I'd love to know what the other options are out there, as mentioned in the article.
Right now, patreon is well known, and I'd be concerned with an unknown site turning supporters off.
Right now, patreon is well known, and I'd be concerned with an unknown site turning supporters off.
(at the wiki of still-not-launched different type of patronage platform that is sharing its own research)
That said, I would not be surprised if none exist. The more payment processors you support, the harder it is to avoid handling the money directly, which means more legal hurdles (regulations, liability); the simpler alternative (that snowdrift.coop is currently pursuing, for those practical reasons, although it is limiting in some respects) is to coordinate donations though other platforms.
[1]: Aside, I was trying to write this sentence in the form "re-review the information for [up-to-date-ness]", but couldn't think of the right word. "Accuracy" is close, but doesn't capture the element of time. Any ideas?
It's not the usual meaning, and so confusing, although arguably the meanings are fundamentally consistent.