Curie should not decline payout because this project needs more support in curating. Curie's posts should be in trending posts because in that way everybody will understand that STEEMIT is for everyone. If you have a good content you will be rewarded for your work.
After few months participating in the Curie's program for finders, I think that Curie should be more promoted by all of us who grew due to Hive account@curie !! I am one of them and I didn't write anything about Curie until today!

ALL the team deserves my respect.