As long as the articles are good, I couldn't care less about the way a site is financed. OK, I'd hate flash bang pop-ups and similar "hurry up and buy" crap, but basically, LL is just not the kind of website that would be seriously inhibited by ads. Photosig is another matter; it was totally ruined by politically correct ad providers who required that all nudity be blocked, even on thumbnails, and now the site is ridiculous. But yes, I would have one request for Michael.
The first time an ad provider tries to blackmail you into changing content, block them and make it very widely known what they are. Just that. Thank you.