I have to agree with this. Last year was was happy enough with it, but it seems to have changed so much that I am totally lost in what is required. We just need to write the best we can and hope the quality ensures it is distributed fairly.

I won't be posting my earnings but they have slowly dropped slightly each moth from the start of this year, though the last three months have been reasonably stable.

I don't see any real benefit to writing for a publication now, though I do mostly just to support a few of the smaller ones to grow.

I think they are a good way for new members to gain some followers initially, but I would rather publish an article myself then have to wait two days in a queue.