Yes, I am one of the @qurator moderators, but that's about it what you got correct there.

The selling of a lifetime membership gives everyone a lifetime account approval (IF they post accordingly to our rules) and a place in the Tier 0, nothing else. All the following tiers can/could be obtained by upvoting or delegating.
We ONLY changed Tier 1 and Tier 2, swapping it for the monthly subscription or the delegation as before, for the project's sustainability sake.

You seem to be pretty sure that "Those who are just starting out are the ones this is going to hurt the most."... Perhaps you can explain us all how @qurator will address that, since you seem to be so much well informed? Perhaps you know something I don't...

Regarding your votes... I can understand your lack of awareness about its low weight and effective contribution, the same way I hope you can understand that we still have to keep moving the project forward, irregardless of those "forgetful" moments, covering all the expenses to keep the smooth and so much appreciated upvotes flowing for all the other members.

And by the way, I posted a ratio between your contribution to the project and what you got back from it in our @qurator post. Hopefully that will be enough to revive your memory and save you some money on those Omega-3 pills. I'll add it here too in case you missed it: