Just created a poll on Dpoll.xyz to see what the community sentiment was regarding the decision to have Ads on Steemit.com. Maybe it helps you measure the community opinion on the subject: https://dpoll.xyz/detail/@chitty/do-you-support-the-recent-decision-of-steemit-inc-to-show-ads-on-steemitcom/

I see that a popular choice is to include to option for Steem and SBD paid Ads.

Best of luck!