Hello thank you for the guide, i did find a way around the surveys, and i will admit this because:
A. cpa lead and such survey ads are the most annoying, pathetic and ridiculous form of internet advertising there is, and i have a very bad view on people that get so low as to putting these on their site and attract viewers.
B. A stickied thread is a thread that is useful, easily accessible and popular, this guide may be useful, but this post is a link to a guide on an external site, it is not easily accessible, and it brings revenue to a website other than sythe itself, and popularity.... half the people can't view the guide.
Now what to do about it?
Well either put simple click ads, and rely on the good will of the people that visit your site, provide a method to bypass the ads so people can decide for themselves whether spending 20 minutes on a survey is worth their time, or simply put the guide in the post and flourish among the community.