raysh
patreon
Fighting thieves
🕑 Added 2022-02-22 17:23:23 +0000 UTCGreets again)
Nothing bad is in this post - but do read through carefully. We build your safety here)
Due to Patreon can not fight piracy and constant rip-offs via bots through any content, easily bypassing the pay fee - I will attend to my audience safety myself.
I believe, you don't want to pay to let a thousand azzholes leech on your cash, right? Right.
So, from now on, I will be uploading only thumbnails here with no comments added - because bots just rip the whole page + comments section and descriptions.
And I will send a link to pictures directly to you all via PM + Discord Patreon-only section.
So, please:
- Check your inboxes! You get your paid stuff there)
- Much advised to get into Discord server, just because you'll have an easy and fast access to things) (plus good community) https://discord.gg/a8E2erE
- You can also just poke me directly for an archive, if you prefer to get rare, but major updates.
To sum it up - no, you won't loose anything, don't worry. We are just maintaining safety of your support, if will just require you making two more clicks than usual) If something is unclear - feel free to poke me via PM or Discord (where I reply the moment I see a message).
I care for my audience. And cherish your support.
Comments
Kredri
- By safety I mean that I do not like when my subscribers pay - and some other people benefit on their money. - In terms of 30+ artists that you back - up to thee. Only I do this thing, as far as I can see, but if that is a trouble... Do act as you prefer to, I never force, it is respected.
Noxy
I back over 30 artists on patreon. I can't keep up if I have to go to each one's discord or click on every PM I get on Patreon and keep an eye on which pictures I have saved or not. I would have to spend over an hour every day just trying to keep up. Having one script to run to scrape all the content I'm entitled to is so easy by comparison. Also, what exactly do you mean by "safety" in "Especially for safety of 100+ subscribers?.." How is my safety at risk right now, and how will keeping paid content off of the paid content platform restore that safety? It's your call and I'll stick around either way. I'm just giving you my feedback that this will hurt me as a supporter.
Kredri
PS: in terms of additional work. Two additional clicks, come on. And you're on Discord server too. Waiting for pictures for days is fine - yet waiting for several seconds for one-two new clicks is not, for real?.. Especially for safety of 100+ subscribers?..
Kredri
We tried and many before me. Never works - try running through their FAQ. You'll be surprised)
Noxy
I appreciate the offer for an archive, that is a very reasonable alternative - but it still adds manual work for both of us where none existed before, as far as I can see anyways. Really, this sounds like Patreon is messing up if they aren't protecting paid content, and the best approach would be to push Patreon to fix whatever problems are causing that. But I wouldn't be surprised if Patreon turns out to not give a crap about it either way, so I understand if you don't want to put forth the time and effort to reach out to them
Kredri
As a supporter, you get all the stuff you subscribed for + archive neatly packed any moment you ask. And a direct link to new paid pictures. Even more comfortable than interface itself. Plus, regarding scrapper - you might not share anywhere, good, noble, respected. You. Alone. Against thousands that just steal what -you- paid for.
Noxy
This hurts your supporters too, though. I use a scraper myself, just for my own private, personal use - I certainly do not share, I care far too much about the livelihoods of the artists I support to do that. But please rethink this, or offer an alternative that's as easy as me running a patreon scraper. The Patreon web interface is so bad for going deep into an artist's archive, and just in general I feel like this is a reasonable thing for me to do as a supporter.
