I appreciate the money that goes into production. I feel guilty that I am not able to contribute financially, because in many cases, more money can make a bigger difference than more volunteers.
I know the contributions I have made to the TF2 community come nowhere close to the amount of contributions some others in the community (past and present) have made. But I think even they would agree with the statement that for a community that enjoys the high-quality stream production and presence at LANs, there is very little appreciation given to support or thank those who helped make that happen.