I only have a few of their links up here and there and of course once in a while I hit the minimum payout

But I never get paid on time. I've always had to email them and ask for payment, and they always drag it for as long as they can (for such a little amount)
Hey, they even accused me of editing a screen shot of my stats in photoshop so I could get $25 more from them |shocking| (that was a fucking idiotic comment)
The question is, what does it take to get paid what you earned without actually asking for it? Do you have to be a gold affiliate?