Paying tribute maybe wasn't the best choice of words, but I don't know how to put it better in English.
Maybe something like "give acknowledgement". You can't buy anything for it of course. But that's the same with having a black name and being able to edit your posts and threads.But aikonhey I'm sure you have gotten some amount of tribute from members buying premium under your links.
Maybe not enough to pay you the working hours, but still some tribute.