Patreon Changes, Download File Links, Etc. (Patreon)
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2015-06-02 16:25:54
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Patreon's changed a few things and it's worth noting to my regular patrons, here:
First off, I'm no longer receiving email notifications for comments left on submissions, here, for some reason. I don't know if it's a general change by Patreon, or if it's because of the number of patrons I have now. This isn't a huge deal, it just means it may take me longer to peruse comments and reply to questions specifically asked, there. I'm still receiving email notices for private communications, as well as people using the posting board for questions.
Secondly, there's no longer the need to use download links in addition to the display image, when I upload an image. Turns out, you can just save the image to your HD from the displayed image on the entry, and it saves at full size. If you right-click the shrunken image and click "display image in new tab", you can see the image display at full size by itself. I'll probably put this in each entry for a while until people get the hang of it.
Also, Patreon seems to be trying to save bandwidth by reducing the quality of the thumbnails that appear in the posts feed. I haven't noticed any reduced quality in the main submission file (like on Fur Affinity). I'm going to try a few posts where, instead of uploading to Patreon, I just use an image link from my website, and see if that makes a difference.
Thank you all for the best month to date!