dothejump said:

Yeah, that makes it okay.

dothejump said:

If anyone was not focused on facts, it's HQ.

dothejump said:

i think it can become more focused on facts than it currently is, but not more focused on facts that whatever it's currently focused on (showing insanity of it's members? LOL)

i'm just suggesting that we could maybe add a bit more of the factual info, and perhaps allow people to discuss it in the same geeky manner whilst letting others ignore it and discuss the colour of his pants and smell of his armpitts in another part of the site

i also thought that perhaps some of the main contributers to HQ with the info i refer to would perhaps help contribute with that info to the org, or some other place if the org doesn't make a place for it. but considering what some people are posting about HQ i can't blame them if they don't want to, but then again, why should a few openly vocal negative comments spoil it for the others who do want it? personally, i say fuck them if they don't want it, they don't have to read it, but there are plenty of people who do want it, and this is for them. and hopefully others will maybe get that attitude too

Vendetta1 said:

Are you running out of arguments? The easiest defense for the logos is the following: The scans were meant to be posted on HQ. HQ members didn't have a problem with. So why should people from other websites have a problem with it? There was no obligation to visit the photo forum on HQ.

Vendetta1 said:

We had a couple of the best Prince researchers on HQ. Some of them used to work on The Vault. So now you are saying that The Vault sucks too? A lot of Prince fans think different about that.

Vendetta1 said:

i'm not suggesting that at all. i'm asking what the org can do to accomodate the fans in what the org lacked that HQ had. we are all fans of the same artist

unique said:

That information is not lost. And maybe one day it will show up somewhere but I think it is still a bit too soon after the closing of HQ. (=my personal opinion)

Vendetta1 said:

i get the impression from your sig "Praying to the baby jesus that Housequake opens again soon.", profile, username and other posts that you are simply trolling

dothejump said:

There are plenty of people here that are well versed on Prince facts. To insinuate otherwise is an insult.

unique said:

Oh pulease, don't flatter yourself. I had Vendetta before HQ closed down. And, no I am not trolling. I do not have to shoot sunshine up HQ members asses. I disagree with what went down over there. I am entitled to state that opinion and judging from other posts here, I am not the only one. Do you consider them to be trolling, too?

dothejump said:

oh, i know it's not lost, but i can't think of any valid reason why it shouldn't go back online ASAP

i mean, i have a considerable chunk of information i could simply cut and paste and stick online here or elsewhere in a few minutes and fill most of the gaps i'm talking about, but i'd prefer it if those who compiled it originally posted it themselves with thier own blessing, than upset someone who has spent a lot of time putting it together by posting it myself

i'm hoping that fans can regroup and come together and start working together and get a good online resource back in place for fans, without further fighting and upsetting people. if the don't/won't, then i could perhaps satisfy my mind that i've done what i can do it it the nice way, and go ahead and do it the other way if that's the only way to get it done. but i'm sure it doesn't have to come to that

Vendetta1 said:

I didn't say that. You said that HQ was not focussed on facts, so I made clear that there were quite some good researchers. I never said that there are no other good researchers.

BTW Have you ever visited the HQ resource guide?

dothejump said:

Yes I did.

^And you found fiction (as opposed to facts) there?

Reverend said:

There is a reason this site is big and diverse

mdiver said:

I love how it's inferred that there was no flaming or trolling on HQ.

^Who says that? Of course there is flaming and trolling on every big internet forum.

Vendetta1 said:

So many comments smack of the old "there are no REAL fans here" Not that i care, i think Prince is a

dothejump said:

Read the Reverend's post.

Vendetta1 said:

Vendetta1, if you didn't like HQ that's cool. Different strokes for different folks. But don't bring up all kind of stuff that simply isn't true.

dothejump said:

I've taken this thread off track and for that I apologize. Nothing I've said is not true. I did not care for HQ but I have no reason to lie about my experience there.

What I like about HQ was the look. And it is easy to access information.

What I did not like is the ego tripping some of the moderators did when their opinion differed from yours.

muskiediver said:

Dont worry we get that here too

IMO the culture of the two sites is too different. HQ was unmatched as far as comprehensive information and functionality is concerned. I really appreciated being able to look up things like song lyrics, release dates, tour info, etc all in one place.

Personally, I never had any issues there whatsoever. The few times I interacted there with a member or mod there were no problems.

The Org is more of a social environment though. Very few people would respond to you on HQ if you weren't well known whereas someone will always talk to you here. Bottom line, I like both sites for different reasons.

There were just as many er..."colorful characters" on both sites but I noticed that on hq they were shut down with a quickness, could be the reason for some of the bitterness expressed on the other thread?

Anyhoo, the issues that existed between HQ, the Org and PP is something I choose not to dwell on because I think it's better left to the principals involved to sort out. My input, unless asked for, serves no purpose.

Back on topic, I don't think anything needs to be added here. If anybody would like to put together a site similar to HQ they're probably better off doing it elsewhere.

japanrocks said:

You really think the moderators should delete the accounts of people who complain about today's music? That would be about 90% of the folks who post in the Music:Non Prince forum...lol...

japanrocks said:

'Real Prince Fans'.

How utterly pompous. Just because the site spawned a culture of monolithic drones , polite, and subdued compared to the org, doesn't make them anymore 'real' than prince.org fans.

There's absolutely no feature of housequake I prefer over the org, and I certainly don't want that weird ass quazi-npgmc vibe bleeding into the org. Hell, I even hated their emoticons.

The only thing fun about housequake was all the unauthorized and illegal videos that used be posted with great frequency back in the day.

BSOD said:

"Illegal videos"

Get a grip.

vc40 said:

Look don't assume thinsg I haven't said ok? It's the worst way to 'debate'; assuming and insinuating somebody said something when they didn't.

I never said that this doesnt happen on the org. I have said that it appears that HQ members first traded publically and later (AFTER they got their asses kicked for it) continued privately via the same site.

The thing that I liked the best about Housequake was whenever you clicked on "User CP," it would automatically tell you who quoted you. Sometimes folks wouldn't write anything, which would then result in a blank space beside the title of the thread. Still, it was cool to see who responded. The Org doesn't do that, which I think is kinda rough. Oh well.

Tremolina said:

Proof ?

^ Proof? Haha... Why spoil a good story with the truth? All it really comes down to is "someone on HQ told me". Playground tales.