Patreon leaks
Added 2024-07-31 00:09:34 +0000 UTCIt has recently come to my attention that a handful of $10+ rewards have been leaked at gallery sites where they shouldn't.
I'd just like to ask to whoever is posting these images, that you stop. Not only are you undervaluing other patron's support and money, but you're also hurting my income by releasing for free some of the very few content that could actually attract new paying patrons.
I also sell those images as part of digital packs, so I'm not even forcing people to join Patreon as the only way to get access to those images. Furthermore, I also offer those images at alternative sites such as Subscribestar. So, I try to offer this content in as many different ways as possible. Also, comparing the incredibly large ratio of free images I post all the time against the very few I keep paywalled, I personally can't see argument in favor of leaking those exclusive rewards.
I'm also very aware this is a new event, because this never happened before. I know my community very well, so I'm pretty confident I'll be able to locate the leaker and ban them if I want to. So, whoever is leaking this exclusive rewards, please stop.
Comments
don't be naive, my friend. Those gallery websites generate ad-revenue and are hosted overseas. making illicit money off ABD's work. Practically contraband but certainly isn't legit. Nor a grey area. That allure will corrupt most if not all with the means to setup a system like that.
SystemWeapon
2024-08-03 17:55:59 +0000 UTCActually now that I think about it I have seen several on e621, but it didn't click until now.
SOU6900
2024-07-31 11:18:19 +0000 UTCWhere was stuff posted?
TM wolf
2024-07-31 11:13:42 +0000 UTCIf it helps any, the person posting this all on e621 goes by "TurtyFrutty" over there (for the moment, since they're right on the cusp of getting banhammered). EDIT: Aaaaand they're gone.
Xaq
2024-07-31 10:32:52 +0000 UTCOh, so it was leaks indeed, I saw a naked pic of Moccha like a week ago, but i thought it could been spoiled by accident by someone as "one time thing". Today i see post like this and it comes to me that this one was a leak and probably there were more of them. From curiosity, I checked on page i saw Moccha before, now it has stuff from July monthly art set which was yesterday. That's so unfair and disgusting.
Laki
2024-07-31 09:01:51 +0000 UTC"If I steal someone else's work, it becomes mine, and I can do whatever I want with what's mine." Basically what passes for logic amongst such people.
Teddeck
2024-07-31 07:32:03 +0000 UTCI don't understand why people do that to artists, especially ones of your caliber and storytelling skill ABD
Iselwyr
2024-07-31 02:41:01 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, short of actually identifying and banning the culprit, there isn't much more to be done other than a post like this one. Hopefully asking nicely will be enough to make it stop. Best of luck.
kpud
2024-07-31 01:45:57 +0000 UTCWell, this is just a sad read.
Aztetos
2024-07-31 01:06:10 +0000 UTCJesus Christ, do these people just not know you have public posts of your art and comics? Like get on Fur Affinity, he's right there!! Really hope you'll be able to weed out the wretch, Mr. Blue.
Philly Okeechobee
2024-07-31 00:57:25 +0000 UTCPlease remember that without ABD this work does not exist, and if you hurt their income you're just seeing to it that they don't succeed. If you really love their artwork don't sabotage their work like this.
shay
2024-07-31 00:21:48 +0000 UTCYep, really sucks some asshat figured they could do it. I know that feeling a couple years back someone leaked some images I had posted on a discord onto their twitter. They got the hammer for that. The images they leaked were things I wasn't ready to post but would in time.
Colord44
2024-07-31 00:13:02 +0000 UTC
