Ditto for me. I don't play a lot. And, I have had gaps in playing for longer than I have memory of....
and, Peanut, Hitech does a WHOLE heck of a lot. But, if you bring in part time employees or even individuals willing to code, even on a volunteer basis, you have to worry about ethics and a whole other lot of issues.
Well-intentioned thought, but I can't speak for Hitech, but he's got a hard job and brining in folks as you suggest might create more work for him than he already has.
I've had a few breaks in subscription over the last 17 years but more often than not have been on the books. Currently have been paying the sub for nearly a year with only one day of playing logged. It's just my way of saying thanks to Hitech for giving me so many years of fun and, in part, creating a community that has in some ways shaped the happy human being I have become.