no, if you pay your blind (be it the small or big) you ARE dealt cards.

it happens to me sort of often, esp. on their lightning tables, as
sometimes I don't act in time. I am dealt a hand, then get timed out, then rake is generated during the hand. I just want to know if I get my share of rakeback for that hand (that just because you are timed out doesn't mean you are in-eligible for RB for that hand...).

Also, "contributed" rakeback is the kind where you ONLY generate MGR on the hands where you "contribute" some chips to the pot, correct?

What is the other kind called? Where everyone who is dealt cards divides up the rake share during that hand? This type is better, giving you more MGR, right? (assuming you are a typical tight player...)

Also I'd like to know which/what sites calculate rake which way...