Thanks to all who donate!
ownboss, I am aware of the options, and the thoughts and ideas you presented are not new to me, but thanks for your post.
Currently, we keep the same course, I ask fellow members to donate to help out whenever I see myself carrying the costs alone again too much, and some nice souls typically respond because they enjoy the forum and want to help. It would be nice if such help would come even without me asking for it but still, I feel no shame asking for it whenever donations dry out for a while.
And once again, some form of monthly pay-to-access system is not currently on the cards, even though it would be the easy answer to the ongoing financial needs. Those who donate typically receive no benefit, other than a good feeling that they help to keep the forum they like up and running.