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Reply #30 posted 08/10/09 8:01am

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OperatingThetan said:

It has one year to deliver additional material. It is an annual membership.


Listen, you don't really have to be a rocket scientist to update a website. If this website is up to modern standards, it should have a content management system and an automated back-office for the digital content, unless the webdesigner isn't near as professional as they made him to be.

Nowadays, you can put a reasonable amount of digital content on a website in a matter of days. If it takes 6 months, like with Lotusflow3r, that's a serious indication that it has been a deliberate choice to offer this little content to its subscribers.

I own my own e-commerce site with paid-per-download digital music, so I know what I'm talking about...
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Reply #31 posted 08/10/09 10:59am

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LittleSister said:[quote]

OperatingThetan said:

It has one year to deliver additional material. It is an annual membership.


Listen, you don't really have to be a rocket scientist to update a website. If this website is up to modern standards, it should have a content management system and an automated back-office for the digital content, unless the webdesigner isn't near as professional as they made him to be.

Nowadays, you can put a reasonable amount of digital content on a website in a matter of days. If it takes 6 months, like with Lotusflow3r, that's a serious indication that it has been a deliberate choice to offer this little content to its subscribers.

I own my own e-commerce site with paid-per-download digital music, so I know what I'm talking about...


I'm sure you do know what you are talking about. I'm also certain Prince does not want further material released yet. Otherwise, such material would be available, such as the recent videos.

However, it is an annual membership and until this expires it is difficult to judge the content delivered and if it was 'worth' the money, however subjective that may be.

For me, in the UK it has been worthwhile already, because 'Lotusflower' on import costs £30 here and I paid £50 to join the website. I appreciate for US purchasers it may not be such good value yet.

Do not misunderstand me. I would like further material myself. I desire it. I'd certainly like at least one unreleased album (or more) before the year expires.
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Reply #32 posted 08/15/09 4:58pm

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be patient...Prince has always given beyond expectatations to us with tixs at his shows. what can be better than being up front at a Prince jam??? the biggest perks from the site membership r the tixs.,,
~honey is b-ing 1 with the 1~
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Reply #33 posted 08/23/09 3:26am

Spank86

I'm thinking when the annual membership rolls round we all chip in for 1 membership for one guy and he(or she) can keep an eye on the site and let us know if there's any decent additions?

Who's with me?
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Reply #34 posted 08/29/09 11:50am

way2funky1

i'm a lil less "fanatic" 2day.P need 2 stop bullshittin'!!! give the people what they want!!! specially when he blockin' any other source!!!(which is understandable 2 a certain point) but as an artist, i coulnt fathom not "HEARING" my better half. it's like a bad relationship, when the other person wont do what u know they capable of and u caint leave the bitch alone!!!but still wanna understand why!?! errbody stuck, what fun is that!?! if u like grass, and it aint rainin' what do u do!?!?!?!?
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Reply #35 posted 09/01/09 4:12pm

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You forget that there are also the long time Prince fans that realize Prince does things when he wants to do them, and being a fan is not for the faint of heart. I must admit that I was getting frustrated with the T-shirt thing, but I never gave up and when mine did come I was happy and really liked it more than I thought I would have. The reason we have stuck by Prince through the years is that although he does disappoint at times, you KNOW that when he does come around you will get that good, feeling that he always gave you since you started loving him in the first place.Isn't that what it's all about? Nobody can do it like Prince and we know it. If you feel his music in your gut, that's a fan. Haterz don't know nothing about that smile
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"Haterz" do know. they know it USED to be like that but it's been a long time since it has happened...especially listening to new Prince output. The reality is that Prince has little respect for anyone but himself. Take his actions and apply them to any "regular" person you know and you'd think they treated people like crap. Don't know why it's different for Prince. I still hold out hope, but not if he can't see his way past his disregard for the people that pay his bills... lol
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Reply #36 posted 09/02/09 3:20pm

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Se7en said:

Most people are upset about the lack of content for $77. A T-shirt and album downloads (which are only 1 track different from the Target version) are not worth that money, sorry. The videos are nice, but are not great resolution and are not downloadable (per se) like they should be.

But I'll go a step further and say that what is really disheartening is the lack of any updates, even free ones. Meaning, how hard would it be to have a "News" section that is updated at least weekly? Or, if something is coming up, how about letting us know that?


Why can't we just get what he gives us and like it?

lol

Christian Zombie Vampires

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Reply #37 posted 09/02/09 3:26pm

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polkadotbliss said:

lol

i'm still TRYING to convince myself that it'll all be ok

and-after over 2 months of nothing-i'm hoping the new add's are the beginning of better days

but we'll see-i was very impressed with the Montreux adds though

wink


They are not the beginning of anything. P is only covering his butt against the BBB. As long as put throws something up once in a while, he's covered. Same with the live dates...he can say there were concert tix available.

This project is DONE. There are no singles and no tour. ANd I think this was a harsh lesson for the fans..again.

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Reply #38 posted 09/02/09 3:29pm

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Graycap23 said:

The Lotusflow3r has been sprayed with weedfeeder
As a website of choice
It's the bottom feeder

77 dollars in 77 ways
I'm never support another Purple website faze.


I am willing to bet a lot of people will be VERY leery after this. We know there will be other sites and good luck to P to get peeps to sign up again. It'll be just the super die hard fammy fams who don't understand the bitching to begin with.

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