raocow patreon

important question

🕑 Added 2023-12-08 16:57:57 +0000 UTC

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A Shrieking Cloud Of Bats

four days late because I'm never on patreon; I think a yearly reset is good but I would like a heads up on youtube (because I am never on patreon)

jwkinney

Not going to lie, I always wondered why you set it up to be driven by Discord rather than as a passive benefit to Patreon membership. Anyway, figured I'd speak up as someone who probably wouldn't want the attention and would appreciate an opt-out option if you do convert over.

nintendonut888

I have no strong opinion on how to solve the issue, but if you do go the route of refreshing the list every year, you could make the warning as simple as working it into the standard "how to opt in" spiel you do every wheel video, just saying "you're in for the next year" or such. Further explanations could take the form of a new pinned post, maybe?

raocow

hi!

Doctor Novakaine

This feels like one of those things where it would be good to get a helper to go through the list and check in. Are they currently a Patapon? Do they still want to be part of the game? Have they fallen into a space-time hole and need to be rescued by Captain Viridian? I know you don't want to miss someone who wants to be a part of it but it helps reduce the number of issues if you can figure out beforehand that someone on the list isn't around anymore.

Raekuul

This might be something to be delegated to a secretary-type person? Once a year compare the list of patapons with the list of opt-ins and if they're not a patapon just take them off of the opt-in list. But then the secretary-type person would also need the list of aliases and there are privacy concerns at that point.

Cley Faye

Having some form of refresh would avoid some issues, but it might also be a bit tedious depending on how it is done (people here, on discord, maybe on talkhaus, etc.)

Plmers

Ì have no relevant opinion to share on this since I never opt-in. But I thought I could say a little hello !

raocow

I've honestly wondered about that. like, not having it opt-in and just using the list of current patapons directly. I just wonder if some people would rather like *not* get the attention in some way, which is why I've had it opt-in to start with

Went

I did not know that, I think that addresses my concern, thanks!

James Foster

I'm one of those liminal fans who drifts in and out of paying attention on a timescale of years. I happened to be picked for Royal a while back during a time I was not paying attention and it forced me back into watching for quite a while. So, if there's any dark part of you that values "audience retainment rate," remember that lapsed viewers being wrested from their slumber can actually help keep your money stream flowing. Horrible to think about, I know. Maybe just export a CSV of current Patreonies and Discorders with active-enough accounts every time and assume all would want in? Perhaps setup linking Patreon accounts and implement a Discord role?

Tinsin

I'd almost say drop an individual video warning people like "Hey, yearly check-in. If you want to be on the wheel, let me know. Otherwise you wont get a chance." Just so it's clear when it hits the subscription page.

sphinxfire

Yeah, just check up on people every 2 years or something!

Specter CD

I like it. The less people there are on the wheel the more likely I am to win

Stephen Maxwell

I think this works. Even if someone is off the internet for a month or whatever and misses the message anywhere you might put it... your usual wheel video's warning of "this is opt-in!" will probably change into "if you haven't opted in for 20XX yet and you want to, do!". So people will learn about it when-and-if they're paying attention to patreon stuff. And if they're not, they probably don't mind!

raocow

fair, but consider that traditionally I also dm the winner/s like a day later if I don't get a response

Went

I'll say that, while I like the fun and the mystery of draws, listing the names of the winners along with the games to be voted on will help in the cases when you don't have the time to watch immediately and you might miss that you've won for a couple of days

Sentinel

The only issue I see is people who aren't really active in the community but still support, so just did it as a "set it and forget it" thing for if they get a notification. It's not entirely fair to them as they might not even realize the list is being refreshed, unless all the poeple in the list get messaged.

raocow

right now, as it is, people who have previously won cannot be a full-on royal, only a court member, for what it's worth

Lawlsworth

I think a refresh is a great idea, maybe twice a year to make sure people are still supporting your patreon. Also since this topic has come up I have some feedback on the system as a whole. Would it be an okay idea to have people who previously won to maybe be put on a temporary cooldown of sorts? I see a lot of repeat royals and its probably a bit of a downer for people who haven’t even had the chance to win once.

WeskAlber

Yeah, a yearly refresh seems like a good call. It prevents people who will not admit that they aren't a patron (good on the Knight who admitted, they're cool) and just reminds people "hey, you're doing this" with minimal disturbance on their end.

Whim Widget

A refresh sounds like a good idea. An "opt in for next year" gives a nice whole year buffer to allow people to reaffirm their royalty/interest.

That Guy If

I've always been supportive of cleaning out the lists once in a while of those who are no longer subscribed to Patreon. Like, yes, it's opt-in, but I feel like that opt-in comes with the obvious stipulation of "as long as you're subscribed." Because I suspected something like this would happen eventually

P.Nut

No harm in a refresh if it helps you know who still actually exists

Space

I think a refresh is fair as long as 1 - your ok with it and 2 - plenty of notice is made before the refresh occurs.

Adam C

i think the most active participants should get the better say, so yes, refresh the list. even if this means i will never find a way to make you play legend of the dark witch games

Lovepunch

If you want, I could write up an application to get a list of current patrons via the patreon api and give it to you. Could just run the application whenever you feel like refreshing and cut out the need to opt-in at all. There's some problems there, like what if a patron explicitly wants to opt *out*, but in that case I could just write a blacklist filter as well.

Adam C

my perspective is that i will continue my support as i enjoy the few series i watch, i just don't have time for most of them. i have no idea what half the terms used here are and the last time i suggested a game was before the pandemic. the games you have been playing are pretty great, this community has good, diverse taste!

blivveries

I think having an occasional refresh can only be a good thing. It doesn't take that much to just... reaffirm that you're around, either through discord or other messages, right? And I think it's totally fair to expect people who are giving money to be paying attention to the thing they are giving money to.