Patreon

Note his use of someone else's fanart to promote his profile.

Patreon is a website where users can request donations. It has extremely liberal definitions for fundraising goals and does not impose consequences on creators who fail to deliver,, making this yet another platform for Chris to get paid without doing work, much like his current Support button on YouTube.

Chris joined on 30 November 2016. He made multiple mistakes on setting up the account - he set it with a request for $250,000 per month instead of a total goal, he chose to limit big-ticket donations to once per month, he offered redundant gifts for any donors above the $50 mark and he used someone else's fanart of Sonichu and Rosechu for his account profile.

He was "hesitant" to join the site. On 28 November, he said, "I am unable to offer gifts and whatnot, even previews," because he lost his inspiration after Lulu.com banned him from its site for selling fan fiction in December 2015. It was an unusual display of self-awareness from Chris, in that he admitted he would have difficulty meeting his goals. It was in contrast to his time as a seller on Etsy, during which he accepted orders while having a large backlog due to spending too much time on the PS4, which led to the forced closure of his shop for failure to send products.

However, just two days after his initial post on Patreon, he changed his mind after Barb had to pawn a necklace, which she had to sell at a significant loss for $325, due to the Financhu Crisis.

Overview

Honest Content?

The option Chris checked.

The full title of the account is "Christine Chandler is creating Sonichu and Rosechu Official Comic Books and Products."

It is marked by Chris as "NSFW," presumably to keep it from appearing in Patreon's search results. He has used this tactic with Lulu.com, as a failed attempt to dissuade haters from reporting him.

Chris embedded Patreon announcement.

I am the original creator of Sonichu and Rosechu, Christine Weston Chandler, also known as Christian, Christopher, Chris Chan and so forth among my fan base and many trolls and cyber bullies on the internet since 2000. I have drawn and colored more than eleven books worth of stories, content and so forth, as well as my own official Sonichu and Rosechu figures and merchandise. I am looking to expand, officially, and in person/face-to-face; not long-distant over the internet. (Too many phonies and fakers) I still reside with my mother and our dogs and cats, and we have a slew of financial problems, alongside a number of being the victim of internet trolls, blackmail and deception, and so forth, that have long emotionally and mentally scarred me greatly. My creativity has been affected, and the only resolve, I feel, is less worries hanging over my head. And the home finances are a start that I'd like very much to resolve, including the mortgage and debts. And that is why I am here on Patreon, to hopefully free our household of all that financial stress and find better peace of mind for myself to better be able to create again. The $250,000.00 Goal is the full amount goal; I had not intended to that to be a Montly Amount, but the altogether Goal, in general. My apologies for the confusion there. The extra $50K in the goal is for allowance for room, and for saving for future rainy day(s).

Goals

$250,000 per month Pay off ALL of my home's finances, including the Mortgage and Credit Cards, so I can feel better peace of mind and less weight long-time hanging over my head like many hippopotamuses, and will feel better able to draw, color, create and so forth of my very own Sonichu and Rosechu.

In January 2017, Chris edited the goal down to $500 per month.

Rewards

For the first seven months, Chris offered a set of rewards which demonstrated his poor understanding of how Patreon works. Beginning in June 2017, he retooled the options to much more reasonable standards.

From November '16 to May '17

Chris's reward section was initially filled with ludicrous stretch-goals, where one will find themselves having more or less the same benefits from pledging $50 a month as pledging $100,000 a month, once again showing Chris's inability to comprehend finances; or he just lazily copy and pasted each of the goals.

Those who pledge should notice just how shit Chris treats, well, everyone. Pledge an incredible amount of money and you will be allowed to make 1 video request, and it must adhere to Chris's strict guidelines. Even someone donating a small fortune every month isn't allowed the freedom to request a video on what they want.

It is also worth noting that donators giving $50 or more every month will be allowed to add Chris on Skype. This will give weens who enjoy burning money to have "direct" contact with Chris, however it is unknown just how frequently he uses Skype, if at all. More likely, his inbox will just be filled up with hundreds of JUUULLLAYYYs and other nonsense that will just be ignored when he signs into Skype.

Prior to revamping his rewards, he had been receiving $28 per month from 4 patrons, with two of them subscribing to the $10 tier.

The Rewards:

$10 or more per month My most grateful thanks for this minimum support; can't offer much else on this level. Thank you. $50 or more per month One Skylander card of myself, Christine Weston Chandler, playable in Skylanders Imaginators (Allow up to two months time, for the time of collecting your pledge and shipment) Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Allow adding me onto their Skype Access to patron-only content Sneak peek photos of upcoming releases Patron-only polls $100 or more per month One Skylander T-Shirt of myself, Christine Weston Chandler, available in Blue or White and Youth Small to Adult 3X (Allow up to two months time, for the time of collecting your pledge and shipment) One Skylander card of myself, Christine Weston Chandler. Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Add Me on Skype Plus all previous rewards $500.00 Donation Chris accidentally entered this under the $50 donation tier One Skylander Figure of myself, Christine Weston Chandler, playable in Skylanders Imaginators (Allow up to two months time, for the time of collecting your pledge and shipment) One Skylander T-Shirt of myself, Christine Weston Chandler One Skylander card of myself, Christine Weston Chandler All Above items will be autographed The custom video Allow adding me onto their Skype Personalized song/video message $1,000 or more per month One 3D-Printed Skylander Figure of myself, Christine Weston Chandler One Skylander T-Shirt of myself, Christine Weston Chandler. One Skylander card of myself, Christine Weston Chandler. All above items will be autographed. Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Add Me on Skype Plus all previous rewards $10,000 or more per month Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Add Me on Skype Plus all previous rewards Faster Creation Recovery - $100,000 or more per month Nearly Halfway to the Goal; Happy Day! I would feel a lot better. Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Add Me on Skype Plus all previous rewards Fastest to Immediate Creation Recovery - $200,000 or more per month After paying off EVERYONE, Swiftest Creation Recovery! Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Add Me on Skype Plus all previous rewards

From June '17

$10 or more per month My most grateful thanks for this minimum support; First Level Perk is Preview Peeks at the individual pages of my books, a few at a time, before final publication. Thank you. Includes Early access to my work $20 or more per month - Book of the month At this level, starting at first successful payment, get an Autographed Copy of Sonichu #0, followed by each consistently paid month the books following after, in numerical order; all each personally autographed and relayed from publisher. Includes Early access to my work Signed Book per month Your name in the credits $50 or more per month Includes Early access to my work Your name in the credits Four Autographed Sonichu Books $100 or more per month Can request one video that I will create, maximum of fifteen to thirty minutes; Nothing Offensive or Pervasive in content; all curse words will be censored. Copy Pasta allowed within reason. Plus all the remaining other rewards Includes Early access to my work Your name in the credits Eight Autographed Sonichu Books $500 or more per month The custom video Personalized song/video message All other Tier Perks Includes Early access to my work Your name in the credits All Sonichu Books (up to now available) Autographed

Posts

Jun 4 at 4:25pm Tier Perks Revised Pledge NOW to be the first to see the new pages shortly after they've been coloured, as well as opportunity to get my Sonichu Books, each personally autographed. Thank You, Darlings.

He added finished pages 52-61 for Sonichu 11 - most behind a patreon-only wall, with two left freely available.

Updates

• 1 December - Chris added Skylanders products to the gift offerings on the $50-$1,000 tiers. He added $500 as a tier, but screwed up and entered it under the $50 category. He also clarified the Overview section by explaining that he had intended the $250,000 to be a total goal, rather than a monthly one, showing that he still has unrealistic views on how much he can scam out of people. He still did not decrease the 'goal' from $250,000. Finally, he removed the once-per-month donor limit from all tiers.

• January 2017 - He edited the Goal down to $500 and added $10 as a donation tier.

• June 2017 - Overhaul of the rewards section, offering previews of colored Sonichu pages to patrons.

See also

• DStecks
• Financhu Crisis
• Chris and money

External links

• Chris's Patreon
• A graph of the Patreon
• An archive of the page on its first day