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[Edited 11/13/07 15:52pm]

At this time there are probable more negative responses than positive.Can you blame them?

Prince haters aren't on prince.org. Prince haters don't give Prince a half thought until he does something boneheaded like alienate what's left of his fan base! Then they show up to instigate and signify.

For the record, I know some "fams" exactly the same way.
[Edited 11/9/07 20:12pm]

To be a fan does not mean to agree with everything he decides to do.You can still respect his musical genius,but disagree with the decisions he makes as a man.He is not perfect,and you don't have to be a hater to have opinions about what is going on.

mene1948 said:

co-sign




Also, anyone who calls themself a fam is a jackass IMO. It brings to mind Fanilows, Juggoloes, the KISS Army, etc. Be a fan, just don't lose your mind about it.

I believe we all love Prince-2 different degrees tho.I love him more than anybody.

sexxydancer said:

That you do, girlfriend!

im sorry but thats a LIE!! haha why would prince haters even go onto a website called prince.org??? they wouldnt waste their time!

Per5eph0ne said:

because some people try to force their own expectations of what a "fan" is on others...

SexyBeautifulOne said:

sosgemini said:

GURRLLLL YOU GO THAT RIGHT.

It's so stupid actually.

You can say that you dislike this or that song, and all of a sudden you're a "hater" or that you think Prince is being a cunt..erm...difficult person, and all of a sudden you're a "hater".

It's like saying that I'm a hater of Munich, Frankfurt, and the whole of Germany cause I'm not a big fan of Hitler.

I can see that there are musicians that have personal opinions about the music, that are purely constructive criticizm in their opinions, However, some of the posts, are purely childish personal attacks on Prince's character.

There are a few of us that will stand up to this, because of the sincere love that we have. Even in a marriage, communication, can become a problem if the way we express ourselves isn't respectful.

If a member doesn't like something that Prince says or does...They can simply say just that...

Guess what? I don't want to go to some pseudo religious, fake as hell website that Prince spits out. Heavy moderation, looney people who think they fart out rainbows, and no right to be negative ever.

That's not my idea of freedom.

Hater here!

Tame said:

So instead of saying that, "Planet Earth is the weakest form of musical drivel I've ever heard, no wonder Prince gave it away because no one but the hardest of his die hard fans would've bought it!"

I should just say that, "I don't like Planet Earth."

Sorry, entirely too passive for me!

Truth of the matter is this website has a major reputation for being negative when it comes to Prince. I've talked to many Prince fans over the years who have told me that they either avoid this site or they only check it for news and nothing more because of the amount of negative responses from fans here.

Personally, if I felt this was nothing more than a Prince fan site diguised as an anti-Prince site, I would have left years ago. There is a lot of negativity here but it is what it is. prince.org is like being a Prince fan in general. Either you'll go along with the ride, good or bad, or you'll leave. Unless something really bizarre happens, I'm staying put. Simple as that.

There are plenty of fams here. I'm a fan myself. I'm not drinking koolaid behind nobody. I have a mind of my own.

It seems to be that if you say anything positive about Prince, you're immediately derided as being a 'fam' - that seems to stand for simple, stupid, niaive or something similar!

I came on here for news and information and initially to read and share people's experiences from the O2 in London. Most of the comments then were really positive. However, I feel slightly intimidated by some of the Orgers and their comments at times. There also seems to be a 'snobbishness' with some people who think they're more 'authentic' than others. I still love reading the threads here, and some are really funny, but it all seems to get a bit 'heavy' at times.

Anyway, still glad to be part of the fun.....
[Edited 11/10/07 10:26am]

I know a few Prince fans that aren't a member of any site but they will visit the org and other sites when they are looking for news on a new Prince album. They have told me that this site is the only one that doesn't seem to kiss Prince's ass or worship him like a God and that they agree with a lot of the negative responses as well as the positive ones.

sosgemini said:

To the point of hatred.

darrenj said:

actually, i was explaining why some "assume" there is hatred...

sosgemini said:

There has still been a lot of nastiness thrown Prince's way, Has'nt there.

vainandy said:

I think that speaks volumes about why this site is still here. With every positive there's a negative and vice versa. I may grit my teeth when I read some things, good and bad, but it's all of that and the fact that we all can get along usually that make this website a cool place to be a part of. I'm proud to be a member of prince.org.
[Edited 11/10/07 10:35am]

LOVERS WIN...EVEN SOME SO CALLED HATERS LOVE HIM....BUT THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT!

purplecam said:

I hated some of the negativity floating around here when I first joined. It was downright brutal. Then I joined NPGMC and saw all the od'ing off of Purple Kool Aid first hand and was DAMN GLAD there was the Org to come to for balance!

From my online experience concerning the world of Prince, I've learned...

People are not all alike and there's no reason on earth we should all think alike! You take the good with the bad and just have a funky good time!

I believe that!!!!!

Prince the musician kicks ass.

Prince the business man sucks ass.

sosgemini said:

No one is expecting you to be anything...but it would be nice to read something positive you have to say about P instead of all the negativity.