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Are you still jumping out of windows in expensive clothes?
Patreon is backing down on its chiseling fee structure change: "We messed up. We're sorry, and we're not rolling out the fees change."
This is a good thing to hear. It is not complete. Creators have lost patrons and income and trust and I would like to know how Patreon plans to make any of that back up. I want to know that they are addressing not just the "problems" but the mindset that made this payments system overhaul look like a good idea in the first place. But in the words of![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
umadoshi, I am feeling cautiously optimistic. The Washington Post has further details.
Keep 'em coming, Festival of Lights.
This is a good thing to hear. It is not complete. Creators have lost patrons and income and trust and I would like to know how Patreon plans to make any of that back up. I want to know that they are addressing not just the "problems" but the mindset that made this payments system overhaul look like a good idea in the first place. But in the words of
umadoshi, I am feeling cautiously optimistic. The Washington Post has further details.Keep 'em coming, Festival of Lights.
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It is my hope that they'll return. One of mine did, and Patreon is actually encouraging them to. This is just not the kind of behavior I expect from companies and I'm glad to be surprised.