Personally, I would much rather see the whole community coming together before taking any money in. For instance, any one of our current fórum members could have suggested hosting a server through Assist (local host) and make his a community-server just as it is has been discussed before. Clans that own two or more servers could have done the same. In fact, even clans that own one sole server could easily turn it into a "Community Server" by giving respectable members the ability to monitor the server and add-in a higher level of map/gameplay dynamism to them.
/Dan
i like the idea of a community-server. an official aa25-community-server with a strong admin-moderation (community-based) and map rotation of the official aa-maps would be good. this could become "a place to be", where the community could gather. On top of that u have the possibility to play different maps and maybe ur beloved map which is rarely played. i think a lot of players come back to aa25 with the idea to play their favorite map, for example radio tower, but its never played. so at least there is a chance to play different old maps, which could bind more ppl who are already playing or leaving and attract new veterans to come back to the game.