I have been mining with Eligius for three and a half years.  In that time, payments have frequently been delayed due to one hiccup or another, but I have tracked every detail in a spreadsheet, and Wizkid has made it right EVERY SINGLE TIME.  Each time, there are a bunch of panicked posts about how the pool is defrauding people, and every time it has amounted to nothing. So yes, it is possible that something has happened to Wizkid and this time is different, but I see no reason to lose faith in somebody who has been consistently loyal and service oriented while operating a mining pool with NO FEES.