06-03-2003 10:28
I've been having some troubles with my account (or so I thought) so I filed bug report after bug report and didnt get an answer so this last one I asked please for a reply. Seems there was no problem after all which is why it wasnt addressed but in my email exchange I had a lightbulb moment that I thought I'd share.

My "issue" was that my bonus on my summary and details page never matched. This was very confusing to me and made me feel like I might be receiving incorrect payments.

What I learned instead was this;

"The summary page is telling you it's best guess of your stipend bonus
for _next_week_. "

So then this is a guesstimate we *should* be able to plan with. It seems to mean that if your summary page reads higher than your details page you may have room to grow without going into the negative.

Now mind you this isnt an exact science as there are many factors that seem to effect the bonus money, and in the last month bonus money has dropped about 2/3 for some players... BUT, its more information (that I *get*) than we've had.

I hope this helps someone and if I put anything in here that is incorrect I hope a Linden hops on and corrects me ;)
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