Yeah I think the biggest misconception is the server fees...for the capacity this site needs for the traffic it sees it ends up costing Justin/Tim something like $400-700/year...this is the host they use & some of the plans they have
http://www.knownhost.com/services/vps.html
mind you they charge a minimal amount per year for their sponsors so if they are lucky they break even.
I had this misconception a while back as well and sometimes the truth hurts, but in the end that is how much it costs for hosting a site with the amount of members are here.
Like Tim said rules were broken so they had to take action...I mean comon...all they ask is that you post a few times a week then have at it in the classifieds section...giving a few bucks for sponsoring for even a month wouldnt hurt the cause.