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Added 2019-03-27 03:02:41 +0000 UTCHey guys, I'm going to try to be as brief as possible...
I recently got an email from the Trust & Safety team from Patreon and they told me that some of my content is violating the Community Guidelines. Apparently because they believe it glorifies sexual violence / abuse. I asked them to clarify and I'm now waiting for a response... but to be honest, I've been thinking about this for a while and the content I usually post here is not exactly "Patreon-friendly" if you know what I mean... I could get in trouble very easily and I can't afford to have my account taken down because of this...
I'm probably going to have to delete some of my posts or censor very explicit content and trust me, I don't want to do that, I like what I do... but, like I said, I want to get on Patreon's good side
So, here are a couple of things that I'm most likely not going to draw from now on... or at least not post on Patreon:
- Characters that are minors (if there's no info online about the age and they look too young, I'm probably not going to draw them either)
- Penetration / fluids / forced stimulation
The list could get bigger at any point though... it all depends on the answer I get from Patreon
I'm very sorry about this, guys... I really hope you understand... I'll definitely keep drawing as much nsfw stuff as I can, I just have to keep it down a little bit
That's it for now, I'll be keeping you updated :)
Comments
So this means there's no way you would ever continue with Ahri stuck in the Zack, since she is getting played with in there?
Alastor
2019-04-05 20:58:59 +0000 UTCNot yet :p And I haven't received a response from Patreon yet ^^;
Wtfeather
2019-03-28 23:09:01 +0000 UTCSwitch platform. There is an alternative.
CorvusCorrax
2019-03-28 05:02:15 +0000 UTCWon't stop them - they'll continue overreaching and targeting you if you have content they don't like anywhere.
2019-03-28 00:14:33 +0000 UTCYou could offer a link for a cloud like google, and store all your risqué stuff there. Then place the link elsewhere but only let those on Patreon know where it is. A suggestion, may not be perfect but they can’t say anything if it’s not linked to there site directly.
epsilon7466Mk2
2019-03-27 21:57:33 +0000 UTCDon't let yourself be censored. There are a million other platforms that are more or less perfectly equally adequate, and if you switched to anywhere else, at the very least I'd switch right along in a heartbeat.
2019-03-27 14:10:03 +0000 UTCPatreon is really on a purge right now against fetish artists all of a sudden. Its insane. I reccomend gumroad instead.
T-One-Thousand
2019-03-27 12:37:30 +0000 UTCMight have to stop doing voice bubble alts. Seems like those imply nonconsent more than anything else.
Joneleth
2019-03-27 08:48:48 +0000 UTCThey still target you based on what you post on other sites, and read your private messages. Had them admit this to me in an e-mail exchange.
2019-03-27 06:21:06 +0000 UTCThey still target you based on what you post on other sites, and read your private messages. Had them admit this to me in an e-mail exchange.
2019-03-27 06:20:56 +0000 UTCPatreon go through your private messages and look at what you post on other sites; that won't help.
2019-03-27 06:20:03 +0000 UTCWon't help; Patreon admitted to me that they go through your private messages here, and make judgement calls based on what you have on other platforms too.
2019-03-27 05:54:45 +0000 UTCYou too huh? I'm in the process of closing my Patreon for the same reason. Fortunately there are alternatives you can use that won't censor you: SubscribeStar: <a href="https://subscribestar.adult/?sref=llLW" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://subscribestar.adult/?sref=llLW</a> Collide: <a href="https://www.collide.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.collide.com/</a>
2019-03-27 05:53:52 +0000 UTCThere is a Patreon alternative that someone else I'm supporting had to switch to for quite the identical reason of Patreon being very selective about having no tolerance. It's a service run off of PIXIV and it does function very, very similarly to Patreon, so it's possible to just move it all there, but either way, nothing more than a suggestion. I just hope you find a way to circumvent this issue.
Nero Bron
2019-03-27 05:27:52 +0000 UTCFuck it, I'm going Medieval: On the contrary, that's an SJW viewpoint summed up very concisely: you're advocating the censorship of *drawn artwork* because it depicts something which you, personally, don't find "desirable", and you're trying to defend that censorship with a false (and entirely fatuous) claim that it's a "human viewpoint", and that it's a "realization" and not simply an opinion. People like what they like - for better or worse - and the notion you're trying to put across of finding these things undesirable being objectively "human" is pure nonsense, as even the slightest glance at reality (e.g. the popularity of Feather's art) would demonstrate. No-one is being harmed in the creation of Feather's artwork; no-one is being harmed as a result of Feather's artwork. If someone somehow takes his art as "glorification" of sexual abuse and goes on to commit similar abuse, they clearly had some serious issues before Feather came along, and so one cannot possibly - rationally - argue that it's in any way Feather's fault. What Patreon is doing here is an extension of them haphazardly censoring political commentators whom the delusional pseudo-liberals running this shitshow just happen to disagree with: they're purging content they dislike on an irrational, emotional basis, and muppets like you are going along with it because it *happens* to align with your personal opinion, and you don't understand the principle you're endorsing.
Rodrigo Digsby
2019-03-27 04:49:40 +0000 UTCYou guys make some good points... I guess I could find another way to post everything on...but I still have to post stuff here, otherwise it would be against the rules as well lol... I guess maybe I could keep doing the same, but posting only censored versions here and then posting the nsfw content on sta.sh or something like that and give you guys the links
Wtfeather
2019-03-27 04:48:51 +0000 UTCI know of some other creators who seem to get around this by putting their NSFW art in Dropbox and Google Drive folders, then posting links to those when they add something new. I'm not sure of the specifics, but that may well be fine under Patreon's terms & conditions, given that they aren't technically the ones hosting content they have a problem with. Definitely a better solution than purging your fantastic artwork for the sake of some SJW pansies :D
Rodrigo Digsby
2019-03-27 04:33:21 +0000 UTCKnow more than a few artists who get around those guidelines by getting their art to their patrons in other ways. Do that! Censoring yourself would be making a huge mistake, definitely gonna lose some patrons if you do so.
Zakuzelo
2019-03-27 04:14:55 +0000 UTCOk, I'm not jumping on board with the others here for one simple fact; Patreon is a business and must protect their interests. Nonconsensual sex (AKA rape) and underage characters, I am fine with being removed. They aren't what I subscribed to your content for. This isn't a SJW viewpoint. It's a human viewpoint that realizes those things aren't exactly.. desirable.
HazardQueen
2019-03-27 03:46:26 +0000 UTCThis website is a sinking ship. Would not blame you if you decided to use a different site. These people are assholes
Miguel Salizar
2019-03-27 03:17:27 +0000 UTCFind an image hosting website to post everything on. If it's not directly on Patreon, it's technically not against the terms of service. Don't censor yourself, just host the images on another website. Maybe you can use st.ash or message patrons directly.
2019-03-27 03:07:08 +0000 UTCJust a suggestion, but you could find ways to get art to your patrons minus just posting it. Like email or some sort of external site. Whatever you do is up to you. Keep up the good work :).
West
2019-03-27 03:06:07 +0000 UTC