half the time i'm mining, it says "generated but not accepted" "Mined" and the onions never hit my balance? My network weight then goes down and I have to wait hours all over again. What gives?
You mean when you're staking, not mining, right?
When you're staking it's kind of like a lottery, your submission of a POS
block goes against everyone else who has mature coins in a wallet that
is unlocked for staking. "Generated but not accepted" means you didn't
hit that time. The network weight doesn't have anything to do with your
own staking power, that's the total staking power of everyone. Your own
stake weight is expressed as your "weight". A lower network weight actually
increases your chances of staking, as you have a higher ratio to that total
overall weight.
Not sure why it's taking you hours after that, you shouldn't be losing coin
maturity or anything. It's all luck of the draw though. Good luck in the future.