Old Staff Q/A and Recognition

Im not sure this will go, but let's try something different.

Many questions, facts, and rumors have been discussed here. I've seen a few people admit to being old staff members, and they've gratiously answered questions at times. Some have also agreed to answer select questions others may have.

1. If you were previously an uploader or admin (or another staff member), and you are comfortable answering people's questions, comment on this post. You will be given custom flair in appreciation. Please do NOT directly reply to this post if you weren't an uploaded or staff.

2. If you have questions and weren't staff, ask those who have directly replied to this post and volunteered to answer questions. A few example questions:

"What do you know about the fundraiser scams?"

"Was the site ever in danger of closing"

"Did BitSoup ever get hacked by Anonymous?"

Again, please do NOT directly reply to this post if you weren't an uploaded or staff, and be sure all questions and answers follow the rules.

This is an attempt to organize information from knowledgable sources. If this doesn't work out (or maybe I'll do it either way), I'll start another thread called "Q/A: Ask The Community Your Questions"

Edit: Thanks to all volunteers (current just u/spawn2 :) ). I made a crappy custom flair icon really quick, but I'll make it look better soon.