Be prepared, I honestly believe that you are about to see the first "I ain't been paid in 6 months", complaint, and the time to address that, imo, is before the complaint has a chance.
I have spent a, my wife wants to kill me, vast amount of time since...a certain incident, poring over Team Gridcoins members stats, looking at what they do, how they do it, etc. I am unconvinced that we can say it's due to a large influx of new users, sure, that's a factor, but not the entirety.
Please, take a moment to look at my recent stats, then ask me if I think I am competitively crunching, lol.