Alright, so if I understand everything correctly, payouts will be generated "averaged" as long as one stays in the pool? That would also mean every share is valid that gets accepted by the pool, I guess. :) 

Ah, crap. Too bad I missed the opportunity to reclaim some of the lost VTC coins. :) 

But!
Kudos for being transparent about it (and fixing it), that's more worth to me than a few bucks. Keep up the great work, I intend to be around in this pool for a while. :)