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[identity profile] perldiver.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] artists_beware
Hi folks,

I messaged a few of you about this already, but was just given mod permission to post it at top level.

I’m a Patreon creator (http://patreon.com/davidstorrs), and a web developer. My business partner and I are frustrated enough with Patreon that we’re building an alternative. We’d like to make sure it does what people actually want so, if you have a minute, I’d really appreciate your feedback.

We think the site should have:

* No percentage taken from your pledges
* Charge patrons immediately to avoid in-and-out “pledge-dodgers”
* Content management for all your content, past and present
* Specify when things should become visible (a.k.a. a publishing queue)
- ...to whom
- ...and for how long
* Ban abusive or exploitative patrons

As far as creators go, our current plan is that early adopters would receive as much storage as they need (within reason!), and future creators would get 1GB of storage for $9.99/month. Again, these are tentative plans and might change as we do more research.

All comments appreciated; a few questions I'd love answers to:

1) Does this sound like a service you would use?

2) Are there any other features you’d like?

3) What is particularly good about Patreon?

4) What issues do you have with Patreon?

Why would you use Ratafire?

Date: 2017-06-20 11:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stovey.livejournal.com
Ratafire reserves the right to update it's terms of service without notifying you. Why would you enter into a business agreement with someone that can strip you of your rights without you knowing that they are doing so?


From: https://ratafire.com/site/terms/

"We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will not provide notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service."

I'm cautious of Patreon for using similar language as well as other clear and obvious predatory statements in their terms of service.

Is there a payment portal site that actually treats the people they are earning money from with equality and integrity rather than setting themselves up to be able to rip them off?

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