oh dear.

sosgemini said:

Awesome!

So lets get this straight - HQ have "taken it up the ass" (as quoted by a couple of org'ers) for letting Web Sheriff have a membership, however they've been on the org for months ?

Hmmmm.

Gav said:

You telling me during discussions you never caught thier names, see the org must be doing something right.

Oh and devoted puppy how could you sue prince for taking a photo of a placard it doesnt show your face.

Gav said:

That is odd and rather unsettling as I don't remember any announcement to the members. At least HQ had the good grace to let everyone know. Even guest visitors like me.

cream72 said:

I think you'll find SOSGemini was joking about that name.

I know full well who the MD of Web Sheriff is thanks
[Edited 10/1/07 10:04am]

cream72 said:

Because the sign belongs to me, it's MY ART, my creative output, which I drew and made by hand, and it has my name on it (both my legal name on the back and my username on the front).

I'm not going to argue the legality of it with you because that's not the point: the statement is meant to facetiously point out the irrationality of the entire situation.


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[Edited 10/1/07 10:29am]

swanny said:

the WB dude created his own account on his own accord just like anybody else can. he didn't ask for our permission and we didn't give him one...why in the world would we want to announce something as trivial as that?

sosgemini said:

because it is like inviting Osama Bin Laden to come to visit the White House ....

Bottom line.

Remember what happened to Controversy.

xenophobia2002 said:

anyone who agrees to follow site rules are allowed post on the org...bin laden has violated numerous national laws so your comparison does not apply. and the org aint the white house...the org is more like a Cheers.

sosgemini said:

you answering like this, is like a confession. You know there is something spooky in allowing Web Sherrif into your community to watch all communication between members, and as a result photobucket accounts being emptied.....

It seems you just don't want to face reality....

meejaboy said:

and Uptown !!!!

xenophobia2002 said:

Ahem

Uptown's still alive and well thanks (if a little distracted)

xenophobia2002 said:

What is thier to face, are you scared, Paranoid, oh and on the subject of Photobucket i was led to believe that was only HQ members accounts cause i know people who still have Prince Pictures in thier Accounts.

This isnt about Fighting for the rights of Fans, The majority of fans dont give a shit.

sosgemini said:

Don Knotts is a perfect description for this guy. Seriously, how unprofessional & and cheesy is it to have a bunch of pictures of yourself on a business intro page?! The discussion in that link I posted earlier is hilarious. Barney Fife sent an order to a site which had embedded a YouTube link for a video that had been uploaded by Warner Bros.. Ole' Barney got his ass whooped by Ernest T. Bass and then was peed on by Otis (Pirate Bay).

xenophobia2002 said:

this is a public forum...our threads can be seen by all (regardless of registering an account)....you can't hide behind a false sense of protection, the reality is everything on the internet is monitored.
[Edited 10/1/07 11:10am]

Gav said:

They aren't a direct contradiction, and I made the two points in very different contexts.

Paparazzi take photographs of Prince out and about. I believe that Prince has the right to try to exert control over photographs of himself at work in concert, as well as audio and video of his music.

I'm flattered that you took the time to cross-reference posts I have made in different threads though!

sosgemini said:

whatever... in a week or so, The Org will face similar difficulties, maybe, members are no longer allowed the say f-words.....catch my drift.

Instead of attacking Housequake, The Org should have made a pact with HQ, which would have resulted in an ever stronger Prince fansite community.

Don't forget, out of all artists, performers etc etc all over the world, Prince treats his fanbase as garbage !

xenophobia2002 said:

hear hear!!!
i totally agree

xenophobia2002 said:

Prince.org is not attacking Housequake. A small percentage of the community is voicing its opinion on this subject. Most folks on this site aren't event posting on this thread so please lets not exaggerate and declare folks within this thread (and the other two) actually represent this site. Its not fair to Ben, the mods here or the community at large.

sosgemini said:

Ben has always believed in community spirit - the lawsuit information centre he ran on here was a great example.

Obviously that was before your time Nicholas or you wouldn't be acting in the superior manor in which you have shown today. A great example is that if Ben had a way to secure pro bono legal support for fellow fans then he'd have gladly volunteered the information rather than a childish "well I was hinting but you didn't org note me".

It's very sad that the current moderators do not view the community in the same way as one of the founders of this very website.

Gav said:

your really good at winning friends and allies arent you?

and this has nothing to do with Ben or this site...your going to expect individuals to provide resources from their personal worlds yet you come up at me with claims of childish, sad and superior manor...

naw dogg...i don't know hq...i don't owe them nothing...and like i said, if you want my help then just ask...and ask nicely. dont try to punk me down by belittling into submission...who told you that sh*t worked?


[Edited 10/1/07 12:41pm]

sosgemini said:

Well he is a Mod on Housequake thats how they worked.

And Gav you say acting superior thats what most of the mods did on HQ.

cream72 said:

You really need to stop shit-stirring. You got booted from HQ for whatever reason, we get that.

thebumpsquad said:

Yeah and as i previously stated i got myself banned on Purpose, my choice and who is stirring i aint.

Please HQ come back soon were being invaded AND PRINCE LEAVE THEM ALONE or else i aint buying any of your stuff anymore.

cream72 said:

Your choice? Course it was.

Not for nothing, but I was a member of the Org years before I joined HQ in 2002 - so the "we are being invaded" dramatic crap is as valid as half the rubbish you are spewing.

My point is the sole purpose you appear to have in this thread (along with the other HQ threads) appears to be to belittle the site, to slam the moderators, and to mix-up the truth with whatever baseless rumours you have heard until somebody comes along to set you straight.
Whatever though - you keep on keeping it on with your crusade.

hopefully they take this time 2 review certain bans and warning points that were unwarranted in the 1st place