..that the Retail section of the site is currently its only functioning part? Shows what's most important to the NPGMC.

mediadarling said:

The Members section is also open providing access to the Xpectation download.
[This message was edited Mon Jan 6 5:10:35 PST 2003 by langebleu]

mediadarling said:

The only thing they seem to get right 99% of the time is billing your credit card.
[This message was edited Mon Jan 6 8:20:28 PST 2003 by NPGMCsucks]

well don't forget that it is still a bissniss .
the npgmc has been taking down .
we still don't know 100% why or what going on behind the walls off npgmc.
and all thing ordered by me are always been deliverd in time .
i have no problem with this .
but he did give us free downloads so its not all 4 the money.

No, the albums worth of downloads is also functioning. So I guess getting the downloads to us is pretty important too.

mediadarling said:

Preach the good word!

FIFI said:

Note this positive insight.
Also note that gage.com has been replaced as handler for the retail section. (at least it looks like that)
Also note that the 'new' NPGMC year has not been announced or even started.
After some criticism from my side I think I can put the attention to things like these.

udo

We have to bitch about everything, right?

Very, but certainly not surprising.

I gotta' admit, I'm AM happily surprised and glad that they've offered another download. I thought my membership was expired after 1-1-03, but I'm downloading the "Xpectation" album right now...

Credit where credit's due. It seems like a direct (and good) response to people who felt ripped off last year.

Now I just have to listen to the album..

udo said:

Gage Marketing Services appears to have been replaced by Archway Marketing Services, but in reality it is just a name change:

http://www.prince.org/msg...msg_408939

http://www.gagems.com
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[This message was edited Mon Jan 6 10:40:14 PST 2003 by langebleu]

langebleu said:

Ah, thanks. So no real change. Hmmm... Not that they bear all the 'guilt' but still. Oh well. Maybe we'll see improvement!

udo

calldapplwondery83 said:

Absolutely everything Tired, ain't it?

calldapplwondery83 said:

Apparently, as you're so pathetic as to complain about people complaining.

The NPGMC has claimed it's all about the music, FAMily & "spiritual horseshittery," but its current offerings disagree. Say I am a first time visitor to that site. What can I learn about Prince? I can't click on a discography or biography. Can't see pictures of him & his band. Can't see any news. All I can do is buy a stupid calendar from a man who doesn't believe in time, & a CD that I could score for less money just about anywhere else on the planet.

Yet you applaud this & see something wrong with people who find it disturbing. Yes, pathetic.

mediadarling said:

Of course the retail section is the only thing running. This is to allow P to boast about his bank account the next time he does an interview that's not going his way.

NPGMC sucks!

mediadarling said:

So you'd rather people have to go to the wrecka stow to get ONA Live than to have the option of buying it directly from Prince? Very corporate of you, darling.

Why should they take down the retail pages while they work on new content for the rest of the site? I don't understand your point... Prince makes more money off of club memberships, so if anything, he should be asking people to sign up for 2003 rather than worry about the retail pages. That would be more profitable.

Making Xpectation the first download for the 2003 club would have been more profitable, rather than making it a download as part of 2002. So maybe it's not so clear what's most important to the NPGMC.