Statement to Patreon's new guidelines (Patreon)

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EDIT: It just so happened that I and most likely all (adult) creators recived an e-mail. It contains further explanations about the guidelines and tries to remove some of the steam that built up in the community.
Furthermore a link is given to their patreon blog, that is supposed to give more clarity: Blog post
Since we are an open community, I can pass along the e-mail we adult creators got; Patreon won't mind, I assume. Just give me a sign in the comment section or PM me and you will get this mail from me.

Here is a small part of the mail I'd like to share with you:

• "We did update four (and only four) areas  of our actual content policy: incest, bestiality, sexual depiction of minors, and suggestive sexual violence. If you're just reading the headlines, you’ll be under the impression that we’re “cracking down on adult content.” Again, this is not what’s actually happening. We only updated the above four areas of our policy."

It may not be much, but I still think this is an intervention in our freedom. I continue claiming that drawings and animations are not dangerous!
Every real individum is responsibe for it's own actions!
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Original post:
On the 17th October 2017 Patreon updated their community guideline for the adult content creators:

Updated adult guideline 

Since I am one of such, I took some time to investigate and observe some on-goings. Don't worry, it will all be fine in the end.

First off, to the new guideline itself:
It's a heavy victim of todays political correctness, as it is filled with contradictoriness and self-protection. 

And this is what's going on, in my eyes:
I can imagine that Patreon gets pressured from somewhere and I don't want to do any speculation from where it may come.

Yes, a few adult oriented Patreon sites are currently 'under review'. This time is used for the Patreon team and the creator to make the public page more accessible, meaning explicit adult themes isn't the first thing people should see here (like I said:  contradictory).  Having them censored in a common or natural way is (appearently) still okay.

The important part is that no game's content will be censored in any way! It's only the public presentation!
Furthermore I am sure that no creators will get banned!

I hope I don't go too far yet, but everything I came to know so far, assumes this conjecture. I'll update this post, if something critical happen.

Some of you may know Eromancer -  Malise and the Machine.

To be fair, I didn't play their game, but this project got in the radar of the "Trust and Safety Team."

Yesterday their Patreon page got up again. They explained that they "had to make changes to our public content". Meaning they removed links to NSFW sites, their blog / tumblr and even a link to a demo of their game.

I don't want to review their post, so you just might want to read it for yourself: Eromancer's patreon post

The main reason I decided to give a spontanous statement to this topic:
I want to take other creators impoverishment fear!

Like so many, including me, patreon is our only / our biggest income source, and we don't want to get this removed, since the result could be we living on the streets. I know, this is a bit exaggurated, but deep inside our project means everything to us. And we beg Patreon to not taking it away. 

Now I am sure: They won't!
They will do everything to keep your project alive! Not only because they get a share from it, rather because they created a platform for other creators to live from what they like to do. 

For it Patreon may be our main income; but it is also theirs!

At final I'd like to provide some tips if you are also a creator of adult content:

• renounce explicit images on your main page (or censor them accordingly)
• give a warning that you create NSFW content, even though anybody who comes to your site actually should know that
• avoid certain keywords and never show images (even in patreon only posts) that contain strong fetishes. Like these, starting with Be, In, Ra, Ne or Lo. How many of them you completed right? :p
• I assume linking to your own blog / tumblr or whatever should actually still be okay. Insert a warning here where this will lead the viewer, if appropiate

Allright, that's all I have for you. 

To all creators: Don't be afraid, and fight for what you love!

To all patrons: Drawn fictional porn is not illegal! Means, that nobody will take away your way of relaxation!

To political correctness: You try to censor us? Well, censor this: FUCK YOU!

Whoever you are, I wish you only the best!
random Crow