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Very Sorry About the FEES. (Patreon)

Published:
2017-12-08 23:14:29
Imported:
2021-02

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Folks, Tracy Butler posted this on her Patreon and I've copied and pasted it here because she says it SO much more eloquently than I could have: (I have edited it to talk about diaper comics)


Hi Patrons,

I just want to express to you how sorry I am about Patreon's decision to change the fee structure.  As a creator using this platform, I fully expect to be the one to carry the fees and I fully expect that, when a supporter pledges $1 or $2 or whatever amount, that is the amount they will be charged.

They didn't give us creators but a day's warning before they unleashed this.  Right before Christmas for the added nip of brutality, I suppose.  The announcement was dressed up in "It helps creators. Don't you want to help creators?"' clothing, but I don't know a single creator here who wants this, who finds it helpful, or who thinks it's fair to patrons.  Creators clamored in a half-panic all day Wednesday on social media for a reconsideration but all we got was radio silence. 

Then came the public announcement and the inevitable exodus...

Many patrons have already taken their departure.  More will follow, and I understand if you must go.  Please know I'm very thankful for your past support.  To those who intend to stay, thank you from the bottom of my heart!  You make it possible for me to keep doing diaper comics, and I'll do my best to make it as worthwhile as possible.


Meanwhile I'll be looking for alternative means of doing this that don't punish supporters with fees that multiply by however many artists they support.  Drip (Kickstarter's upcoming long term funding platform) looks like it has some potential.

If you have thoughts about how I can make it easier for you to be a patron, please say so. 

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Here's where Patreon attempts to explain the changes, if you haven't read it already. (It's clear they had issues that need to be addressed, though I still think they made the wrong decision about how to do it):
https://blog.patreon.com/updating-patreons-fee-structure 

Comments

Anonymous

I am dismayed by Paterons decision regarding this. I chose to support at a higher rate because I wished to support the creators but and additional fee that I now have to calculate means that I now need to choose what content creators I am able to support still as my budget only allows me to spend what I currently spend on content (accross multiple platforms). My hope is that Pateron reverses this change but that would require either most of the content creators or supporters to drop support. While I am not going to stop supporting Karis, I hope you can work out a way for us to support you if you choose to move off Pateron

karisplayground

I am absolutely looking into options, Andrew. Kickstarter is starting something called "Drip" that works like Patreon used to, hopefully with less difficulty for Patrons.