email i got from patreon (Patreon)

hey, i just received an email from patreon and i'm not sure if they'll be sending it to all of you, so i'm pasting it here:

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Pay  day is right around the corner, and we wanted to give you up to date  information before payments start processing on Sept 1st.

You  may be aware that last month there were some issues with declined  payments, and confusion caused by patrons seeing a new descriptor on  their bank account. We’ve been working hard to limit the amount of  disturbance you might experience this month, and for a full recap of  what we’ve been up to with payment processors and you can read a blog post from Tyler, our VP of Operations.

To  give you more info, we’ve started working with multiple payment  processors to be able to continue successfully processing adult content  creators. As a result, we moved the processing for adult creators to the  UK. Unfortunately, this means some of your patrons may see a 3%  international processing fee for their pledge. This is determined by  their bank, not by Patreon, and every bank treats these things  differently which makes it hard for us to assess who will be affected.

Here’s some information to share with your patrons in case an issue arises.

If your patrons are having any trouble, here’s what they can do:

1. If  their bank suspects that the Patreon payment is fraudulent, a patron  can call up their bank to confirm the payment is theirs and genuine. 
2. If their payment failed, they can follow these steps or switch to a different payment method.
3. If  they are seeing an international processing fee, they can switch their  pledge to a different bank that doesn’t charge for international  payments. 
4. They can reach out to the Patreon support team to get account specific help.

Here’s what we’ll be doing:

1. We’ll reach out via email to any patron who receives a “declined” payment with info on what they can do and how.
2. We will continue Patreon’s proactive practice of retrying payments throughout the month.

Over  the next 24-48 hours, you might notice your dashboard fluctuate. We  know you’re excited to get your payout, but please sit tight as we  process your payments fully before relying on the numbers as your final  monthly earnings. They may change a little throughout the month, but  don’t worry, that’s just us working in the background retrying any  declined payments.

Thank  you for your patience while we put the necessary work in to ensure that  your art can continue being funded on Patreon. If you need any help or  have further questions, we’re just a few clicks away.

The Patreon team

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 i hope this will not affect anyone, and i want to apologize if it does. i hope patreon does its best to inform you guys from its side, but i don't wanna take chances u_u;;;

im sorry for all the changes patreon is making lately, and im really grateful to all of you who stick around through it! i also understand the ones who might leave because of it, thank you for supporting me as long as you have nevertheless ♥