The way Betcoin dealt with my missing rakeback and status points was the hair that broke the camels back for me.
Interesting post (all of it!), and it rings true with what I've seen of how they operate.
From DarkDays' post, it seems like the simple answer is that they pay you rakeback only on the share of the rake that they receive, and with the network games that's not the same as the amount you pay.
The obvious solution to this is to make that information public. Currently the VIP page simply says:
Tournaments / Sit & Gos
1 CHIP FEE = 5 Status Points
Entry Fee Status Points Earned
0 Chip Fee (freeroll) 0
0.1 Chip Fee 0.5
1 Chip Fee 5
10 Chip Fee 50
It doesn't say that if you play on the network games you only get half of that amount.
I expect there's a similar unwritten rule about not getting status points if you take the table-starter bonus, which is why I didn't get paid for that session I played.