Forum Supporters ??
In the past, ETO was a "one man band" run by Electromaster, and I guess that his motive was to do something useful in the world of electronics.
It is my understanding that all the costs were his, and that he offset these costs by selling advertising space (which was not intrusive) and by donations from "Forum Supporters".
How much he made from this I have no idea, and do not care, that is his business alone.
Under the new organisational structure, ETO is part of a medium sized advertising organisation, and again my guess is that their motive is to make money by selling advertising space in various location.
Under this new regime, how would any member of this forum consider it a good idea to make voluntary contributions to an advertising business?
I suggest that the category of Forum Supporter as we have known it in the past is now redundant.
My own position?
I am not and never have been a forum supporter in the financial sense, I have however spent large amounts of time answering questions from less experienced users.
As for the 30% advert band at the right hand side of the screen, it is the biggest and most intrusive band of any site which I frequent.
JimB