The fact that their not allowing sub's to count towards the pay tier is absolutely ridiculous - which goes in the same category with the subs pay, the new search scramble, and no pay for sub's referals. It's all ridiculous and a slap in face towards the contributors. It appears they are trying to compete using SS sub model (this is just my opinion). Regardless, ss pays me better and I get to move farther up the pay scale with my subs and my video income....so, I will be pulling most of my portfolio off of fotolia (there's only around 561 images) - the only pic's that will be left on fotolia will be the ones that SS rejected and the only new pics fotolia will get will be the ones that SS rejects. It's not that I am loyal to SS in anyway, it's that fotolia is biting the hand that feeds it. And yes, I am fully aware that this will have no impact on fotolia, but the way they are treating their contributors both financially and they way they are talking to them in forums does have a personal impact on me. I'm starting to find them rather sleezy.
Tara