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PrintableSerena said: xenophobia2002 said: What most of you seem to forget, it was PRINCE himself who used Housequake, by giving them banners. He knew Housequake gets a lot of people visiting, that are eager to buy his new albums, so he used that free publicity. On the other hand it is NOT Prince's site, so if anybody makes a nice new header (which in no way linked to Prince's mediocre site), it seems a bit strange, to act like Prince did, and asked to remove it .... WHY ??? He is not involved in that site, no harm was done. Prince should treat his fans in a normal way. period ! ===== And now this new site is up .... really new ??? We get a t-shirt if we sign up up and pay $77 ..... WOW T shirt ??? most of us are in their 40's and have kids ... look mom, dad is wearing his Prince shirt again ..... [Edited 2/2/09 1:55am] Tickets? Who wants to collect tickets? Everybody has their own thing. I'm older than Prince & I still wear a couple of P t-shirts, proudly. I also have a lot that are just for my collection, some as reminders of great times I had and others just because I liked the design or era they're from. And don't talk about how Prince treats his fans, when some of those same fans treat their fellows worse. I am not saying there is anything wrong with collecting t-shirt (and me collecting stubs) it is the giving away of tshirt to us who pay $77 when they become a member of the lotuwsflow3r site (soon to be opened ...). I would have loved to get a shirt when I was 18 .... and will still buy a shirt at a concert if I like it ... but NOT when I become a member I AM LOOKING FOR USED PRINCE CONCERT TICKETS ... https://www.facebook.com/...erttickets | |
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Prince is a dick but two dicks do not a pussy make.
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mordang said: Prince is a dick but two dicks do not a pussy make.
We will consider this as a viable form of reasoning from you. We? Are you royalty?  | |
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james said: I wonder if Prince realises that without Housequake and Prince.org a large proportion of fans wouldn't even know about things like lotusflow3r.com?
How does he think that news spreads? And, we're the only ones who even know about the new albums and site! He needs to do some kind of promotion... and fast!! So true! In my oh so random life of work, mother, wife, and kids taxi driver, I would never know about my Prince info!  | |
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Prince does not seem to have a problem with the org which has been running for years..so obviously there are reasons Housequake bugged him so much, I can think of a few
..but it seems he really took notice of HQ when Aaron was looking for donations from his members, and was making money to run his site | |
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Justfortheloveofit said: Take away everything else, the music is the important thing. 
...now can someone go and tell PRINCE that...?  By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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Teacher said: Ifsixwuz9 said: I pretty much stopped going there when a lot of what they did was focused on circumventing some policy Prince had regarding his pics, official videos, boots or whatever dudes issue was at the time.Obviously I'm not arguing that Prince has a shitload of issues, not at all, but blame needs to put at all the right doors. Prince is a dick but two dicks do not a pussy make.   By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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the org is so hard on the eyes...luckily I can use the 'negative' plugin in compizfusion to minimize eye stress..  21st Century Schizoid Funkateer | |
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Gav said: The reference work is all saved on other mods' hard drives and the team are looking at the best way to share that in the future. Thanks for the kind message. This is FANTASTIC news, indeed! Thanks for keeping us up to date, Gav. Don't hate your neighbors. Hate the media that tells you to hate your neighbors. |
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Gav said: Let me give you an example of the editorial control from Prince's team - last year we had an email due to a member posting that there were 3 hit singles from a given album when the correct answer was actually 4. We were TOLD by Prince's team to delete the post or face legal action. That give you an idea of how crazy things can be? Incidentally, have you forgotten the threatened legal action only just over a year ago against this very site ? I've read books about Prince with mistakes more significant than this, It's nutty for him to be a control freak about the accuracy of posts on a fansite. Wacky! Don't hate your neighbors. Hate the media that tells you to hate your neighbors. |
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PinkOrchid said: ..but it seems he really took notice of HQ when Aaron was looking for donations from his members, and was making money to run his site Ha ha ha - that's the funniest thing I've heard in years. You think Aaron MADE money from Housequake ?!?!?!?!?! | |
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PinkOrchid said: Prince does not seem to have a problem with the org which has been running for years..so obviously there are reasons Housequake bugged him so much, I can think of a few
..but it seems he really took notice of HQ when Aaron was looking for donations from his members, and was making money to run his site Completely untrue on both counts 1. Prince has had issues with BOTH sites. 2. Aaron LOST a lot of money on HQ (as he paid for it out of his own pocket) | |
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Gav said: cream72 said: Why the org manages well without picture banners, why didnt you have ure own design completely without pics of symbols or prince. As I've now said on here dozens of times, the banner was a MINOR issue, not the MAJOR issue as to why Aaron closed the site down. Let me give you an example of the editorial control from Prince's team - last year we had an email due to a member posting that there were 3 hit singles from a given album when the correct answer was actually 4. We were TOLD by Prince's team to delete the post or face legal action. That give you an idea of how crazy things can be? Incidentally, have you forgotten the threatened legal action only just over a year ago against this very site ? Edit - I've just finished typing this and saw this thread - http://prince.org/msg/3/296170 You see, the mods here have emails of their own from Prince's team. Now that the heat is off Housequake, I sincerely hope that certain staff members don't start focussing their efforts over here. I have a horrible suspicion that might be the case though sadly. . [Edited 2/2/09 12:16pm]   www.maximum-jackson.com
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marnifrances said: Gav said: Let me give you an example of the editorial control from Prince's team - last year we had an email due to a member posting that there were 3 hit singles from a given album when the correct answer was actually 4. We were TOLD by Prince's team to delete the post or face legal action. . [Edited 2/2/09 12:16pm] Goddammit, is there even a definition of "hit single"???? Also, I second that remark with a lot of BIG mistakes in official publications (33 1/3 SOTT by Matos is full of them (P.: "Hey, man: I sue you, there is no song called Raspberry Parade!!!! LIAR!!!") If this didn't come from trustworthy Gav, even with P.s history I would never (want to) believe (esp. WHO is browsing the threads AND knowing about P stuff, so he/sher can report the "mistake", imo, if it hadn't been BorisFishpaw, aka purpledoubleagent  , it could only have been P. himself)
Gimme a break, next cover for him: Lunatic by 80s genius Gazebo 
and please Gav or other Mods, don't give any further examples like these... be kind, spare us...  | |
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Gav said: cream72 said: Why the org manages well without picture banners, why didnt you have ure own design completely without pics of symbols or prince. As I've now said on here dozens of times, the banner was a MINOR issue, not the MAJOR issue as to why Aaron closed the site down. Let me give you an example of the editorial control from Prince's team - last year we had an email due to a member posting that there were 3 hit singles from a given album when the correct answer was actually 4. We were TOLD by Prince's team to delete the post or face legal action. That give you an idea of how crazy things can be? Incidentally, have you forgotten the threatened legal action only just over a year ago against this very site ? Edit - I've just finished typing this and saw this thread - http://prince.org/msg/3/296170 You see, the mods here have emails of their own from Prince's team. Now that the heat is off Housequake, I sincerely hope that certain staff members don't start focussing their efforts over here. I have a horrible suspicion that might be the case though sadly. Wtf?!!
Ok, it's official, Prince (that's a combo of 'prick' and 'mince', btw) is an utter fuckin' tool. Unbelievable. | |
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Gav said: beestapart said: Same here. Hopefully Gav or some of the mods will see this message. I sure miss the quake a lot. Thnx to aaron and everybody I met and laughed with there.It's been a hell of a great ride 
RTM / AKA Rockthismother/ AKA Burnsonknees PS: If some of my old buddies want to contact me send me a note through here;) [Edited 2/2/09 2:57am] Aaron has been asked about this, however he's adamant that it's "the end". I notice some people are still mentioning the banner (including one particular smart-arse who's been saying "I told you so") but the banner was just a very small cog in the wheel. Aaron's mentally departed from HQ some time ago following the PFU events. Prince's request that no banners contain his symbol, face, or name was making it extremely difficult to keep the site positive for him and he decided to walk away. I'd actually talked about resolving the banner issue with Prince's team so to say "HQ deserved it" is both an ignorant and childish view. Gav, I am sorry U have 2 read all of this confusion about what happened. I'm wondering if it's the reading or comprehension skills that have apparently suffered here. Why R people still saying that Prince forced Housequake 2 close, when U clearly described what occurred, and more than once? Let's try THIS: 1) Prince provided official banners 2 Housequake, which Housequake used. 2) Housequake also used a non-official banner, which Prince asked 2 be removed. 3) Aaron removed it, and then decided that running the site just wasn't worth it any longer. The banner was simply a catalyst. 4) Aaron closes Housequake. Does Prince care that Housequake closed? We don't know, and it doesn't matter. I swear, it's like some folks don't realize that Prince has ALWAYS had a tight reign over his material...music, images, etc. The only difference now is the internet. It doesn't make him a bad person... it's just part of his personality. I think, as Gav mentions, Aaron has had enough 4 a while now, and was likely just running the site 4 the members, and not at all 4 himself. He did the right thing, and 4 his own well being. Thanks Aaron and Gav 4 all of your work. Peace. [Edited 2/3/09 6:55am] "He's a musician's musician..." |
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Aaron's made a change on the site again. It's all gone black now and just says 'In funk we trust' Guess he finally got on the boat to sail into his new future All the best to you A and thnx once again for the great ride. | |
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.... and the violins play. "It's hard 4 me 2 say what's right when all I want to do is wrong..." | |
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Well checking out the site, I guess it's really over. Mmmm, sad sad sad. I'm sure there'll be another site sooner or later. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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funkteer said: .... and the violins play.
those violins are loud too. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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beestapart said: Aaron's made a change on the site again.
So I guess that's it for the possibility to send messages to/exchange e-mail adresse with close contacts... Anyway, thanks for the ride, Aaron. I've had a great time on HQ. Hope to speak to my HQ friends soon... AKA Tricky from HQ | |
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Giovanni777 said: Let's try THIS: 1) Prince provided official banners 2 Housequake, which Housequake used. 2) Housequake also used a non-official banner, which Prince asked 2 be removed. 3) Aaron removed it, and then decided that running the site just wasn't worth it any longer. The banner was simply a catalyst. 4) Aaron closes Housequake. Thanks!! Seems somebody understood.  Busy doin' something close to nothing | |
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beestapart said: Aaron's made a change on the site again. It's all gone black now and just says 'In funk we trust' Guess he finally got on the boat to sail into his new future
All the best to you A and thnx once again for the great ride. Stay funky, Aaron!  I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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Gav said: Let me give you an example of the editorial control from Prince's team - last year we had an email due to a member posting that there were 3 hit singles from a given album when the correct answer was actually 4. We were TOLD by Prince's team to delete the post or face legal action. That give you an idea of how crazy things can be? [Edited 2/2/09 12:16pm] I had to read this several times to believe it
Maybe it´s time to reveal ALL requests by Prince and his trolls to HQ to open some peoples eyes. Dandruff is the first sign of madness. | |
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purplecam said: funkteer said: .... and the violins play.
those violins are loud too. You guys sure have a lot of sarcastic comments about a place you posted on all the time. | |
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Gav said: PinkOrchid said: ..but it seems he really took notice of HQ when Aaron was looking for donations from his members, and was making money to run his site Ha ha ha - that's the funniest thing I've heard in years. You think Aaron MADE money from Housequake ?!?!?!?!?! who knows imo | |
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Gav said: Serena said: I'm so sorry that they've pushed Aaron to this, he was so dedicated and put so much work into it, along with all you mods. Is there any way he could let the org or someone else get all the reference data so it doesn't get lost and is still available? The reference work is all saved on other mods' hard drives and the team are looking at the best way to share that in the future. Thanks for the kind message. You're welcome, Gav and thanks for all your time and effort you put in handling all the crap. It's good to know you guys have the data. I hadn't had a chance to poke around much of the new material, but from what I did see, I could tell there was an incredible amount of work put into it. So thanks to all who worked on that also! | |
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Gav said: cream72 said: Why the org manages well without picture banners, why didnt you have ure own design completely without pics of symbols or prince. As I've now said on here dozens of times, the banner was a MINOR issue, not the MAJOR issue as to why Aaron closed the site down. Let me give you an example of the editorial control from Prince's team - last year we had an email due to a member posting that there were 3 hit singles from a given album when the correct answer was actually 4. We were TOLD by Prince's team to delete the post or face legal action. That give you an idea of how crazy things can be? Incidentally, have you forgotten the threatened legal action only just over a year ago against this very site ? Edit - I've just finished typing this and saw this thread - http://prince.org/msg/3/296170 You see, the mods here have emails of their own from Prince's team. Now that the heat is off Housequake, I sincerely hope that certain staff members don't start focussing their efforts over here. I have a horrible suspicion that might be the case though sadly. . [Edited 2/2/09 12:16pm] I think some of us were hung up on the banner thing, since it seemed to be the last straw. The kind of thought of 'if only...'. But, if it wasn't the banner that pushed Aaron over, I guess it would've been something else anyway. I thought maybe Prince had been lightening up since I'd noticed there were a lot of Youtube videos that had been up for a few months. But, I guess they were busy reading HQ posts instead.  | |
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