Has anyone else noticed a decrease in paid emails?

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I requested my first pay out a month ago - they are supposed to be processing the check next week-ish. When I requested the check I got a message saying as soon as I receive my check I will be upgraded to Gold Membership. But not long after requesting the check - within about a week - I went from getting 5 or 6 emails a day to 1 or 2 a day and some days I get nothing. How is that an upgrade? I know it said as soon as I receive the check and I haven't received the check yet but why did I drop from 5 or 6 to 1, 2, or sometimes none? Has anyone else had this problem after requesting pay out?