When pople start posting threads like gay prince pictures and other threads with photoshopped pics of Prince, it's insulting and putting this site in danger of being shut down.

Enough said.

Graycap23 said:

I doubt it, I'm sure Prince has some semblance of a sense of humour left. But then again, you might be right.

Graycap23 said:

What? I havent seen these pics & and dont want to.

thepope2the9s said:

I don't see the point in posting such non-sense.

Graycap23 said:

What can I tell ya?

Some peeps don't understand that just because one "can" say or do something doesn't automatically mean that they "should."

Then there's those who can't comprehend the difference between critique and ridicule and use them interchangeably.

If the mods gave a damn about that,they would stop it Gray, but they don't. The threads about his personal life are ridiculous because none of these people here know him personally to make any comments about his personal life period. I have to give it to HQ though, because at least the mods there pretty much try to stay on top of things and basically put a stop to people posting photoshopped pics and derogatory remarks regarding Prince or any of his videos or links to it.

The Org is supposedly a site dedicated to an African-American artist who has fans all over the world, but if you read some of the stuff that people post about him, you would never believe they were actually fans/fams or whatever one call themselves that admires the music of an artist. No one is saying that people can't post remarks about some of his songs they may or may not like, but the personal stuff, the insults, some that are way over the top, is a bit ridiculous, but the mods allow it among many other things on other forums not related to Prince..
[Edited 7/19/08 10:23am]

2elijah said:

Hummmm.....maybe someone else will put a stop 2 it.

Graycap23 said:

I wouldn't be surprised.

Graycap23 said:

I'm sure he'd like to, but ultimately he can't. He could however create a very difficult climate here...he's very good at that.

When I read some of the nonsense people spew, sometimes I don't blame him

He doesn't respect his fans, so I sure won't feel sorry for him if people don't respect him. You can't expect people to respect you when you don't respect others yourself. If there was a way for him to shut down the org or any other fan site IMO he would do that instantly no matter what the content of the site is. He is such a control freak, so on every site there will be some content he dislikes. So I don't think it makes a lot of difference .

Serious said:

didn't George Michael have to shut down his own forum because of the nonsense, and he is not doing what Prince is doing in terms of cease and desist letters.

Forums will continue to go down in quality unless the mods control the type of content that are posted. The Org are more free on allowing really stupid threads however the mods, to me are not biased like Housequake, where they would literally gang up on you and call you names like if they do not agree with your statements. You just gotta pick and choose which one you can tolerate or enjoy more of.
[Edited 7/20/08 21:54pm]

wonder505 said:

Yes, he did, that is correct.

2elijah said:

I couldn't have said it any better. Things will get worse around here before they get better. Sad but true. I won't be shocked if Prince actually DOES SOMETHING this time about this in the future if things don't change.

wonder505 said:

That bolded statement is so damn true. Mods here have their issues but NOTHING like over at HQ and I'm VERY thankful for that.
[Edited 7/21/08 13:35pm]

wtf is wrong with posting photoshopped pics ?

i posted a photoshopped gif. file and mean no disrespect by it whatsoever

i refuse to let myself be censored in any way by anyone

are you just gonna let someone bully you around ?

i agree with you on the other subject tho
[Edited 7/21/08 17:10pm]

Dewrede said:

nothing is wrong with photoshopped pics if they are done with fun, but some go too far and are offensive, and not all of us are in this "anything goes" frame of mind.
[Edited 7/22/08 6:06am]

I don't know exactly what the offensive post was about and I don't go to P M&M that much, but I can imagine a lot of shit is posted about him on a daily basis.

I am sure tho' Prince has tried before to get the org to shut down. A long time already, when the site wasn't even moderated yet and stuff people posted about him was way worse than what you see today.

But this is a difficult issue. Legally most offensive stuff posted here would have to be allowed and Prince can't act against it. But morally speaking it's not cool if the one person this site is dedicated too gets slammed so much.

Then again, i don't really beleive he is getting slammed all the time and no matter how much people may disagree, Prince isn't exactly asking for respect and positive reactions either with so many screwing and petty law suit happy negative actions towards fans and fans sites. If you continue doing that, it's pretty lame to expect "respect" in return.

To top it all off. Prince is a superstar. He choose to be and still chooses to be. The shit comes with the territory so to speak.

But that doesn't mean people shouldn't stay polite and civilised, nor that the org moderators shouldn't act against blatant offensive stuff posted about Prince.

Maybe it would be a good idea to moderate that a bit more strict, but I don't have any illusions that will "solve" all of it, or make Prince happy. He isn't happy with the org, or any other site, never was and never will be.

purplecam said:

Ain't that the truth, plus the Org has a lot more to offer so I count my blessings. I HARDLY even go into PM&M because even the threads about the music have been done to damn death.

Graycap23 said:

People been posting that nonsense for a long time now.

2elijah said:

I am a fan and talk smack about Prince all the time! You don't know who is posting...really. It could be anyone...even a long time orger who doesn't go into PM&M anymore and posts silly stuff every once in a while. I try not to read into what people say. It's only opinion (and sometimes that opinion gets stated as fact). What I like about this site is that you CAN say what you want and there is value to that.

But what I like most about this site, is the people. There's a LOT of good folks on this site. And the insane threads! There is also a reason many here like it here and don't like HQ. I mean if you want to JUST talk about prince ad nauseum, go to HQ. If you want to stay abreast of the news, and just chat about anything, well that's what this place is for. And there's plenty of peeps who will give info out or appreciate this or that...it's not all bad.

Serious said:

AND he wouldn't use discretion and would close HQ and the ORG at the same time.

superspaceboy said:

Okay... ..
[Edited 7/26/08 20:43pm]

Graycap23 said:

Untrue!
Free and open discussion, certain pictures of Prince, pictures of b00tlegs, discussions about b00tlegs are way more dangerous and are already being banned actively.
So why do you think those new threads are a risk?
You think Prince actually reads here?

The man wore this:


Our phothoshops are actually improving his appearance.

udo said:

If u were Prince and u saw this stuff on a regular basis, what would u think of it?

I agree with Graycap23. Some of these people are just plain Disrespectful
To the site, to each other and to Prince. No wonder he doesn't want to be bothered

Graycap23 said:

Why should we care what Prince thinks? I don't care what he think of me, although I know. He posted exactly how he feels about us here..

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