I read that one member was working during 6 months on a signature bounty for nothing (he now must beg for his job being considered).
If a bounty manager chooses to deny stakes, then they are incompetent and scammed a bunch of Newbies/Jr. Members. They can fairly easily determine who was wearing the signature before the new merit requirement:
P.S. I copied all of the signatures and personal texts before wiping them from the demoted users. If bounty managers need info about this, send me a PM like "Please send me a list of all demoted users who had '_______' in their signature".
If a bounty manager pays nothing, I would highly recommend making a
Scam Accusation.