The funny things, he wants some content who really desire what's they want when the rules already clear in the contest. If you want to that's then going to the PAID Article, instance creating a contest. In my speculation, the team just want a bunch of articles and decide to not pay based on the reward position to get a lot of article and paid them with a cheap price with some reason.
However based on how their handle contest just small things, he can't do that's, how the team can handle about the project itself. I don't need your 200 Token, As the author who writes the content by my self better to delete my own article instance receive your 200 Token.
I suggest better to delete the article since they are broke their own rullest by not paid the contest result based on the thread, I better to delete my own article instance receive their 200 token. Seen enough for some project who broke their own rules/reputation, Imagine they destroy their own reputation by handle with a bad act by them self.
How to believe or trust to them about the business and investment if they handle a small contest like this. Based on my experience on these project and disappointed about how they handle, not recommended this project at all.