You're forgetting I'm paying for posts on every section of Bitcointalk including off topic and all those other sections nobody else will pay for. This also doesn't take into consideration the amount of bonuses and contests that go into the group. In the end it's easily worth it because we aren't telling you where you have to post and giving a minimum post count per week, if people want to take a break for a week that's fine. A ton of this campaign is also getting a 25% bonus for their posts from the avatar. It's not hard to profit when people can make $5-$50 or more for 1 post every week from contests. We also don't demand personal text space you can put that however you want or get a bonus for using ours. Stake.com signature campaign #1!
Steve, you don't need to give justifications to each and every person who post against the recent payment changes. I have seen the last few pages of this thread since you announced the changes and here is what i analyzed.
1- There are people who are not in this campaign and they unnecessary demoralizing and complaining that the pay rates have been reduced. They have nothing to do with pay rates. (Also they are not fully aware of the giveaways and competitions this campaigns brings with it )
The more quality posts we do, the more are the chances we earn more in a week with less posts .2- Suddenly a few newbies has come up on this thread demanding for the pay increase. What is their interest in this ?
Newbie not accepted These are people who have high ranked accounts in this campaigns and they have fear to use their original account to speak bad about the
campaign and they will not be willing to move out of the campaign either.
3- There are few people who do not want to continue with these low rates and they have left the campaign. (and more will be leaving soon i guess). This is their right that if they do not like the terms, they can opt out.
4- If you think Low pay per post will encourage spam as people will start posting more and more to make up with their weekly earnings, then
it is not gonna happen for majority. Even if few people does this, the system now a days is so good at bitcointalk that they will eventually be noticed and banned /tagged/removed etc.
(I do recommend that if anyone is spamming should be removed from the campaign)