Apologies for commenting on a thread where I have nothing to contribute with regards to the question.

I feel compelled, however, to show solidarity in the issue of regular (and seemingly increasing) instances of page not loading. I, for certain, would never contribute financially to a site where I can use it maybe one third of the time. I sound (and feel) like a freeloader with that sentiment, and only keep returning here because the advice and help is SO DAMN GOOD.

So yeah, raise the uptime, and maybe create different tiers of member ($10 seems a tad steep, although I have to admit I probably get more than that in return if I'm encountering an issue. Then again, Turbobricks usually comes through when I can't stand the wait here, which sometimes runs days long for me), and I'd open my wallet. Right now, this site is running on thoughts and prayers. It really sucks, to put it bluntly. I hope it's still here a year from now, because it's such an asset to the community. If one is patient enough. Four years ago I walked away from corporate IT (where I supported websites and managed web services/servers, among other things), and have since lost patience for most everything tech.

-Wilson