Ridiculous.The forum's income is enough. From the donations in the past upto the weekly advertisement slots they auctioned. Sorry to say, worst suggestion.
How would you know if it's enough? people here expect theymos to hire 10 full time staff members to moderate the forum. would you work 8 hours a day for free to moderate this forum?
I'm pretty sure that the moderators don't get paid that well, as it's been stated before unless that's changed recently. Plus, the advertisements alone should cover the staffs 'wages' and then some. Millions has been donated to the forum, that's what the new forum is being funded by.