I don't know about you, but I think the whole idea of paying users in notes was kind of risky, in case they didn't work, and I guess now we see why; because they depend on the operator's presence to redeem.
After the discussion about privacy for campaign participants, it made sense. There's a risk involved, but that's the same risk they advertised for others in their signature. It forced the campaign participants to "put their money where their mouth is".
I participated in a few campaign where the payout was paid in the advertised service. I never had a problem with that and I was used to keep the stash on that for this exact reason. Of course I had a small fortune in WW, but it is another lesson learned.