I guess it's a good idea to lower the payout threshold, as the Price of Bitcoin is drastically higher then back in the day when this pool started.
Will the merged mining feature be activated some time again?
I'd like to reduce the minimum payout threshold but fees are high and the pool currently absorbs the fee. I need to think about what affect lowering it will do.
The plan is to enable merge mining again but it's a medium term plan, not a short term one.