as far as I understood its just a month (maybe longer if it takes longer) lockdown for site improvements. during the improvements only members who have donated can login. after the lockdown you should be able to access the site agains without donating.

so ok, you cant see the site for 1 month but are you gonna leave because of that even if it goes back to normal after?

i sent a donation after having joined for 2 months cause this site is great and has helped me out with so many things for my car. it's the least I can do to help the guys keep this site up in the air. I would hate it to have to go to STOC if this place went down (for 1 I don't have an ST, just an S, and 2 STOC seem like kn*bs, some are ok, ppl who are on both sites)