http://www.simplyapproximate.com/tags/random-ramblings/ Recent content in Random Ramblings on Simply Approximate Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.simplyapproximate.com/posts/patreon-reverses-course/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.simplyapproximate.com/posts/patreon-reverses-course/ A quick update on what is going on over at Patreon after the announcement last week of changes to their subscription methods and service fees. In a surprising reversal of position, Patreon has decided to not roll out their planned changes. This reversal will keep in place the current system while they find a way forward that allows Patreon to fix the problems that prompted the changes in the first place. http://www.simplyapproximate.com/posts/patreon-problems-with-disaggregation/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.simplyapproximate.com/posts/patreon-problems-with-disaggregation/ On December 8th, 2017, I noticed that my Twitter feed was blowing up about the new changes coming to Patreon. The big change that has people nervous is this: starting in late December, Patreon patrons will have to start paying for credit card service fees. This is a change over the previous system where all fees were taken out of the amount the creator received directly. While overall a switch to charging the patrons the transaction fees doesn’t seem like a huge change, the deeper change of interest (to me) is the disaggregation of the transaction fees.