A new jQuery plugins site isn't too far away. We should have a blog post up in the next few days with the details, I won't steal the thunder but the new site will discourage spam, promote plugins with higher quality, and provide a consistent way for users to report/discuss bugs.
> Wouldn't it be better to open the new plugin site then close the old one?
Yeah that was our goal. In cleaning up spam on the old site we got a bit overeager and decided it wouldn't make sense to leave the broken remains.
> It would be great for the end user and plugin authors if they (jquery.com) curates the plugins themselves.
Most of us are volunteering our time to the jQuery project. If you are agreeable to the same pay scale, you can be one of us and help curate the new plugins site. Get your company to give you 20%-time.