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PrintableMartyMcFly said: mdiver said: Hold on to your hats, gonna be an influx of "real" fans
  That's right... people prepared to discuss Prince music as opposed to starting threads like "what do P's farts smell like" and "Prince's asshole: bleached or natural"? Good god...  ah damn .....i missed that one ...so what was it bleached or natural...it must be bleached right ...he's a clean guy...right...   Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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asideorderofham said: Anxiety said: the NPGMC project cycled its way through what prince felt was its completion, and he moved on to what he felt was the next thing. we paid to be part of that NPGMC concept through its completion, and it eventually ended. what's the big deal? for 25 bucks, we were supposed to somehow have lifetime access to everything prince would do for the rest of his career? who else has ever offered anything like that to fans? hell, i'm even fammier about david bowie, but last i saw it costs over $60 just for a YEAR of membership at his official site, and nothing even goes on over there except some forums and an occasional one line greeting from bowie himself. yet nobody at bowienet seems to complain about it. i think we got off good with NPGMC.
 The only other artist I know of who charges for access to a website is Bowie. I'm a huge Bowie fan too, but I'm not paying his ridiculous annual membership so I can look at what amounts to pretty much nothing. So, yes, I do think for $25 it's reasonable to expect that 'lifetime' means lifetime. Or maybe I've just been spoilt by Trent a little too much? and for the lifetime of NPGMC, we had a membership. there's not an NPGMC anymore, so we got what we paid for. yeah? | |
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Anxiety said: asideorderofham said: The only other artist I know of who charges for access to a website is Bowie. I'm a huge Bowie fan too, but I'm not paying his ridiculous annual membership so I can look at what amounts to pretty much nothing. So, yes, I do think for $25 it's reasonable to expect that 'lifetime' means lifetime. Or maybe I've just been spoilt by Trent a little too much? and for the lifetime of NPGMC, we had a membership. there's not an NPGMC anymore, so we got what we paid for. yeah? By that reasoning, it would be okay for Prince to charge $77 dollars for lifetime access to a new site and new music tomorrow, shut it down next Wednesday (taking the DRM licences with it) and open another new site in February... [Edited 1/30/09 7:47am] | |
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LADYDYE said: wow
i have been a member here and at HQ for a long time. I spend most of my time at HQ but lurk here a lot too. it's sad to me to see all the negativity and straight up hatred over here for Aaron and HQ in general. it seeems pretty childish and petty in my opinion. but then i am just one of those HQ losers that is obviously not wanted here. 
man, it sucks not to be invited into the popular "click'  Hey ...the doors ...wide open....when you go through it close it on the way out looser....
Just kidding....you don't need to lurk anymore come out and express your self ....but just don't do any crap photoshop banners ok...  Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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asideorderofham said: Anxiety said: and for the lifetime of NPGMC, we had a membership. there's not an NPGMC anymore, so we got what we paid for. yeah? By that reasoning, it would be okay for Prince to charge $77 dollars for lifetime access to a new site and new music tomorrow, shut it down next Wednesday (taking the DRM licences with it) and open another new site in February... [Edited 1/30/09 7:47am] yeah, but he didn't. and it wasn't 77 dollars, it was 25. i agree, the DRM license dealio was less than ideal, but i have the music i bought on CD and i can enjoy it whenever i want, so i'm not too steamed about it. i think if the $25 lifetime membership concept had only lasted a few weeks, it would be another issue. but that isn't what happened. | |
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Teacher said: Piiijiii said: A flood of HQ members not really ... besides many HQ members (like me) are Orgers as well
Well done, prince ... just spoil the best fanpage every other would dream about
Will this influence HQ/Org members to ignore the Lotusflow3r page and get copies of the downloads ? ... YES [Edited 1/30/09 1:04am] [Edited 1/30/09 1:05am] [Edited 1/30/09 1:05am] No it won't - simple as that. As for HQ having been the best fansite, no. It was immensely stupid of Aaron to let all those videos up there, it was what killed it, ultimately. Aaron thought he was bulletproof or something and he wasn't. Surprise! xcuse me while i laugh at the comment of best site  oh yeah the best site of hyprocrites and power hungry mods that acted like they were end and b all of everythingman, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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Anxiety said: asideorderofham said: By that reasoning, it would be okay for Prince to charge $77 dollars for lifetime access to a new site and new music tomorrow, shut it down next Wednesday (taking the DRM licences with it) and open another new site in February... [Edited 1/30/09 7:47am] yeah, but he didn't. and it wasn't 77 dollars, it was 25. i agree, the DRM license dealio was less than ideal, but i have the music i bought on CD and i can enjoy it whenever i want, so i'm not too steamed about it. i think if the $25 lifetime membership concept had only lasted a few weeks, it would be another issue. but that isn't what happened. Well, it kind of was, because I purchased my lifetime membership just a few weeks before it closed. | |
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udo said: So Aaron has to put up with this stupidity.
Or shut up, as it appears. But there's also the 'SUE HIM' option. Prince should learn what the real world thinks about this 'rules'. I'd gladly donate a few euros if he goes that way. (yes I know I am not A's friend, nor Gav's, but I do know mr P is not always right) If you want justice ....i'd give you a list of charities where your donation would be better used ...if you want to talk sh*t about Prince and waste your time well the org and hq are just the same...chill out man.. Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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Anxiety said: There's not enough coffee in the world for me this morning.
I neeed a Mountain Dew. | |
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LondonStyle said: LADYDYE said: wow
i have been a member here and at HQ for a long time. I spend most of my time at HQ but lurk here a lot too. it's sad to me to see all the negativity and straight up hatred over here for Aaron and HQ in general. it seeems pretty childish and petty in my opinion. but then i am just one of those HQ losers that is obviously not wanted here.
man, it sucks not to be invited into the popular "click' Hey ...the doors ...wide open....when you go through it close it on the way out looser....
Just kidding....you don't need to lurk anymore come out and express your self ....but just don't do any crap photoshop banners ok... thanks. that's the first welcome i have received. and i don't even own photoshop - so feel safe  Would u run 2 me if somebody hurt u, even if that somebody was me? | |
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Anxiety said: asideorderofham said: By that reasoning, it would be okay for Prince to charge $77 dollars for lifetime access to a new site and new music tomorrow, shut it down next Wednesday (taking the DRM licences with it) and open another new site in February... [Edited 1/30/09 7:47am] yeah, but he didn't. and it wasn't 77 dollars, it was 25. i agree, the DRM license dealio was less than ideal, but i have the music i bought on CD and i can enjoy it whenever i want, so i'm not too steamed about it. i think if the $25 lifetime membership concept had only lasted a few weeks, it would be another issue. but that isn't what happened. we also have gotten plenty of new free music and heads up without the NPGMC whatever its worth | |
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LondonStyle said: LADYDYE said: wow
i have been a member here and at HQ for a long time. I spend most of my time at HQ but lurk here a lot too. it's sad to me to see all the negativity and straight up hatred over here for Aaron and HQ in general. it seeems pretty childish and petty in my opinion. but then i am just one of those HQ losers that is obviously not wanted here.
man, it sucks not to be invited into the popular "click' Hey ...the doors ...wide open....when you go through it close it on the way out looser....
Just kidding....you don't need to lurk anymore come out and express your self ....but just don't do any crap photoshop banners ok... Seeing some of the replies in this thread reminds me 'why' I spend so much more time on HQ. Damn. I appreciate Gavin's insight to the situation... And I fully support Aaron in whatever he chooses to do. Prince is a big bitch and I can't imagine trying to deal with him. What's interesting, though, is that 99.9% of my activity on HQ had absolutely nothing to do with him. There is such a strong 'community' there and I have made several good friends. I will certainly miss that more than any discussions about "Is Prince going to play at the Innauguration?" or "Did you see what Prince was wearing when he left the hotel?". As for the LotusFlower BS... Who cares? It 'was' exciting for a day or two... Do people still go there every hour to see if something has been updated?!
I've pretty much lost interest myself. | |
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horatio said: you can get with THIS: 
You who are claiming to know everything about the whole situation and how to avoid it is now posting photos to which NPG Records has copyright and that were given exclusively to HQ in 2004. And you even made a lousy collage of them too. Double standards I'd say. Anyway, too bad that so many see this as a nice opportunity to bash HQ again. Thanks again to the HQ members and the orgers who could live with that rival site Formerly known as Parade @ HQ and formerly proud owner of www.paradetour.com | |
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Horatio - you are a prize cock for posting those pics. |
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horatio said: 2elijah said: True.  May as well get some popcorn horatio, and get comfortable. Looks like this is going to be one of those long threads.   [Edited 1/30/09 8:03am] | |
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I've not been a member of Housequake for a while now, but this is still sad news. I know some people here don't like the way they operate(d), but some people preferred their way of doing things. Different strokes.
I do feel sad for Aaron feeling he has to close for the time being, but I don't think it's a bad thing at all. Far from it. It will give everyone there time to regroup and and maybe come back even stronger. Changes need to be made at Housequake and I think the bootleg section is one of them. Yes it's nice to talk about, but there are 100 places you can talk about Prince bootlegs that are off the radar. It just serves to wind people up - and while I was there, there wasn't actually that much decent conversation in that area anyway. Those of you that have taken the time to have a little dig at Housequake shouldn't really. Why does something you never visit bother you so much? Sad sad times if this is what it comes to the day before Prince releases an album. And by the way, the closing of the site the day before lotusflow3r launches has nothing to do with anything. It just so happens Prince decided to send a stoopid email on this day. What a knob. [Edited 1/30/09 8:04am] | |
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Everytime they changed that header with anyhing relating to Prince they get a warning, I say they should have known better because he's ALWAYS watching over there. They have tried everything to get along, even kissing the butt. so I think they did the right thing. Prince is NEVER gonna change his position on this, NEVER. [Edited 1/30/09 8:10am] | |
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Anxiety said: asideorderofham said: By that reasoning, it would be okay for Prince to charge $77 dollars for lifetime access to a new site and new music tomorrow, shut it down next Wednesday (taking the DRM licences with it) and open another new site in February... [Edited 1/30/09 7:47am] yeah, but he didn't. and it wasn't 77 dollars, it was 25.. Are you sure? Because i guess lifetime membership was around $100 too (i think the fee also included the ONA-Box when i remember correctly) But i could be wrong, it's been a long time... [Edited 1/30/09 8:11am] "ohYeeeeeah" said: I'm a massive Bowie fan. Even on Scary Monsters, I always skip Fame ... |
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Anxiety said: asideorderofham said: The only other artist I know of who charges for access to a website is Bowie. I'm a huge Bowie fan too, but I'm not paying his ridiculous annual membership so I can look at what amounts to pretty much nothing. So, yes, I do think for $25 it's reasonable to expect that 'lifetime' means lifetime. Or maybe I've just been spoilt by Trent a little too much? and for the lifetime of NPGMC, we had a membership. there's not an NPGMC anymore, so we got what we paid for. yeah? No, we didn't. At least, not if you bought music from the NPGMC that you can't play any more. And don't fall back on the old "You should have burned a copy!" rhetoric. Nowhere did PRINCE advise us to do that, and nowhere did Prince ever intimate the music we bought from him would only be temporarily available to us. Prince screwed up there, and that makes the investment in his site an unfair value. | |
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Meanwhile...Prince continues to play that pissing in the wind game.
Leaving his loyal fans drenched with disappointment once again!... 
"takes a deep breath"and offers around the  pills...  | |
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Soulstar77A said: Anxiety said: yeah, but he didn't. and it wasn't 77 dollars, it was 25.. Are you sure? Because i think lifetime membership was around $100 as well But i could be wrong, it's been a long time... My comment about $77 was just speculation about what could happen at lotusflow3r.com. The $25 lifetime membership was preceded by a $100 annual membership, which, IIRC, lasted two years. [Edited 1/30/09 8:13am] | |
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Joyinrepatition said: Meanwhile...Prince continues to play that pissing in the wind game.
Leaving his loyal fans drenched with disappointment once again!...
"takes a deep breath"and offers around the pills... Tomorrow will be a brighter day. | |
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dothejump said: horatio said: you can get with THIS:
You who are claiming to know everything about the whole situation and how to avoid it is now posting photos to which NPG Records has copyright and that were given exclusively to HQ in 2004. And you even made a lousy collage of them too. Double standards I'd say. Anyway, too bad that so many see this as a nice opportunity to bash HQ again. Thanks again to the HQ members and the orgers who could live with that rival site i didnt make anything i just pulled it from google , thanks and im not bashing HQ oh and i just noticed 'that lousy collage' is from HQ
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jazzmaster said: LondonStyle said: Hey ...the doors ...wide open....when you go through it close it on the way out looser....
Just kidding....you don't need to lurk anymore come out and express your self ....but just don't do any crap photoshop banners ok... Seeing some of the replies in this thread reminds me 'why' I spend so much more time on HQ. Damn. I appreciate Gavin's insight to the situation... And I fully support Aaron in whatever he chooses to do. Prince is a big bitch and I can't imagine trying to deal with him. What's interesting, though, is that 99.9% of my activity on HQ had absolutely nothing to do with him. There is such a strong 'community' there and I have made several good friends. I will certainly miss that more than any discussions about "Is Prince going to play at the Innauguration?" or "Did you see what Prince was wearing when he left the hotel?". As for the LotusFlower BS... Who cares? It 'was' exciting for a day or two... Do people still go there every hour to see if something has been updated?!
I've pretty much lost interest myself. You need to chill....what do you mean "some of the reply here"....? it's a joke its fun...yeah the org does have some silly topics...but you also get the "deep" stuff as well...look if 99.9% of the stuff is not Prince related on HQ then why call the site Housequake and have Prince stuff all over it ...why not call it Joe Bloggs...and talk about Britney...nah...didn't think so...next... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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the point is its not Princes fault or the Owner of HQ's fault.
its the fams that wont control themselves | |
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Graycap23 said: Joyinrepatition said: Meanwhile...Prince continues to play that pissing in the wind game.
Leaving his loyal fans drenched with disappointment once again!...
"takes a deep breath"and offers around the pills... Tomorrow will be a brighter day. I know it's a number thing, but who launches a new website on a Saturday? Everyone that surfs at work but not at home (which is a huge number) won't be around to see it. | |
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MartyMcFly said: mdiver said: Hold on to your hats, gonna be an influx of "real" fans
That's right... people prepared to discuss Prince music as opposed to starting threads like "what do P's farts smell like" and "Prince's asshole: bleached or natural"? Good god... Yeah the kind that wanna tell other fans that they are not "real"....you know the type | |
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Prince, you whining little bitch. | |
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Prince should put all this time and money to charity. MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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RodeoSchro said: Graycap23 said: Tomorrow will be a brighter day. I know it's a number thing, but who launches a new website on a Saturday? Everyone that surfs at work but not at home (which is a huge number) won't be around to see it. I guess we will find out. | |
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