I hear you on that, but if that was the case, and no one donated 6 months ago, the site wouldn't be here now would it...
Not that I want to start a flame war or anything, but I mean hear me out.
I had a flood in my apartment due to the idiot above me turning off his rad and the pipes bursting. I lost all my electronics period. Insurance wasn't at replacement value so I got peanuts back in comparison. I then went on to lose my grandma due to nursing error, and shortly after my job and apartment. This was all while I was away from my home town trying to attend college.
I had no access to a computer or the internet to log in and "park" my account, and frankly with all the other crap, it was the last thing on my mind.
The fact of the matter is, I was an active, donating member. Due to things beyond my control, I was unable to upload / sign in / whatever for a little while, and upon returning, all my accounts were pruned.
I can't speak for BlackCats, as so much has changed, I'm not sure how I'd go getting ahold of them on IRC or anything, and I doubt Stoi wants to assist at this point (I don't blame you), but I did try for PiSexy, and they either didn't care or raised the bs flag on me.