Just because a player is on welfare doesn't mean they won't bring discussion. There had been periods of time where I would just do no PT and at one point it was for the better part of a month. I was still in the game threads and the locker rooms. The players who have worked their asses off should be rewarded with the chance for 4 TPE. That would be the basic 2 TPE for welfare and 1 TPE per 400 TPE player they have created. Some players like myself included have had players with more then 600 TPE numerous times and would love to just relax for a bit. There has been times where I have considered just going with a straight welfare player. I have earned the right to that 400 TPE because I have had players with 684 TPE and 800 (or 799 if you are Kendrick). The fact of the matter is that a welfare player doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't promoting activity. They could actually be really busy in real life but yet still post in locker rooms and other areas. I know for one that even if I did constant welfare, I would still be around to discuss things. This is a great community of people to talk with and most of the time create nice discussions or even heated ones. I do agree that those who take the time out to actually do a PT whether it be a graphic, media spot or even a podcast should get more. Maybe something like 7 TPE for their efforts of doing more work. That separates them from the welfare people who at max get 5 with a contract. That is a 2 TPE difference still each season for how ever many seasons they play in. That can equate to roughly 300-400 more TPE in a full eight season career.
My two cents has been given in the fact that welfare doesn't always equal inactivity. You could write 500 words still in a matter of like 10 mins then never sign on to the site for the rest of the week until the new week starts. Does that mean they are active just because they came on and wrote 500 words? Just remember that not everyone can see in every single locker room and we don't know what goes on. Someone could be a career welfare person with their player yet have a job as an updater or grader and still post in the locker room. Would we know about that? No. Why? Because we don't have access to all that. Even those with access to that wouldn't waste their time checking.