You've technically broken the rule as you've changed your signature in a week cycle. Still your case was in discussion as you were a good member. Ethan asked me to include you in this week payment which is quite nice of him I think, but it's not unreasonable and disproportionate for us to take a week to discuss about you and to include you in the weekly payment and not make a special payment just for you no?
I appreciate this decision of ethan_nx and you 
It shows your generosity. If you follow the right rules from the start, he should not receive the payment as he requested. I have no problem with him, but it's ridiculous that he left your campaign before completing the round but still requested payment. Moreover, I judge his actions as unprofessional, normally, before leaving a campaign, people should message the manager, then wait for a response from them. You're right, he's been working with you for over a year and he can't even wait for a week to get a response What about the open positions, you will move old members to the right rankings? So will open positions be Sr member?