Thanks for the analysis-- this is interesting stuff. I just started here, so I am just learning at this point. Part of my takeaway here is similar to what I learned from a completely different application (selling on eBay) which is that you shouldn't be attached to the performance/outcome of any one particular contribution. It's ultimately a game of averages.

That said, I suppose I am somewhat of a "quality content whore," mostly as a result of 20-odd years of watching contributor-compensation based sites and companies tank every time "empty filler" created solely to game the system for profit causes the system's demise. Without lasting value things fall apart. But that's a whole other discussion!