Today Patreon had an issue where a large number of pledges are automatically being declined. This is because Patreon moved their servers to the UK...without telling anyone, and thus the overseas charges are being considered "fraudulent" charges by a lot of peoples banks. This is a serious issue that has caused many content creators to lose 30-50% of their patrons.
If you use Patreon, please check your account to see if your payment to your creators has gone through. If not, you may be able to call your bank to get the fraudulent charge removed, but I'm hoping it won't have to come to that; this is something Patreon themselves needs to fix. Hopefully it'll get resolved, but in the meantime please check your accounts and make sure you're still signed up to the creators you support!
I'd like to thank everyone who supports me on Patreon. This is a huge convenience to all of us and I hope we can work together to get it fixed! https://www.patreon.com/TheOtherHalf
Oh, that explains it then. Suddenly my bank declined my patreon and I was thoroughly confused as to why, since it has been fine before. Guess this'll do it.
Oh, that explains it then. Suddenly my bank declined my patreon and I was thoroughly confused as to
Greed, most likely. Either it saves them a few pennies in the short term, or they realized it's cheaper to outsource wherever possible. It's not their problem if a lot of their clients are inconvenienced, until it affects the bottom line enough.
Greed, most likely. Either it saves them a few pennies in the short term, or they realized it's chea
