimum gets rid of ads for life.
3.) How are they scams? It's from google.
Don't. Click. Ads. Ever.
When we don't have enough money to cover the server costs, I'll be sure to put all the blame on you since you're so outspoken against helping the site. 
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So there's no options to change what kind of ads, damn. I'm too far in debt right now to be donating 
But they do look like scams, or something.
...wtf!? Seems iffy to me.
Don't worry msleeper! I've clicked on a few (usually by accident, but that makes little difference)
I agree with Ricotez's policy. I don't trust any internet advertisements to click it, and they are irrelevant to this website. It would be good if there were more relevant ads, for example one from BestBuy about buying half life 2, or adds from steam.
Personally, I have zero problems with the ads. I click them regularly, as I figure it helps the site, and I am far too poor to be donating at the moment.
Just because you click them doesn't mean you have to hand over your credit card details/ life savings/ wife etc. There is no chance that I will buy anything the ads are selling (see my "too poor" comments for details), so I can see no harm in clicking.
Plus, I have had no problems with spyware from websites since I ditched IE for Firefox a long time ago. However, if you are really paranoid about this sort of thing, look in to Sandboxie, or similar programs.
Do whatever you want 
I'm not against helping the site, but I AM against clicking ads. I hate the fact that big companies (read: Google) collect personal data as it's a direct violation of our right on privacy, so I never, NEVER click ads, especially if they say "You Are A Winner!!!" (always scams) or "Click Here" (then I ask "Why?"). They should try "Don't Click Here" for a change, I'm sure they get far more hits then.
"Duct Tape is the answer."