virtuallynaked

New fees / Pausing donations

Added 2017-12-08 20:05:26 +0000 UTC

Update: Patreon decided not to go through with the fee changes. So the pledges are unpaused. See my next post for details.

Yesterday, Patreon announced a change to the way they handle transaction fees. The change is most significant for $1 pledges, which will now see 40% of each pledge going to fees.

I feel strongly that when someone asks for donations, they're responsible to their donors for ensuring their money is used efficiently. And with 40% of each donation being lost immediately to transaction fees, Patreon just can't be efficient anymore at the 1$/month level. So I've decided to stop asking for pledges through Patreon.

Starting today, I'm "pausing" the Patreon campaign (but not actual project development!) so that no one will be charged at the end of December and I'm making the project downloads freely available to everyone. Longer term, I'll look for a home for this project, and I'll post an update here with the link once I've found one. But for now, I want to focus on getting the next version out.

Thanks to everyone who donated previously! I really appreciate all the support this project has received.