Doesn't have to be on the front page, but that link to the page that sorted the newest and most active posts from all forums... was a helpful site to quickly see the latest posts without visiting each forum independently.

maybe it could have a place on the main forum page from where all the forums can be accessed.

But I think part of the idea is to drive some attention away from the forums ... so I don't know if it would be a good idea...

up to ben.

NuPwrSoul said:

I agree completely. Without having the discussions properly sorted, there's really know way of knowing which topics are "new" or most current versus the topics that have been updated because someone made a new post, and then having to jump from forum to forum makes it worse. While I do think the actual Prince related news on the homepage should be given more preference the way it is now, I think the discussions forum in the format that it's in now makes visiting the disscussions forum a lot less enticing (and maybe that's the point). But, for me personally, I find that when I go to the discussions forum now, I feel like I'm spending most of my time sorting through various forums and topics that are a couple of days days old just to find the things that are most current. I guess it's just a little distracting not having a nice and neat page that consolidates the most current topics. So file my comments under "nice to have", but I do think some kind of tweaking of the discussion forums would be a good idea if the site is going to stay the way it is now.

NuPwrSoul said:
If you erode what 'America' means in the defense of America, then what are you defending?"--Walter Mosley
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The answer to Walter Mosley's question is you are defending "life".

Without life, one cannot have "liberty" or the "pursuit of happiness".

Just like GD.You gotta roll with the punches.Make what's left work for you.

just be patient, I'm sure Ben will find the right formula in the end.
for now, I think it's better this way. all the nastiness doesn't shout out in the main page anymore, and the only way to see it is to look for it.

Heavenly said:

THANK U ARIEL..!!

Christ...

hasnt there been enough trauma 4 the weak of heart..??

I love the smut... I will look 4 it...


it will keep the whiners happy if it is hidden

I am becoming a whiner because it is hidden.

abucah said:

That's all well and good, however, I don't think that "life" is simply what's being defended most of the time. Most of the time what's being defended is the right of the rich multi-national corporations to go to foreign countries and extract their natural resources and cheap labor.

Furthermore, Mosley's rhetorical question is simply an attempt to highlight and make sure that America is CONSISTENT in its policies across the board. We're defending "life"? Whose life? Yours? Mine? The rich? The wealthy? Since when did we become concerned about "life" in America where thousands die every day from lack of proper health care, where millions live below the poverty line, and where our rates of incarceration put us way behind other industrialized countries.

So please spare us the jingoism.

ADORA said:

I don't mind being a whiner. I LIKED HAVING THE NEWEST/MOST ACTIVE TOPICS ON THE FRONT PAGE. I agree with abucah and hope they will make their return soon.


ADORA

put me down 4 a 'bring it back please' - I don't have the time...mind U I can see a good reason 2 hide it - some1 say 'freemyheart'...and that is y it is worth dredging thru the useless comments/discussions...there's flowers amongst those weeds...and hey Prince - I'd still buy your stuff - even if i got a dodgy mp3 of it - I won't support bootleggers - but if u don't want 2 free the music...then I'll pass the time with bad quality recordings until u release it!

Yes please bring it back. it takes too long to find the latest threads.

Natsume said:

i didnt remember u as an attention whore..:O

ADORA said:

That's cause I'm not. I'm still bitter about your rude response to Cornerman's thread about his leaving. It was deleted, so I must find other ways to vent my anger.

I should be back to normal within a few days.

theC said:

Well spoken.

Yes ben, that WAS a VERY convenient feature. now just DONT remove the orgers lists of individual posts. we all have our favorite orgers to keep track of. that WOULD b a mess 2 have 2 go and read all the threads just to see a certain someones post. no?

i'd just like to point out that the *News* section has seen in increase in responces since the forum section was removed from homepage..

could it be all those people who complained about wanting the old org back are happy now and posting away on the homepage?

or is it that the news is finally worthy of attention?

the world wants to know...

Please bring this back!!