Thank you for the feedback hilariousetc, I broadly agree with you. If somebody wants to part with some of their BTC holdings they can always find a good cause to donate to.
If anybody does make any donation no matter how unlikely of 10 BTC, do you know what will happen to those funds?
The new forum never was released, maybe work is still on-going but has it ever been made public how much forum staff get paid? Even with those expenses including web hosting fees was there any indication ever given about how much BTC are in the kitty and what plans are in place to use them either in the short or long term?
Why would anybody feel the need to donate to this forum? I am happy for those that want to donate but right now 1 BTC = $56,000 so no matter how many BTC somebody has what would be their logic for donating to this forum or any other forum? What would they achieve and what would the forum treasurers do with those funds? There was a time when donations were asked for and donations maybe were needed but when I look at benefits of donating versus not donating - there is not much reason for anybody to donate.
Well, why do people donate to things like crowdfunding? Often there's rewards and benefits and people are suggesting donating will come with the benefits of higher ranks like Senior and Hero etc. Theymos has said in the past that the forum doesn't need any more money, but even if the forum doesn't need the money it could be given to charity or something.