ripple_moon
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About comics being leaked, my reaction and my thoughts...
🕑 Added 2025-07-13 17:22:02 +0000 UTCSo today I have to block a patron.
My follower sent me a sceenshot telling me my comic was leaked to that well-known website.
The uploader's name was so familiar that I immediately checked my patron list and found out the person who did it.
Since they use Chinese, I contacted them via Discord with Chinese as well.
I told him that I've found out it's him who was leaking my content, and I tried to be as friendly as possible.
I mentioned how I fully understand it's impossible to stop content from leaking as long as I published them on the internet, and that I believe his intention is to share his bought goods with others.
But the leaking speed was so fast that I only uploaded page 36 of My Milky Daddies yesterday and it immediately got leaked, that it is hurting both my income and my mental health.
I kindly asked him to reply asap and I know he was on discord since he was literally in my channel watching me stream when I DMed him.
I'm also fully aware he's not just a patron who is too enthusiastic to share my content, since he has a telegram channel posting the content he's been leaking, and there he shared comics and animations from multiple creators, and yes, he has a sponsorship website himself, and dare to ask people to donate him for leaked content.
I received no reply from him so I ended up blocking him on Patreon, which I'm also aware it's probably not gonna prevent my content from leaking anyway.
It's too easy for users to make multiple accounts on Patreon and they can just do it again and again...
I'm writing this because I wanted to warn other artists about this user, and a clarification of why I blocked him if I ever got revenged for what I did today.
Also, if you're patient enough to read here, I want to thank you for enjoying my comics or illustrations.
My rewards mostly are early access on Patreon, so it hurt me a lot if someone leaked them right away.
I tried to not hide my content behind a pay wall, tried to make them as easily accessible as possible because I want to keep my patrons as supporters, not a pay- to-get relationship.
My income has been dropping since last month and it's really giving me a headache, I became less and less passionate in drawing because... well, every time I post it gets leaked, it's like throwing my efforts into a hungry, endless blackhole.
Am I trying to ask for pledgement? Maybe, I hope people pledge because you think I'm worthy of your hard-earned money, but if you're short on budget, hey, that's fine too!
Gym Pals and My Milky Daddies will be released on twitter(x)/furaffinity/bsky freely and just in a slower pace.
I'm thankful you're interacting with me here, and reading my comics.
I censored the user's email because I don't want people to blackmail him. Don't do that y'all! Just don't. The screenshot is only for other artists to be aware of the user's Patreon account, if you know, you know. Just block him.
Comments
Ripple Moon
謝謝凱洛斯一直以來的支持QQ
凱洛斯
不論是什麼理由 將創作者辛苦創作的作品隨意外流到網路上都是不可原諒的行為 極度不尊重創作者的辛苦創作跟隱私 我嚴重抵制這種行為！！！
shuhan lin
外放，也應該爭取作者意見，也得放已經公佈過的，會很難防止被盜取
