Hey all,
I've had he question asked so I figured I would answer aloud so that all could hear (see?)... What are the donations used for?
The answer is simple... This is used for the upkeep of the forum. It pays for hosting and software purchases and upgrades, etc. We do this so that our precious site neither has to be fully paid for by one person and so that we don't have to have all those nasty ads all over the place.
The banner up at the top of the page its typically up for less than 24 hours and that is simply because....
Thanks everyone!