Funkmeimfamous said:

the org has a better photo gallery than HQ. in my opinion... so just how is the org more compliant or prince friendly???

Funkmeimfamous said:

What about lurkers? You think that after the Prince performance on SNL there weren't the casual non hardcore fans browsing HQ & P.org? Afterall, metalheads were raving about the performance.

prodigalfan said:

Where did I say that?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Lurkers wouldn't be around if it wasn't for the SNL performance to begin with, though. They didn't discover it because of a fan forum. I don't deny there might have been a small percentage who missed it and wanted to see it because of hype/what they were told by others, so that's a missed opportunity. But again I think that's a really small figure. I just think of promotion strictly in the marketing sense.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

hey, when did npgmc over take the org on google?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Is there a reason you seem to be such an angry person & wish ill will to people you don't even know? My original post was merely only my thoughts about the "wording" you used, not your statements. If you go back & read it you will see I also said you had the right to your opinions. I wish only peace & love for you.

sosgemini said:

Only a moderator can do that

Hint: lock thread...

Way too much negativity on this thread & I have no time for negativity...

Maybe some of the people here should read "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. The tone may change around here then

Wish you all peace & love I'm outta here! ----->

Funkmeimfamous said:[quote]

80spfantwp said:

With respect, it's been that way for many years now. Popular musicians and celebs alike....they all use the media for their own ends (in P's case often for press conferences to get stuff 'out there' so is kind of a trade off. He should know this and accept it or go into obscurity/ back 'underground.' He can' have it both ways!

prodigalfan said:

I'm always open to acknowledging that I could be wrong.

prodigalfan said:

I just re-read my post and no where did I see where I stated it was wrong to discuss to boots. I simply stated that the org has rules posted regarding discussing bootlegs, but perhaps I should be more specific here. There are rules regarding asking about sharing bootlegs, or giving links to where to go to find bootlegs, etc. I'm saying that prince.org makes this disclaimer and attempts very hard to pull links and posts that are against the "rules". Again, I didn't visit or don't visit Housequake enough to know for certain whether they did this on a consistent basis, but I do know that there were quite a few times when I visited in which I saw links, etc., up and they were still there at later visits.

Look, I'm not saying prince.org is better than housequake, nor am I saying it's worse, I'm simply saying that from what I've seen the org attempts to maintain some control over things that Prince's team might deem as being against copyright laws, and perhaps that is the reason why they've not "come after" the org.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Okay, I've read the 3 pages of this thread, and I have to say I agree with everything SFOS has said: i really don't understand the paisley-tinted fanatics (who deludedly like to refer to themselves as 'fams' {WTF?!}, - as if they're excitedly getting ready for the final cool-aid drinking space flight : have fun you crazy fanatic fucks, have fun) - Yes, Prince is a musical genius, and Yes he has delivered an abundance of musical goodies to our life like absolutely no other - but come on people - his psychotic, unbelievable approach to Fans and fan-sites has reeked of the dumb-ass Power Hungry Threats that he was (once) so opposed to.

Pedantic has become his focal-word - when once it was so much more - seriously, as SFOS said: why is he becoming such a cunt? - yes, lets be honest, let's not use this childish 'C, star, star, star', symbolism, (like the fams put it) but CUNT!

Okay, so MR and MRS PC, right now you're angry with this post.... But seriously think about it: people and sites are being threatened with being sued with legal action, for what? they're not making any money.... no, but simple because they promoted an artist they dug who has pretty much proved he has zero level of self promotion in the 21st century (yes he once did know what it was all about, with that well-oiled Warners push behind him...) but in the last year? (outside of England, seriously, do any of you have ANY friends who have heard of Planet Earth, or have seen a video promoting a single (CLUE: there fucking wasn't one...)

Come on Prince, stop being a prick!

Yes, 21 nights in London proved you were seriously the shit, but only to those in London, (unless you release a DVD or DVD box-set) and the major-league fans world-wide (who visit the sites you have since shit on {WTF!} )

BOTTOM LINE:

YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT GIVE A FUCK!! STOP SHITTING ON THEM, 'COS YOUR GENERAL ROCK-STAR STOCK IS WELL UNDER THE MARKET-PLACE PRICE THAT IT SHOULD BE - THOSE THAT YOU SHIT ON ARE THE ONES THAT CAN PROMOTE YOU LIKE YOU (SEEMINGLY) CAN'T, AND CAN SPREAD THE WORD AND BRING YOUR VALUE BACK TO ITS TRUE WORTH... (problem?)

Don't shun the free (good) publicity, there are people just hitting the age of discovering music, who have no idea of your past, who would be blown away if they had the chance to sit-the-fuck-back and experience it, (live shows, videos, album etc) . Profit and enhance from it - enjoy and remember your past wonder years (memories of Better Days can be good and enlightening).

bottom line: don't be a cunt in your sunset...

prodigalfan said:

Yeah, maybe now because Prince's purple mafia made HQ take down a ton of their photos...which then makes me wonder, why hasn't the Org had to do that?

LittleRedCorvette said:[quote]

prodigalfan said:

Obviously you don't go on Housequake much....seemingly, if at all! They certainly DO have disclaimers re. boots and they have always warned ppl to not post links etc. and, furthermore they also take down such links pretty sharply.

Perhaps if you were to go on over to HQ and READ about their present stance on the legal situation you would realise what it is the site are defending and not assume this is anything to do with them being 'against copyright law' as you claim.

A little knowledge can be dangerous

Who cares about swearing. Opinions can be offensive. Jesus can be offensive. A lack of Jesus can be offensive. I also think Prince (the person) is a cunt. I think he's also a great musician. But when he starts trying to sue fans and taking down their pictures and trying to control what people say about him online, he's going too far.

As far as being offended, go back to Bible school and learn about a magical fake God and pretend you live a pure life if you don't want to be "offended." The internet (and real life as well) is no place to spend time if you let others offend you

P.S. Jesus does not and never did exist.

Thank you.

rio85 said:

F. A. M. B. O. T!. This is the reason I hated that stupid ass NPGMC People suppressing human emotion with this fake peace and love crap Obviously you miss the IRONY in someone blindly supporting Prince and his mission to screw his fans every which way to Sunday and then using a trademarked symbol on the internet with is the exact thing Prince is whining about. I would love for him to turn on you and the other famatics so you could finally come back to planet earth where the rest of us are.

LittleRedCorvette said:

And for the record, I think it is so WRONG that we can't simply post pictures, videos and links to other things. Honestly, if I posted a picture and didn't give credit, it's not like I am making any money off that and the org isn't either. Prince needs to concentrate on making good music and keeping his fans satisfied with a good product instead of viewing them as fodder for his lawyers to earn a living.

Oh and,

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

PEACE & LOVE MY "CHILD"

LittleRedCorvette said:

Just for the record, the quake DOES NOT allow trading, linking and the likes regarding unofficial recordings. It is very clearly posted at the top of the forum. We monitor it very closely. We simply do not tolerate it. Many people have been banned after numerous warnings for attempting to trade/solicit unofficial recordings. This also applies to other artists. Just last night I had to delete a thread and warn a member for them asking for a copy of a video of an associated artist. It is illegal and we simply don't allow it.

But i also find your post about the pictures intriguing....you obviously have not seen the many, many threads here such as "Prince's eye pic thread", Prince's hand pic thread", "prince's chest pic thread". Those are not for "discussion", those are for females to oogle over. Not saying the threads are bad, but to belittle housequake for having picture threads and stating the only picture threads here are for "discussion" purposes simply is extremely contradictory.

just my two cents...

ouch...

lspear76 said:

I just hope you're really sure of that then. That way you don't have to worry about your fate.

DevotedPuppy said:

See the blog on the front page and the thread in site discussion some time

luv4u said:

I can't believe Prince NOWaday!!!! What the fuck!!?
First he waants to sue ebay youtube and now housequake???
This guy is bacoming either a control freak or a paranoid wreck.

I mean I just don't understand...why does he treat he fans like this?
I been in love with this guy since I was 9 and now I realize....OHH forget it...I'm pissed right now

luv4u said:

Damn you, Websheriff!

txladykat said:

Thank you!
I am so tired of people trying to say that the org is somehow more Prince friendly and HQ is not and that is the reason Prince is targeting HQ.
That is certainly not the case.
I go to both sites frequently.

I honestly don't understand why Prince chose HQ and not Org. The org's "associated" forum with all the gossipy talk about Prince's love life, former love interests etc gets pretty heated and at times very "disrespectul" of Prince's privacy. I know... because I am a frequent poster on the forum. I can't help but gossip.
but my point is... go to HQ, you NEVER NEVER find that sort of threads on HQ. If by chance you find one, it is quickly locked, removed, or ignored.
Look at the Org, the numerous posts about Manuela and new love life...
Nothing recent... but let her myspace release a new photograph and see how many posts about Prince and Mani.
You never see that sort of thing on HQ.
I just don't understand it.

And please stop talking about the video forum... that has been removed since April on request from PP. And the talks about boots... only discussion about what is your favorite... no talk about covers for boots, or trades or where to purchase them.

If you don't go to HQ... please stop talking about it. You don't know what you are talking about and that makes you look stupid.
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