The guidelines have changed quite a bit in the last month, reflecting the increase in price of STEEM and the corresponding inflated payouts we are seeing. This author hasn't seen any major reward, a few posts in the $10 - $15 range but many posts finishing under $5, and he consistently makes good quality posts. For future reference, this kind of author history is absolutely fine for Curie, this is a quality post by a quality poster. Cheers - Carl