Thanks for the response, great Medium Leader! Yes, I appreciate and love my readers and fellow writers--and repeatedly return to their stories. Like Mitch, our Medium circles have continued reading/engaging, too. And no, we don't write for the money. We have other sources of income to pay the bills. We know you care.

But tell me again; I'd like to get a better understanding. I've heard that some nefarious folks ran bots that siphoned off dollars. So, those Robin Hood thieves stole from Medium Corporation (is that right?) and reflected the funds in every writer's account in August and September?

I'm not leaving.

However, the new dashboards (when are they coming?) that clarify how interactions translate into monetization may bring the transparency that allows your dear writers to fully understand and release the wonder of the earnings decrease. Once there, we can focus on returning 100% to the storytelling and reading.