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Thread started 11/25/04 5:04am

TheFrog

The "quotes" part of the homepage

Hullo. smile

I was just wondering why, when there's such a diverse load of stuff written about prince in the forums, some good, some bad - but a lot of intelligent, suggestive stuff, the "quotes" section currently seems to contain quotes that, 95% of the time, kiss prince's bottom?

Just wondering. smile
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Reply #1 posted 11/25/04 5:08am

Anxiety

uh...because it's a fan site? confused
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Reply #2 posted 11/25/04 5:10am

TheFrog

Anxiety said:

uh...because it's a fan site? confused


lol

yeah i know, but i just wondered if the quotes were really representative of the views expressed.

They all seem to be "prince is evolving and you should respect that" and "prince is the master musician, whether you like this current trend of music or not" and stuff. shrug
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Reply #3 posted 11/25/04 5:12am

TheFrog

Are there certain criteria for the quotes, or is it more down to whether a particular person thinks that something ought to be up there?

not a criticism - i'm just nosey. smile
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Reply #4 posted 11/25/04 9:25am

sosgemini

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i dont moderate that forum but anytime there is a political statement that disagrees with prince's political views i will make sure to post it..

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btw: good question!!
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Reply #5 posted 11/25/04 7:05pm

chickengrease

Don't be jealous mr.green

...and I wasn't kissing any ass thank you very much... just using a little common sense. I think you missed the main point of my post... At the end of the day whether you think Prince is good or horrible, you'll still be waiting for the next episode. So what would be the point in posting the opinion of an orger who's "fronting"? Hmmmm?

However, if someone is willing to state a negative opinion of Prince or his music that is well thought out and detailed then I'm all for it. biggrin
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Reply #6 posted 11/26/04 6:21am

Tom

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I never really thought about that, good point. I always thought the intent of it was to share some nice comments about Prince, to highlight the discussions on this site and the nature of this site.
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Reply #7 posted 11/26/04 6:58am

GrayKing

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the whole feature seems pretty pointless. just adds to the excessive clutter on the home page.
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Reply #8 posted 11/26/04 11:33pm

subhuman09

Can we make a scrap book of them?

"Prince Talk: Rave Un2 the Uberfams Fantastic"

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Reply #9 posted 11/27/04 4:50pm

thesexofit

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Yeah, i thought of the ass kissing too.....should make it the funniest Prince related quotes really.....?
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Reply #10 posted 11/27/04 10:57pm

June7

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I love the quotes section... I love quotes in general anyway.

It's on the homepage of a Prince fansite.

The homepage is meant to be portrayed as "positive" - as are most of the news items displayed. This is the page everyone will see when first coming to this site... it should be respectful and presentable. Ben himself has given us this directive.

When I see a good statement in a thread that has captured a respectful display of affection and/or criticism of Prince, I feature it. It then links to the thread from where it was stated.

If anyone comes to this site and ends up staying, they will no doubt find that the wide range of critiques about Prince (both good and bad) are all over the place on this site, and very well supported or rebutted by all it's members here.

I hope this answers your question. (and it was a good question)
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Reply #11 posted 11/27/04 11:49pm

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June7 said:

I love the quotes section... I love quotes in general anyway.

It's on the homepage of a Prince fansite.

The homepage is meant to be portrayed as "positive" - as are most of the news items displayed. This is the page everyone will see when first coming to this site... it should be respectful and presentable. Ben himself has given us this directive.





if you're not careful, you're going to get this place reported to the Better Business Bureau lol
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Reply #12 posted 11/29/04 3:18am

TheFrog

June7 said:

I love the quotes section... I love quotes in general anyway.

It's on the homepage of a Prince fansite.

The homepage is meant to be portrayed as "positive" - as are most of the news items displayed. This is the page everyone will see when first coming to this site... it should be respectful and presentable. Ben himself has given us this directive.

When I see a good statement in a thread that has captured a respectful display of affection and/or criticism of Prince, I feature it. It then links to the thread from where it was stated.

If anyone comes to this site and ends up staying, they will no doubt find that the wide range of critiques about Prince (both good and bad) are all over the place on this site, and very well supported or rebutted by all it's members here.

I hope this answers your question. (and it was a good question)


thanks, that does answer my question. and thank you to everyone else who replied to.

i guess it does make sense, on reflection. Probably wouldn't look very good if people logged on to the site for the first time, and saw quotes like, "Prince is a fucking moron." wink

again, cheers.
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Reply #13 posted 12/02/04 11:08am

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I like the quotes.

Great explanation, June7.
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Reply #14 posted 12/02/04 11:53am

June7

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FunkMistress said:

I like the quotes.

Great explanation, June7.

Why thank you... batting eyes
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