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Liam Dawe Aug 22, 2017
Quoting: pete910
Quoting: Guest*snip
There is no need to go into so much detail. And I understand what you are trying to say however, a small dip in $ can be a huge dip in £.

*cough* tis other way round *cough :P
Well that depends on exchange rates. The way the pound was going made the patreon worth more ;)
ripper Aug 22, 2017
Quoting: liamdaweIndeed Patreon can be started and stopped any time!
But can you do a one-time payment without even starting the recurring option? I prefer one-time donations, and I don't want to remember that I should cancel the payment next month. That's why I welcome PayPal. If Patreon supports true one-time payments ("remember to cancel next month" doesn't count), you should definitely mention that on the Patreon page. The recurring requirement might put many people off.
Liam Dawe Aug 22, 2017
Quoting: ripper
Quoting: liamdaweIndeed Patreon can be started and stopped any time!
But can you do a one-time payment without even starting the recurring option? I prefer one-time donations, and I don't want to remember that I should cancel the payment next month. That's why I welcome PayPal. If Patreon supports true one-time payments ("remember to cancel next month" doesn't count), you should definitely mention that on the Patreon page. The recurring requirement might put many people off.
Nah, your best bet is Paypal for that!

Thanks :)
Hal_Kado Aug 22, 2017
A few dollars a month to support the best linux gaming coverage out there...I suppose I can make that work :)
TheRiddick Aug 23, 2017
Yeah same as many, don't like subscription systems except for my Internet and Rego bill. It's scary how many things want you to subscribe to an ongoing payment plan, in saying that if my mini business yields progress I'll look at doing patreon in the future (like next year probably). PayPal is a good option, custom Tshirts, computer gear, coffee/beer bugs etc would certainly help.
Grazen Aug 23, 2017
To be honest Liam, posts like this make me want to cancel my Patreon support.
Liam Dawe Aug 23, 2017
Quoting: GrazenTo be honest Liam, posts like this make me want to cancel my Patreon support.
Wow, okay, why? Did I do something wrong?
Nod Aug 23, 2017
I posted this comment on the recent icculus thread but it got pretty lost amongst all the wishlisting. I though I would repost here as its more on topic:

I got more interested in the patreon model a few weeks back when I read these articles [1] [2]. Consequently I went looking for people I though worth funding, heres what I found:

Open Source Gaming:

* https://www.patreon.com/icculus (144th
* https://www.patreon.com/flibitijibibo (244th
* https://www.patreon.com/godotengine (81st
* https://www.patreon.com/openfl (379th
* https://www.patreon.com/haxeflixel (665th
* https://www.patreon.com/lutris (487th
* https://www.patreon.com/Cheeseness (717th
* https://www.patreon.com/liamdawe (57th
* https://www.patreon.com/tomaka (267th
* https://www.patreon.com/PCGamingWiki (255th
* https://www.patreon.com/kozec (773rd
* https://www.patreon.com/angegastudios (1,672nd
* https://www.patreon.com/onpon4 (1,622nd

Open Source

* https://www.patreon.com/joeyh (4,226th *

I'm sure I missed some, if you know of other interesting people or projects in the open source gaming space please post them in the comments. I'll update this comment with any additions.

Oh and I just discovered graphtreon in the comments here, looks like icculus's post has given him a good boost, quite a lot of it because of the gamingonlinux article no doubt.

https://graphtreon.com/creator/icculus

* If you don't know who Joey Hess is he was a Debian developer for a long time, SteamOS stands directly on his shoulders. These days he works on useful stuff like git-annex which can be useful for game developers wanting to store large files in git.


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tuubi Aug 23, 2017
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Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: GrazenTo be honest Liam, posts like this make me want to cancel my Patreon support.
Wow, okay, why? Did I do something wrong?
These occasional reminders are just fine, don't worry about it. Well okay, of course you'd worry as it's your livelihood we're talking about.

If I can make one suggestion though, I'd keep the doom-and-gloom in check. Positive messages work better I think than emphasis on the negative like cancellations. They're on your mind, but they're not what motivates us to support your work. Remind us of the awesome things you do and plan on doing in the near future. That should be enough.

EDIT: typo


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Liam Dawe Aug 23, 2017
Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: GrazenTo be honest Liam, posts like this make me want to cancel my Patreon support.
Wow, okay, why? Did I do something wrong?
These occasional reminders are just fine, don't worry about it. Well okay, of course you'd worry as it's you're livelihood we're talking about.

If I can make one suggestion though, I'd keep the doom-and-gloom at check. Positive messages work better I think than emphasis on the negative like cancellations. They're on your mind, but they're not what motivates us to support your work. Remind us of the awesome things you do and plan on doing in the near future. That should be enough.
Noted! A very good point and I will be sure to act upon any and all feedback that I can.

Thanks everyone! <3
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