Do I make the Patreon Telegram and Discord Public Access?
Added 2022-11-19 20:00:04 +0000 UTCI'm sure everyone is aware of what is going on over at Twitter right now, and I know a lot of people are worried. Folks are quite rightly leaving the site because of how volatile things are. I would never make folks stay where they don't want to, however, I am also torn on which sites to post on myself, and worried those that enjoy my art might move and no longer have access to it, so I had a big ol' think, and came up with an idea:
What if I made my Discord and Telegram public access?
Of course, you lovely folks supporting me are the reasons I even have a Discord and Telegram group, and I love the community we have in both. They're both quiet and slow paced, and everyone gets along really well. So before I make any decision, I of course want to run the idea by you all, before I make any concrete decision.
So here are my ideas:
Make Telegram and Discord public:
This will allow all my fans, as almost all of them use Discord and Telegram, access to my work if they leave Twitter. This will mean we will likely see a large influx of new people in both, but I am confident the community feel will remain. If I go down this route, I will be sure to make some parts of the Discord server remain Patreon exclusive, and will make a new category where I post my art that only those supporting me on Patreon can see (like how it is currently).
The Blue Room will also remain a Patreon exclusive space.
I will also be looking for moderators to help manage the spaces if they become busier~
Both spaces will also become strictly 18+
Make the Discord and Daz Galleria on Telegram public:
This will keep the telegram group a Patreon exclusive with similar things as the previous choice for the Discord. The difference here is that the Daz Galleria, where I post my art on Telegram, will be open to the public, this will mean that art will no longer be posted a week in advance - however, I will still post links to the art I upload to Patreon in the Galleria, so you will still be able to see the art first, if you don't get notified of work posted to the Patreon~
Make Daz's Galleria public and keep Discord and Telegram Chat Patreon Exclusive:
Pretty straight forward :P
Make Discord Public, but keep Telegram Patreon Exclusive:
Also pretty straight forward, but I will still have Patreon exclusive channels and categories on the Discord server.
Keep Everything Patreon Exclusive:
Like I said, I know a lot of folks are concerned with the idea of making these spaces public. As you have all payed for these spaces, there is definitely a want to keep them quiet and slow paced, and keep the community you've made for yourselves intact. Both the Telegram and Discord have remained drama free since their inception a year ago. Making them public won't guarantee that will remain - even with the Patreon Exclusive spaces.
If folks choose this option there will be no hard feelings. I feel making them public will work out for everyone, but if the majority of folks are not happy with that decision, I will gladly respect it and look for other avenues to pursue (of which I have a few) <3
Poll end on Monday 15:00 PMT