I've only been mining for a month, and my first impressions of the whole Bitcoin Experience are jaded to say the least. I reached the threshold a week ago and I'm still waiting for an automatic payout. There is no way to execute a manual payout and no way to contact the host. Thankfully I've only got 0.1 BTC to lose.
After having to multi-post as a newbie to be "entitled" to post in this thread I finally get a chance to speak "somewhat" directly to BTCOxygen. I stopped mining last week in this pool until I get some sort of response. Hopefully I get a payout soon. Like Pink said...Is there anybody out there?

caperjoe
ID 2055
caperjoe,
Don't let a bad experience on this pool, taint your view of all of bitcoin. You're just mining on the wrong pool. Not sure why anyone would consider continuing mining on a pool like this. There are plenty of other good pools that are 1000x more reliable and stable. And if you mine long enough, you'll come to realize that stability should be your #1 consideration. Stability in uptime, stability in pool functionality.