There have also been a few small delays in payouts. I read one post here recently that suggested the delay was months? Maybe I misread it.
Uh.....no. The delay has been - AT MOST - a few days time.
According to the current payout queue, the top 5 are 1+ month old. And I think someone stated that there was finally a payout recently where a LOT of folks were finally paid. So I'm not sure the "months" statement is wrong. (But I am new here..)
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The time shown in the payout queue is slightly misleading. What it is actually showing is the time of the first share accepted after their last payout. It's effectively the date of their last payout. So, if I get a payout every couple of days; when I hit my payout limit, I'll be pushed into the queue ahead of those who get a payout every day.
Thanks, my newness to this pool is showing.

However, the payout queue does say there is 438 BTC waiting to be paid out in 18 blocks. Maybe that's not a lot to you, but it is a huge amount to me.
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