ATTENTION PATREON USERS
8 years ago
General
Patreon is pushing through a change to how they charge for pledges, which will mean that PER PLEDGE they will charge an extra 35 cents plus 2.9% of the pledge amount. If you only pledge a few bucks for one creator that might not seem like much, but if you're pledging to a lot of campaigns that could add up VERY quickly. Personally I'm looking at being forced to pay an extra $40/mo because of this bullshit.
Details: https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-u.....s/115005631963
PLEASE contact Patreon support and politely and firmly express your displeasure if you find this at all concerning. https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
For those of you who I support, I deeply regret that I will no longer be able to do so if these changes go through. It has been a pleasure to help you make your dreams come true over all these years, and I still look forward to being able to support you on an individual basis through commissions and the like when possible.
EDIT: I've decided that since Patreon stuck their greasy mitts in my wallet and tried to take more than I agreed to give them, that my trust in the platform is too damaged to continue using them regardless of the outcome. I have deleted my pledges and I will not be returning.
The good news is I'll have a bunch more money to spend on commissions each month, so you can all look forward to that!
Details: https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-u.....s/115005631963
PLEASE contact Patreon support and politely and firmly express your displeasure if you find this at all concerning. https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
For those of you who I support, I deeply regret that I will no longer be able to do so if these changes go through. It has been a pleasure to help you make your dreams come true over all these years, and I still look forward to being able to support you on an individual basis through commissions and the like when possible.
EDIT: I've decided that since Patreon stuck their greasy mitts in my wallet and tried to take more than I agreed to give them, that my trust in the platform is too damaged to continue using them regardless of the outcome. I have deleted my pledges and I will not be returning.
The good news is I'll have a bunch more money to spend on commissions each month, so you can all look forward to that!
Bl4z3_Th3_Dr4g0n
~bl4z3th3dr4g0n
They say its because their site is growing and they need the extra money for upkeep when in reality is cause theyre preparing for the Net Neutrality Act removal. Its all BS
Catnel
~catnel
https://blog.patreon.com/not-rollin.....t-fees-change/
nicoya
~nicoya
OP
Yeah they finally came to their senses I guess. I still likely won’t be returning though, the disruption gave me the opportunity to reevaluate my spending there and it’s going to take more than just a return to the status quo to make me reconsider my choice to leave.
Catnel
~catnel
understandable
FA+