Maybe all the folks that dropped their (monetary) support for GH could help us out...in honor of our 10th anniversary. LOL
I'd love to do giveaways and so forth...but the honest truth is...despite all the money that is made from "vendors" and so forth on GH...I take a loss every month to keep this community up and running.
To be honest I'd be much more inclined to donate if these forums were actually maintained. Letting SSL lapse, inactive mods/admins, super outdated wiki software, >> DEALS <<, Vendors who shouldn't be vendors in the first place, subforums for people who haven't been active in years, the list goes on.
I want to agree, but it basically would be me saying "I'll donate if you fix everything I don't like".
However, I agree that the vendor/subforums need refreshing, and also inactive mods/admins. I don't think the mods/admins have changed since I've been on geekhack? New faces would be nice to have, and stuff would probably get done quicker.
Either way, I'll make sure to get a donation in after my next sale, as I'm guilty of using the website to host my buys.