I work on this so many hours that I don't have time to count my hours. It sounds like an exaggeration, but it's not. If you think we should count hours and then publish those to the community (say what? who does that?), then please come on staff to be our accountant. Maybe you could help us.
You know, we've been working on coh2.org for almost 3 years now. We didn't start counting hours at the beginning because it was pretty pointless to do so. Would you want to know that you made .05 cents an hour for the months of work that you did? We frankly didn't want to know.
If we become more successful, we will attempt to improve our book-keeping.
I think: For a person, for the community and for the site. It's not about the hours, but about people. In football, they show you the stadium, and maybe have a chat about the place, the teams, and their history. It gives people perspective, it makes them familiar and it makes some care. Some stick and a community grows.
MajorBloodnok gave perspective on the money split; DOTA 75:25% and CoH2 50:50%, I didn't know. Like him, I'm not worried about how the money is split, but someone do, out there! They are on the fence. The Major helped some make a choice. And so did Kreatir! His post goes in more detail, and it gives people a better sense of what goes on. What effort the staff, and you, put into the site. Obvious to staff and you, Ami, is how much time goes into all of this. But what about those outside? They might not even think about it!
This thread makes them think, makes them aware, and so might make them care. For a person, for the community and in turn the site. No need for an accountant, Ami.
Do, though, let me know if there's anything I can do to help. I searched the front page and the drop down menus, but I couldn't find a "Staff we Need" page. Perhaps, that could be an idea? A little box on the front page, or a link to such a page in a drop down.