So, Gears got the Pro Lite account, after I wired him the money.
However, because we're a high-traffic site, they still want to put ads up. Gears is going to negotiate with them. They've been reasonable in the past, so hopefully we can work something out. To be fair, they're a business, and the traffic we generate has to cost some money. On the other hand, for fifty bucks, I at least want the random green hyperlinks gone. We'll see what happens.