Dear loyal readers, supporters, and Patrons. On behalf of my mother, I sincerely thank you all of you for the constant wonderful support for my two fanfics/stories. You all have no idea how much this meant for the both of us. Nonetheless, recent events have made it so that I can't ignore this illogical failing of the relationship between Patre-on and the iOS platform, and by extension Apple.
For those who don't know, payments made to P-atreon through the iOS/Apple platform will be witheld from the Content Creators by iOS/Apple for 75 days! That is 75 days too long for anyone that is depending on Patreon for a living, and trust me, it's not just me who is having their heart being torn apart by this stupid and overdrawn process. I have communicated with a few other Creators, and they reported the same, quite frankly letting a man to die of thirst trouble. Worst, iOS/Apple forced Patrons to pay for a much higher price than the Web or Android version of Patreon. In other words, Patrons will be overcharged when using Patreon iOS/Apple.
In short, Patrons pay stupid money for the same benefits offered on other Patr-eon platform, and the Creators have to wait ages for a money that may as well arrive after they're dead. For me and my Mom in particular, this is in no shape or form sustainable for both the Creators and Patrons. Creators like me can't plan our lives over a salary that is so deep in the flux as iOS/Apple only release the Patrons' donation after 75 days. So, to quote my Mom's words:
Please don't waste your hard earn money on iOS/Apple Patreon, it's best if you don't even bother going through that particular platform at all. We don't want you to be severely affected by a platform that is so money hungry that they take from both the Creators and the Patrons. If you can help us by going above and beyond using the other Patre-on platforms, then we will be forever grateful. But for the love of everything that's holy, don't let your hard works being vandalized by iOS/Apple!
Thank you for reading this far in, everyone. And my apologies for holding you off from enjoying the story. This is a blanket PSA that I will be showing on the RM side of things as well.
Peace be with you all.