Adywan needs to refrain from publicly discussing his PayPal account and the recent donations, because when the rumors start circulating that he is profiting from his edit, he will become popular for the wrong reason. I visited the forum mentioned above to see what the fuss was about, and one can sense that the gossip mill is getting ready.
I understand he is accepting donations for hardware failure, but the fact of the matter is, it is HIS edit and HIS equipment, but he is now being subsidized--and the result of those donations (as documented in this very forum) is that he can complete certain operations required to distribute DVDs to others. No one believes for a moment that the people who donate are NOT receiving a DVD, and this is a slippery slope with big, greasy letters: ACCOUNTANT/LAWYER. I posted several times about the DVDs (e.g., PIF chain, torrenting, etc)--long before the donation talk--and was ignored every time. Thus it appears that there is some secret distribution circle. Throw in talk of money (any talk of money) and you are inviting scrutiny and trouble, IMHO.
It will also be easy for some people to conclude that Adywan is receiving special treatment by the moderators of this forum, because Moth3r probably should have intercepted all the posts dealing with payments. Fan edit + money discussion = red flag
I am not passing judgment here; but I am trying to voice some concern and interpretation about what IS happening and what may happen.