I only recently participate, high rank of course and can receive excellent profits, but not us, who became in place and practically did't really earn a new rank, thanks merit 
Haha indeed those of us who joined a bit late missed out on the grandfathering. But that's life.
It's nice to hear OP that you did so well with your translation campaigns. I find most of these are taken more or less instantly and thus income from them seems a bit unpredictable.