Originally Posted by Mickey_

You, as an affiliate promoting many programs through your site, have shut down your site because one program did not pay you?

Why not just remove their promo tools/content from your site without shutting down your site?

What about lost revenue, potential google penalty for downtime, etc?

It's a website, not a brick and mortar shop where you just hang the "be right back" sign if you have to run to the store.