Alright everyone, here's my take on this situation.
First of all, I'm not going to get into the whole media vs GFX, which is harder, which is easier to "phone in," nonsense. I feel as though that complicates the issue and there isn't one distinct correct answer. Furthermore it is not my prerogative to control how much media pays for their articles, and I will not be changing the pay scale just because media pays a certain dollar amount for a certain word count. Again, there is no simple conversion from GFX to media article, so basing one's pay off the other wouldn't work very well.
If the concern is that not enough money is being earned, I really don't see how $2.6 mil for four pieces isn't already a very high dollar amount (possibly too high). We are however working on alternate ways to make money in GFX, such as bonuses for good work and weekly GFX contests, among other things. This will allow people to make money even if they have already submitted four pieces for the week. Tweaks to the payout for the base four pieces might have to be made depending on how much money is able to be earned for a week's worth of full GFX participation.
Lastly, there is no reason that anybody's creativity should be stifled. One can submit as many GFX as they would like to, they just need to date them for the following week after they've made a post with four GFX. This means that if their creative juices are flowing hard they don't need to stop just because they've hit four pieces.
I hope I've cleared up something here and if there are any concerns please let me know.
First of all, I'm not going to get into the whole media vs GFX, which is harder, which is easier to "phone in," nonsense. I feel as though that complicates the issue and there isn't one distinct correct answer. Furthermore it is not my prerogative to control how much media pays for their articles, and I will not be changing the pay scale just because media pays a certain dollar amount for a certain word count. Again, there is no simple conversion from GFX to media article, so basing one's pay off the other wouldn't work very well.
If the concern is that not enough money is being earned, I really don't see how $2.6 mil for four pieces isn't already a very high dollar amount (possibly too high). We are however working on alternate ways to make money in GFX, such as bonuses for good work and weekly GFX contests, among other things. This will allow people to make money even if they have already submitted four pieces for the week. Tweaks to the payout for the base four pieces might have to be made depending on how much money is able to be earned for a week's worth of full GFX participation.
Lastly, there is no reason that anybody's creativity should be stifled. One can submit as many GFX as they would like to, they just need to date them for the following week after they've made a post with four GFX. This means that if their creative juices are flowing hard they don't need to stop just because they've hit four pieces.
I hope I've cleared up something here and if there are any concerns please let me know.
The user formerly known as xdave2456