The other thing I wanted to address is that my earnings for August and September were significantly higher than my usual months--THANK YOU! I was delighted to see a boost:)
However, come October, my earnings took a dive, and now in comparison, reflect the earnings of my for previous (smaller amount) months.
The comments and claps to the best of my knowledge on my stories are legitimate as I've worked hard over the last 3 years (since I started Medium) to build engaging relationships with my readers and writers.
I do hope I'm one of the writers who will see a correction by the end of October.