That's fine with me. Start sending me those checks Lawrence.

. . . if you're putting that much time into this place, and you're not even enjoying it, then it's time to step back a bit and realize that no one is FORCED to be here. There are a billion other places to go on the internet where you can write about whatever you want; rules vary from place to place, but no matter where you go, there are rules. Even if you put up your own blog on blogger.com, you gotta play by their rules. If I can't abide by the rules here, I go elsewhere to write. No big deal.

If this is true, I want a paycheck!

When you take the fun out of the process and make the rating strict and sterile then it feels like work.