Been here like 17years or something.. got a pile of stars..

Do I have to physically request it somewhere?

Donor Forum information can be found here:

https://forums.d2jsp.org/info.php?p=30

What is the Donor Forum, and how do I get Access to it?

You do not request it, the access is granted after donating.

Ahhh. I see. I'll pass I suppose, $25 for access to a thread seems silly

How to access the donor forum:

1st Option:
https://forums.d2jsp.org/info.php?p=30
https://forums.d2jsp.org/donate.php

Here you must select the option "I want to donate on behalf of my own account." And make a single donation of at least $ 25. Remember that an account is checked against many factors. And the amount even above $ 25 does not guarantee that you will get access to the donor forum.

2nd Option:
https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=71291037&f=34
https://forums.d2jsp.org/tools.php?a=3&c=1

Here you place your bid in fg for $. And someone else donates for you. Usually these amounts oscillate around 1000-1200fg for $ 25. There you can check how much others were offering for each donation amount

Gl on becoming trusted/meds guys