It wasn't directed at "fans of your game who paid you money", it was directed at people who make up shit about me, irrelevantly of their "status."
Because being a Patron doesn't give you magic immunity powers.
If you come to my server and make shit up about other users, be me or anyone else, completely unwarranted and without even a hint of proof, you'll get banned. I don't care if you are paying 0$ or 100.000.000$ a month, you get the same treatment anyone else would.
And if the fact that I didn't give you "special privileges" for your money is something that bothers you so much, I'll be happy to refund your entire patronage, just give me a Ko-fi or Boostly where I can donate it.