chadgeidel, 5 months ago @molly0xfff I'm sorry for cancelling your wonderful newsletter, however I refuse to participate in a service which says "actually Nazis aren't bad enough to ban."
@molly0xfff I'm sorry for cancelling your wonderful newsletter, however I refuse to participate in a service which says "actually Nazis aren't bad enough to ban."
molly0xfff, 5 months ago @chadgeidel understandable! i don't want to be there either, and will be gone as soon as possible: It is also your right as a reader on their platform to decide you don’t want 10% of the money you pay to subscribe to each of the many wonderful writers here to go towards the same. Some of you have already made that choice, as I can see from the notes that come in along with unsubscription notifications. All of this to say: I am going to be migrating Citation Needed away from Substack shortly. The important part here is that there should be no action needed from anyone — free or paid subscribers alike — if you wish to continue with your current subscription. For paid subscribers, because you subscribe to me with a cut going to Substack (rather than to Substack, who then pays me), the subscriptions can remain even as I swap out the publishing stack.1 The only things that should change on your end are the email from which you receive the newsletters, and for paid subscribers, the description on your credit card statement (previously “Molly White Substack” or MWhiteSub, it will now be “Molly White newsletter” or MWhiteNews). I don’t want to make any firm promises on how quickly I will be able to make this change since I’m still ironing out the details and some key pieces are dependent on other people, but to give you a general idea of what to expect, I’m hoping to have it done by the New Year or within the first week of it. I will shout from the rooftops once it’s done via my various social media channels, I will try to send one last note through the Substack platform to let you know what email address will be sending the newsletter next so you can fish it from your spam folders if need be, and I will try to send an email to those who have unsubscribed citing Substack’s content moderation decisions in case you wish to join me in my new home. Although it’s a huge bummer to have to spend my time doing this migration instead of on the research and writing and other various projects I have in the works, I am actually pretty excited for some non-Nazi-related changes and opportunities that will also be coming as a result of this. Silver linings! I will give more details about my new destination and setup soon, and I also plan to publish a breakdown of how I did the migration, since I know there are many people currently publishing on Substack who are looking to pull the eject lever but are trying to figure out how and where to go. Speaking of the folks who are still publishing here, I would urge you to give them some grace. Migrating is tougher than it probably sounds, particularly for less technical folks, and in some cases it’s also likely to be an expensive2 undertaking. For some, myself included, this has become our primary source of income, which makes moving a pretty harrowing undertaking with a lot of uncertainties that could directly impact our livelihoods. For example, and to be a little vulnerable for a moment: Substack is quite good at bringing in new readers through its network effects, and I am frankly very nervous about losing that. For me, the choice is still crystal clear, but I do understand why some may not make the same decision. Thanks in advance for your patience as I’m working on this. I’m hoping it will be a smooth transition, but I apologize if there are any bumps in the road. I figured I should give you all a heads up about what I’m doing just in case there are bumps, and also because I feel the need to explain why I’ve been a little quiet lately as I’ve been focusing on this. As always, you can leave a comment or contact me directly if you have any questions or if something seems wrong.
@chadgeidel understandable! i don't want to be there either, and will be gone as soon as possible:
It is also your right as a reader on their platform to decide you don’t want 10% of the money you pay to subscribe to each of the many wonderful writers here to go towards the same. Some of you have already made that choice, as I can see from the notes that come in along with unsubscription notifications. All of this to say: I am going to be migrating Citation Needed away from Substack shortly. The important part here is that there should be no action needed from anyone — free or paid subscribers alike — if you wish to continue with your current subscription. For paid subscribers, because you subscribe to me with a cut going to Substack (rather than to Substack, who then pays me), the subscriptions can remain even as I swap out the publishing stack.1 The only things that should change on your end are the email from which you receive the newsletters, and for paid subscribers, the description on your credit card statement (previously “Molly White Substack” or MWhiteSub, it will now be “Molly White newsletter” or MWhiteNews). I don’t want to make any firm promises on how quickly I will be able to make this change since I’m still ironing out the details and some key pieces are dependent on other people, but to give you a general idea of what to expect, I’m hoping to have it done by the New Year or within the first week of it. I will shout from the rooftops once it’s done via my various social media channels, I will try to send one last note through the Substack platform to let you know what email address will be sending the newsletter next so you can fish it from your spam folders if need be, and I will try to send an email to those who have unsubscribed citing Substack’s content moderation decisions in case you wish to join me in my new home. Although it’s a huge bummer to have to spend my time doing this migration instead of on the research and writing and other various projects I have in the works, I am actually pretty excited for some non-Nazi-related changes and opportunities that will also be coming as a result of this. Silver linings! I will give more details about my new destination and setup soon, and I also plan to publish a breakdown of how I did the migration, since I know there are many people currently publishing on Substack who are looking to pull the eject lever but are trying to figure out how and where to go. Speaking of the folks who are still publishing here, I would urge you to give them some grace. Migrating is tougher than it probably sounds, particularly for less technical folks, and in some cases it’s also likely to be an expensive2 undertaking. For some, myself included, this has become our primary source of income, which makes moving a pretty harrowing undertaking with a lot of uncertainties that could directly impact our livelihoods. For example, and to be a little vulnerable for a moment: Substack is quite good at bringing in new readers through its network effects, and I am frankly very nervous about losing that. For me, the choice is still crystal clear, but I do understand why some may not make the same decision. Thanks in advance for your patience as I’m working on this. I’m hoping it will be a smooth transition, but I apologize if there are any bumps in the road. I figured I should give you all a heads up about what I’m doing just in case there are bumps, and also because I feel the need to explain why I’ve been a little quiet lately as I’ve been focusing on this. As always, you can leave a comment or contact me directly if you have any questions or if something seems wrong.
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