Box said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Geez squirrel I was kidding... Can't the English take a joke??

** off to steal the oral vac from my dentist **

royalshyness said:

my mom and her act JUST alike
my childhood was...eh...scary lol

Giovanni777 said:

Oh la, I'm afraid to open threads in GD now, after some of the stuff I saw there yesterday. Besides the sheer piggishness, there's a sort of stifling neediness running through a lot of those threads... P&R feels very unwelcoming for me too these days; sad because that used to be my favorite forum.

There used to be some fiercely good prince music discussion here back in the day, remember? On the old org, and early new org.

emilia1 said:

sure but look how u turned out.

children who dont receive firm loving wise cut the B.S. discipline, are doomed to excessive self-destructive behaviour.

now that is scary.

Actually I'm completely behind Squirrel on this. Prince to me is primarily about the music. He wouldn't hold my attention for long if he were a sculptor or some such other type. So why the heck doesn't the Org have an area setup specifically for his music? Keep one for pictures and fan art and one for his music. It makes sense and in not doing so it projects the Org as possibly not a serious portal for those of us into Prince.

I mean it's all very well being all girly and swooning over photos of him from the 80s but one has to ask could it not offer just a little more maturity? By that I don't mean to remove the feminine side to this site, just to separate it a little from those of us wanting some focus on the musical aspect of Prince without having to wade (or be subjected to) constant threads on Prince in different hues and shades.

I agree with squirrel i was thinkin this the other day, so many post jackers and so many emoticons being used instead of intelligent discussion. I noticed a lack of movement in the artists forums as well they are very static. Where have all the fans gone?


Come back all you 02orgers we had some fun times in here during last summer. This time last year there was a real buzz of excitement and plenty of discussion both fun threads and serious ones.

mpgmc used to be like that - so vibrant all the time.

Theres a new concert looming and yet there doesnt seem to be a buzz yet. Perhaps the lack of an official site and therefore something new to discuss is the reason. Hence the org is full of students posting daft pics and rude comments about each other.

Even imagos gone stale where are the funny story theads, yeah crass but they were entertaining and some of you guys are so funny you should write comdey for a living.

Thers nothing wrong with startin a thread about something we have discussed before as there are so many new fans in here, you will get a fresh input and viewpoint.

So squirrel start the ball rolling, and post an intelligent, interesting thread for us all.

I will try and think of one


An emancipation thread could be a good start as theres so much music to discuss

or a favourite concert memories thread

Lets here from you guys who got to vegas or musicology etc

chocolate1 said:

Hey chocolate

I agree with the fun side, but its staled off a bit recently.

I too like to visit the org in times of difficulty as there are so many bright happy people i here and i guess we tend to all get along because we share a taste in music.

Im hoping to visit often during my treatment to keep me laughing.

Speedy recovery!

pplrain said:[quote]SquirrelMeat said:[quote]

Geez squirrel I was kidding... Can't the English take a joke??

Sure we can, you guys have Bush we had / have Tony/Gordon ...now that's proof we we can share a joke!

LondonStyle said:[quote]pplrain said:[quote]

SquirrelMeat said:

trouble is its the kinda hysterical laughing that ends in tears


dont forget we also got redken in london now theres a joke!


just realised how this looks, i dont mean redken the hair product i mean red ken as in ken livingston
[Edited 4/2/08 4:48am]

this thread is so bad i think i'll come here to die lol

royalshyness said:

Anyway, what d'yall think of Prince's butt?

eireboy34 said:

u people are very random. i appriciate the unique responses. i wonder what P thinks of his own azz. hmm

eireboy34 said:

im sure gyro will have a pretty
detailed essay about this question

Heiress said:

Oh yes, I do remember.

Yeah, "General Discussion" does have the neediness U speak of. It's like a clique, with everyone vying 4 attention. A couple of women there absolutely need it, then get it from the fellas.

I hate popularity contests.

Anyway, my dear, I think the current state is because of Prince's popularity increasing around 2004, through major media events... the Grammy performance with Beyonce', Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, etc.

I don't think it has anything 2 do with the NPGMC closing down, as some suggest here. It seems 2 me that the most of us were both ORG and NPGMC members. Some here speak ill of Housequake, but I've been a member there 4 a while 2.

But even if the NPGMC had some members that weren't ORG members, which would've been a small percentage, I very much doubt that they joined the ORG and caused the mess we see these days. That's just not true. It is much more likely caused by the increase in Prince awareness/popularity in 2004. It was great 4 us old schoolers 2 see Prince get the props and the exposure, and such, but there is a down side as well.

PEACE.

~G
[Edited 4/2/08 8:28am]

Giovanni777 said:

I have to agree with this.

Giovanni777 said:

That's true and we've been seeing it for a while now.

emilia1 said:

Prince's butt is an exquisite fruit, an aphrodisiac that lures u in and holds your attention. It has a musky aura of its own...it's such a turn on. Oooh, it's rrrrround!

pplrain said:

Sorry hun. Sometimes the humour can get lost in translation! You know I love you!

iloveannie said:

Thats what I meant to say when I started the thread. I don't think picture threads should stop. Everyone to there own. But its the volume that was/is killing the diversity of the forum.

I don't think anyone should have the right to say what should or should not be spoken about, but I foolishly hoped that self regulation would continue to exist. The more recent mass posters seem to lack that ability.

Heiress said:

Why do you feel that P&R is "unwelcoming" to you?

I admit that I do not know a lot about Prince - I rely on the long-timers here and my own research for that.

I certainly read the informational threads or music-related threads eventhough I don't post because I have nothing to contribute at that point, but I still love to read your experiences and knowledge.

I also love to look at Prince's pictures (can't help myself) and I certainly coment on those.

All Orgers should have the right to post what they want as long as it is not improper, hateful or degrading.

It's fun to read both the educational and funny, dreamy threads. That's what life is all about -- balance.

paintedlady said:

I remember better, more diverse days at this org.

Heiress said:

So you are saying that the people aren't as diverse as you would like, or the topics that are discussed? Are you just referring to the entier org. or just the P&R forum?

SquirrelMeat said:

Agree. But the last time someone pointed this out (maybe it was you ) the people who agreed that there were far too many threads about pics of P and and other redundant nonsense were beaten down about people being able to post what they want, blah, blah blah.

My position then and still is that there should be a specific forum for posts for newbies and people who only want to post pics and pant and drool at the guy's ass, eyes, lips, whatever... shit name it the mofo the "Pant & Drool Forum" and call it a day.

But I guess the folks that have been frequenting this site since 1995 don't get a vote.

paintedlady said:

all of the above, in some ways.

Heiress said:

paintedlady said:

it's gotten fairly clique-ish; which i suppose the org has always been.

that's fine & all, and normal i suppose for most message boards. it's just a bit dull to always hear the same stuff time & again.

Heiress said:

That's because some people use the org for something that they are lacking IRL.

The people might change , but the situations don't, so I can see why the older orgers see the repetition.

The org is what you decide to make it, I guess.