Beagle, the reality is that a very, very very,very, very, very, very, very small number of people have complained, compared with the total readership.
How many would state they disliked it if asked though? Active complainers are never a measure of general opinion.
It seems odd that such an obtrusive advert would be placed on every single thread page viewed. I personally echo the comments about it cheapening the look of Pprune