who cares?

use one of the p2pools instead

P2Pool - http://176.221.46.81:8372/static/
ex_mac's Pool - http://qrk.mine-pool.net/
zvs' Pool - http://nogleg.com:8372/ (Down)
eule's Pool - http://qrkpool.tk:8868/static/ (Down)

and mine isn't down (nogleg.com:8372)

btw,  I noticed all the altcoins jumped in value on crypsty again,

i had everything in the cheapest one i could find that trades in bitcoinds, GDC.  much better gains than Quark

ed: my suggestion, wait til it drops back down to 1/10th of the value again and go for it again, maybe a bitcoin or two

ed2:  the 1st one has 3% fee, 2nd one has 1%, and I put 1% on mine too.  but i'm the only one that mines on my own pool!  how elite is that