DAMSEL IN DISTRESS partial (if not full) purge imminent (Patreon)
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UPDATE: Wellp, the Patreon is off Double-Secret Probation and no longer threatened with suspension after I deleted the specific posts flagged by Patreon Trust & Safety, along with a dozen or two others that I likewise removed out of the ol' "abundance of caution" before hearing back from 'em. (Something like 120 DiD hashtagged posts remain, so worry not, as I definitely did not nuke everything.)
The latter deletions look like a overreaction on my part, as apparently—apparently—I can still post "damsel in distress" material; the explanation I received on the matter was rather unclear at best, though perhaps down the road I can parse out an unambiguous definition of exactly what kinds of DiD content they find acceptable.
So, uh... stand by next week for our next Distressed Damsels update, folks! (Later on, I might repost some of the material I took down if I can work out a better idea of what will or won't attract the Eye of Sauron's baleful gaze.)
Last g-d thing I needed while wrapping up work on Empowered vol.12, but just got a notice from Patreon Trust and Safety that my account is in violation of their Community Standards over "content glorifying sexual violence," with the three examples given featuring "damsel in distress" imagery.
In fairness, the three posts in question were rather "sketchier" and more potentially problematic than is the norm for this Patreon, but I have my doubts that just deleting those posts will satisfy Trust & Safety, due to this rather ominous sentence from the message:
"Please remove this type of content from your page and let me know when you have done so."
So, worst case, I may end up having to nuke all the DiD content from this page if Patreon considers all bondage imagery to inherently be "content glorifying sexual violence," which might well be the case.
Sorry for the inconvenience, DiD fans, but at least a partial purge of the material will get underway later today, as I see if deleting the example posts and others along those lines will suit Patreon, or if only a total ban on the imagery—143 posts worth, ouch—will avoid suspension of the account.