IMPORTANT
Please do not DM (direct message) me. The patreon DMs are for people who are redeeming in ultimate tier only. Even then Ultimate tier can only message me about redemption and nothing else. It is not to talk to me casually. This is a strong rule in my community. Whatever you say should be said publicly via the discord general chat or in comments.
I'm more than happy to answer questions via public avenues such as discord general chat. But dming me isn't okay. I get a lot of you are trying to be nice but I hold this standard to everyone for a reason. Thank you.
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As someone new to your pateron, I have to say I was extremely relieved to read, for your own well being, about the very strict guidelines you have in place regarding a zero tolerance for fan DM's. Given I am not a content creator with your kind of platform, I would never pretend to relate completely to you regarding the kind of unwanted attention your position attracts. None the less, a few years ago I was working full time in customer service and took both enjoyment and pride in giving 110% making customers smile, laugh and leave with good, happy vibes. Just knowing I was putting a little something out there so that if people were having a hard time in their own lives, maybe for just a moment I could take them away from that, make them feel happy, so they can take a part of that with them after our interaction is over. Then came the day a customer made me feel uncomfortable. Much like yourself Alicia in giving the overwhelming majority of your fans the benefit of the doubt, I attributed no malicious or sinister intentions to the guy, but the fact remained that he believed we had some kind of "connection" we did not have, thinking we were genuine friends and attempted to get personal regarding seeing me outside of work. Again, I don't think bad of him and believe he had no idea how uncomfortable he was making me but none the less I found myself awkwardly backing away and wishing the floor would just swallow me up. Your a talented entertainer and I'm sure 99.99999999999999% of your fans feel privileged to enjoy and publicly interact with the part of yourself you choose to share while respecting utterly your boundaries.
The Rat Council must decide if you may speak to the Queen!!
I wasn't aware of this rule. And I'll promise to respect it going forward
id only dm you “get well soon” if u fell n broke ur hip grandma
Understood. I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the awesome content.
100%, your page, your community, your rules!!!! That's a totally reasonable boundary!
That seems pretty standard to me, I don't get why people invade others personal (internet) space by doing stuff like that because they 'are famous'. They are still people
This has been one of the main rules - how do people keep missing it smh. You can catch Alicia pretty often on the Patreon chat if you wanna chat about something.
Is it mentioned anywhere readily and easily available? Other than searching for DM and "direct", there's nothing easily found. I've no intention of DMing her however it'd probably help if this rule and any others were in a pinned post to increase visibility. If someone were to subscribe today, the likelihood that they'd see this post or any others that mention DM or "direct" is pretty small. At least with a pinned post, it'd be easier to see. Unless I've completely overlooked something (and apologies if I did), there's no clear, visible code of conduct/rules unless someone actively searches for specific keywords which is a layer of obfuscation that works against the intended outcome.
The real truth behind 90s sitcom fan mail and the song Stan is revealed! Glad to read this, set everyone straight! I've never dm'd here, the vibe of it def feels pretty taboo to me. Good to get further explanation of the ultimate tier, maybe one day!
Good thing I'm only here to eat cheese and watch [Luffy being stuck in a snake for 20 episodes], and I'm all out of [Luffy being stuck in a snake for 20 episodes].
Straight up facts. I am here just waiting for more Straw Hat straight up Shaboingery.
Man, the audacity of some people continues to surprise me
Know your place, filthy rats! Do not touch the royal foot!
I’d feel so weird if a bunch of people I didn’t know started messaging me privately,
Some people get too comfortable and think they can DM. Respect Boundaries, guys!
Oh alright, my bad then. I DMd you here a while back recommending Bocchi The Rock back before you watched it without knowing about that rule.
you can check upcoming anime I plan to watch on the pinned google doc post. Bocchi was on there before I started watching it.
Good to remind people that this kind of behavior is a little too parasocial, some creators might be fine with it but it's good to check beforehand whether they are or not because it can be uncomfortable for the recipient.
Fr. Even when content creators are fine with dms i still find it too creepy to message them since outside of watching their content since we don't know each other
My social anxiety could never lol
SAMEEEE
Didnt even know you could dm people lol
Me too 😅
It’s always good to remind people about this since there’s like twice as many patrons now as there were when it started.