My Decision on the Google Drive

Alright, after some deliberation, I have finally decided what I'll be doing with the google drive. Long story short, it's not going away, but I am going to change the requirements for entry. Here is the new rule:

-The Guild Masters Google Drive will now only be available to active members of the guild master tier who have contributed a monetary value of $100 USD or more. This requirement can be met through subscriptions, wishlist gifts, previous ko-fi purchases, purchases of super spicy extras, and donations. Anyone who does not meet this requirement will not be allowed into Google Drive. If you do not meet the $100 requirement but are already in the Google Drive you will not be removed so long as your subscription remains active and the content is not redistributed. Upon cancellation of subscription, you may be removed from the drive regardless of monetary contribution and Patreon access expiration date. If you are removed from the google drive, you will not be re-added until you meet the $100 dollar minimum.

That is the full rule as it stands, and it has been added to the official rules sheet. This is not up for negotiation.

Now, newer members may be thinking a 100 dollars is a high bar to reach, however, that is frankly the point exactly. Newer members would think this, but it has been far more often newer members who disrespect my content and my rules, and I think months worth of video content, especially when there are well over 100 videos in the drive, should require a lot more than it has. However, the rule is more designed to reward long-standing members, not just those who pay more. The vast majority of currently active Guild Masters meet this requirement easily, and it is met by simply having been a member for enough months, with no gifts, no commissions, just subscription. From the very beginning I've wanted to incentivize not just becoming a member but maintaining that membership, and this, as well as archiving all content over 6 months old is it.

Again, no currently active member who was already in the google drive should have been removed. If you have been removed by accident, please let me know. I did remove some inactive members.