Regarding Recent Developments (Patreon)

Hey there guys,

Apologies in advance for being just a little bit cheeky with the comic there, but it's been a bit of a run around. 

So as I mentioned I wanted to make a longer post about what's happened in regards to content on our Patreon. 

Patreon's Trust and Safety Team contacted us about a week and a half ago saying our account was no longer in good standing and would be suspended should we not adhere to their guidelines. We were a little confused - we'd heard from other Trust and Safety members who had clearly defined what was and was not allowed, and based on their definitions we were within the guidelines. Unfortunately, according to our most recent discussions with a member of the team, this is no longer the case. Apparently what is considered acceptable by Patreon staff has changed.

All adult interaction between Devon and Addison had to be removed, and we weren't allowed to link to it from the site. In order to finish the comic and not be suspended that content was removed from Patreon and PrimeLeap. It is, however, still free to read on our other gallery sites, and the most recent pages are still available and accessible on PrimeLeap as they don't contain the horrific content Patreon suddenly so opposes.

We tried to get clear-cut definitions under this new interpretation of the rules, but ultimately ended up feeling swept under the rug. Specific questions with specific examples were met collectively with generic single-sentence responses.

Furries are now humans. And sentient, intelligent feral creatures are animals. Unless they're mythical creatures. Then they don't count, because they're NOT REAL. Oh, robots are also animals if they're shaped like an animal. But they're humans if they're shaped like humans. We think.

To say the least, this has thrown a large wrench in things as far as bonus content and thank you images, which we had been working on for you guys to close out NHNF. It's been a large setback. The good news is that we can finish the comic, and that our next comic featuring Thistle and Kindle should not violate the rules in any way. Until, I suppose, the rules are reinterpreted again - but I guess we'll take that as it comes.

I am sorry about the sudden changes; I wish Patreon had a clear set of guidelines that they would publish and then adhere to themselves. But that's a christmas wish I don't think we'll be getting.

To be clear, we still want everyone who has supported to have access to the high-res version of NHNF, and Patreon has said that it's fine for it to exist as long as it doesn't exist here and isn't linked to or from here in any way. It may take a bit of time, but we will be restoring your access to those pages at some point in the future.  It just won't be here, and you won't be finding out that it's ready or where it is from here. We'll be figuring out the best way to contact you all about that when we're further along that path.

TL;DR Patreon doesn't like sentient birds and furries fucking anymore. We can still finish the comic, and recent pages are available on PrimeLeap. Older pages are available in the usual free places. High-res access will be restored at a future date, in a place unrelated to Patreon, to people who have helped support the comic during its production.

Thanks for your understanding, guys.