I actually had this post typed and thought I clicked submit, but after reopening my browser and finding a blank topic form, I realized apparently not..!
Anyhow, despite assumptions to the contrary (including myself), we easily raised the money for another year of the server. Not even everyone who could have donated had to, because we had enough. It's pretty cool to think that folks care enough about the community to donate their hard-earned bucks to keep it and all its features afloat. So a big thanks to everyone who donated! I'm sure everyone else around here appreciates it just as much.
And just a bit of newsy news: I've been
working on a kind of Pong/Space Invaders hybrid, which you can check out some early demos of in the forum topic there. Considering how relatively easy it's been so far, and the progress I've made in such a short time, I might end up with something playable soon..!