Paitryn
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Kindof a yes and no situation. Patreon says incest is ok if its GoT but not if its a game, but maybe they dont know because they dont want to deny literature but dont want to get into trouble. Their TOS, like many TOS has so many holes its rediculous and relies on the notion that its users lack the finances to get a lawyer. Very few software TOS are actually enforcable or even legal, but rely on the notion it's not worth you suing them over.Imagine that, dev's have to follow terms of service (that were already posted prior to them making a Patreon page), that same TOS were derived from laws that the privately run company, Patreon, have to follow to themselves stay in business.
I agree that I like the old version, and will be using the mod to change each version back to how game was imagined, but anyone who doesn't understand why the changes occured, both from Patreon and dev side, need to move out of their cave/parents house, and join the real world.
I understand completely what situation everyone is in here as the whole system could collapes if seen in the wrong light, but Patreon needs to step ahead of this intelligently and not draconically. They can easily absolve themselves of any wrongdoing by addressing the purpose of artistic expression without constraint to a single entity, the true purpose of Patreon and therefore cannot judge ones art as acceptable or no. This being a liberal concept and a constitutional right of the US, it's hard for them to argue it. Right wing cant because constitution, left wing cant because Liberal Arts stuff. It's all fear of bad PR so they need to address it with good intended PR and then just put any wronddoing on the part of the users.
Currently it is true that a website can be held responsible for the content created by its users even at the expressed disapproval of the site, but This requires the content to be illegal in the US to apply.
This is completely false. Payment processors do not care at all what you do for a living. I've dealt with the major ones, Mercury payment systems, etc. They all are pretty damn greedy bastards who take money for essentially talking to your credit reader and the bank. And never apologize or give credit when they fuck up on their end. They do not ask you what your business does. You tell them your company name and set up your account. They process payments. Thats it. I was part of a chain of restaurants under a generic name that had nothing to do with food. They didn't know we sold food at all. They don't care.
