So there is hope? Cool. Though I could certainly understand you wanting to just walk away from this stuff.
I wish I had done more over the years financially for this place. I think I sent you $20 once, and that was it. I didn't intend for it to be that way, but since moving to Louisiana (one of my big mistakes in life so far), my financial situation has deteriorated severely. I can't skip a morning coffee, or a night out with the wife; those things have already been cut. I wish it wasn't so, but there it is. But it just isn't right that you have to put out money for this site. We all know that it isn't the home page that is the problem, it's the forums. I'll try to do better.
As far as moderators, the only suggestion I have is that no one who has been "part of the problem" should even be considered for the job. Yeah, I know that cuts me out, but so be it. It would be nice if some of us could show more restraint (and I include myself in that group), but I'm afraid we're all about as grown up as we're going to get. Maybe moderators for each section would be a good idea.
Hope we can get through this somehow.