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- | <fs x-small>MONTH 1, 2019< | + | <fs x-small>MAY 11, 2019< |
- | ====== A Missed May Target, a Moving Patreon | + | ====== A Missed May Target, a Moving Patreon |
- | **//Axanar fans fail to step up to pay for Alec Peters to stay in the warehouse | + | **//Axanar fans fail to step up to pay for Alec Peters to stay in the warehouse |
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**Did fans step up? **In a perfect world, by May 1 Alec Peters would’ve announced that //Axanar// fans had stepped up to pledge $4,000 a month to pay the rent and expenses for the warehouse he calls Ares Studios. | **Did fans step up? **In a perfect world, by May 1 Alec Peters would’ve announced that //Axanar// fans had stepped up to pledge $4,000 a month to pay the rent and expenses for the warehouse he calls Ares Studios. | ||
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===== Not Even Close ===== | ===== Not Even Close ===== | ||
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**That didn’t happen**. Not even close. It took three months just to get halfway to the goal; Peters launched the effort January 18. | **That didn’t happen**. Not even close. It took three months just to get halfway to the goal; Peters launched the effort January 18. | ||
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**Underperformance**. The campaign underperformed even conservative projections, | **Underperformance**. The campaign underperformed even conservative projections, | ||
- | < | + | ==== 800-Patron Goal ==== |
- | * **800-patron goal**. | + | In his Patreon pitch video, Peters put out what he thought was an achievable goal: |
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- | “We only need 800 patrons to give us $5 a month to cover those expenses. That’s about the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, or about 17¢ a day.” | + | <WRAP right round tip 320px> |
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- | * **Not even close**. | + | As of May 1, the number of patrons stood at only a fourth of what Peters hoped for. The average donation, however, was a more encouraging $9.67, signaling individuals’ enthusiasm but lacking more broad-based support. |
- | **Should I stay or should I go?** Peters has [[: | + | |
- | * **We don’t want to move**. His Patreon pitch outlined a value proposition to prospective patrons Peters thought was worth at least the $4,000 a month to stay in the bigger warehouse. | + | ===== Stay or Go? ===== |
- | * **We need to move**. That’s the message Peters sent on his YouTube show, //Reel Trek: //“We really think moving into the [[: | + | |
- | * **Are we moving? **His planned moving date of May 1 has come and gone and Peters hasn’t announced to donors how he’ll be spending their money. One [[: | + | |
- | * **New moving date**. Now Peters claims he has until August 1 to decide but won’t confirm which warehouse gets the title "Ares Studios." | + | |
- | **Why it matters**: As has become his M.O., Peters prefers opaqueness, keeping potentially bad news from donors for as long as he possibly can while distracting them with attractive visuals. | + | |
+ | Peters has [[: | ||
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+ | **We don’t want to move**. His Patreon pitch outlined a value proposition to prospective patrons Peters thought was worth at least the $4,000 a month to stay in the bigger warehouse. | ||
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+ | **We need to move**. That’s the message Peters sent on his YouTube show, //Reel Trek: //“We really think moving into the [[: | ||
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+ | ==== New Moving Date ==== | ||
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+ | **Are we moving? **His planned moving date of May 1 has come and gone and Peters hasn’t announced to donors how he’ll be spending their money. One [[: | ||
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+ | Now Peters claims he has until August 1 to decide but won’t confirm which warehouse gets the title "Ares Studios." | ||
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+ | ===== Why it Matters ===== | ||
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+ | As has become his M.O., Peters prefers opaqueness, keeping potentially bad news from donors for as long as he possibly can while distracting them with attractive visuals. | ||
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* **What happened with OWC? | * **What happened with OWC? | ||
* **Can’t afford the rent**. He has continually claimed he can’t afford to keep paying out of his own pocket for the costlier warehouse. | * **Can’t afford the rent**. He has continually claimed he can’t afford to keep paying out of his own pocket for the costlier warehouse. | ||
* **Shiny objects**. He oversaw erecting the [[: | * **Shiny objects**. He oversaw erecting the [[: | ||
- | * **That hasn’t panned out**. On the first of every month, enough patrons cancel to set back fundraising progress for half the previous the month. | + | </WRAP> |
- | * **No donor knows**. Simply put, based on his public pronouncements, | + | |
- | * **Not a real studio**. Even Peters’ YouTube producer, John " | + | |
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+ | ==== What Hasn’t Panned Out ==== | ||
+ | On the first of every month, enough patrons cancel to set back fundraising progress for half the previous the month. At this point it doesn' | ||
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+ | ==== Not a Real Studio ==== | ||
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+ | Even Peters’ YouTube producer, John " | ||
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+ | === Studio Problems Highlighted === | ||
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+ | Peters also delivers the update while leaning on one of the stations on the U.S.S. Ares bridge, showing off a visible flaw in the construction of the set, as one piece is misaligned with another. {{: | ||
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