akira7 said:

Don't agree here... When I was finding my way in the online prince-community, Paul was a big help and a great guide. So for me, he most certainly ranks as a great guy. Thanks Paul for all the effort you have put into the site and community over the years.... it was very much appreciated!

just found the whole databank in a an offline file!!!!
http://www.mediafire.com/...wagnfngymy

It's really very sad to see the Databank offline !!! This was the place where i learned most of the things about Prince's unofficial recordings. Much respect to Paul and his hard work. Please give him some respect. It was HIS creation and it is his decission to pull the plug off. We can only THANK him for the knowledge and work he put in this project. Thanks Paul !
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yes, respect to paul...It's shitty the site is down !

I have huge respect for Paul for the hard work he put into that site over the years and for keeping us all updated on the bootleg world. No body else did it to his standard and to question his character, as some of you are, is completely non-sensical and irrelevant.

For whatever reason he chose not to continue is his decision to make and he doesn't owe anyone an explanation if he chooses not too. RIP DB.

News about a replacement will arrive later.

By the way... thank you to the folks at the Databank for the great info, pics and reviews. The site will be missed.

vc40 said:

agreed - he has a habit of losing his shoes - but other than that he is most definitely not a c-nt!! He doesn't take any shit though, which might go to explain why some people didn't see 'EYE' to eye with him...unlike a lot of people, Paul is not versed in the political correctness that our younger generation is so deeply entrenched in....if he hurt your feelings, maybe that is not his problem...

I always marveled at the info on that site, so it is a real loss to not have it anymore....whether it be Prince directly put pressure on the site to close (doubtful) or Paul just lost interest, it doesn't matter, I'd just like to take the opportunity to say thanks for the time and effort he put in to the site over the years...

@akira7: how rude you are calling paul a [Name calling snip - luv4u]. maybe you made personally bad experiences, maybe it was your own fault.

paul was/is always very nice and helpful and i say thanks with all respect to him and his hard work.

r.i.p. i miss you.

akira7 said:

True that happened. However, this time ample time has been given to take the info needed, but aside from that : how the hell do you expect a person to feel who reviews all the bootlegs that are released without any payback and then see himself called a cunt because you don't like the fact he has given up due to whatever his personal reasons are ... what a cunt you are!

akira7 said:

I had never posted a single comment on this site for 6 years, but the nastiness of this comment has prompted me to.

I don't know what made you post that as it's plain to see you're quite alone on it.

great site, thanXalot!
if possible come back, PLEASE!
alternative: http://www.thedigitalgard...index.html
very new (2 me), don´t know how good it is....

rogernp said:

^^ This is also the current replacement I've been told about that was getting announced today so.....it's still being updated and tweaked from what I hear....
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akira7 said:

This comment is offensive and false. This kind of comment usually says more about the person who posted it than it does about the person to whom it refers...

R.I.P. Databank and thanks for all your excellent work over the years, Paul ...

Peace.

LunarTunes said:

Co-sign

dnaplaya said:

To post a comment like that just screams of insecurity... how sad that Paul had to stop doing all your work and take his site down, so for that he is called names??? NOBODY else came close to maintaining that type of resource for EVERYONE, so that is so undeserved in so many ways.
Is Paul opinionated? YES! But apparently so is the person calling him names...
It is Pauls attitude that made the reviews a GREAT part of the site...

So for the record as someone who has had more than ONE communication with Paul over the years, your comment and name calling are 100% offensive and 100% false.
You owe Paul an apology.

Use http://www.archive.org to view the content of databank.org.

akira7 said:

Thank you for sniping that insult luv4u. Paul has dedicated huge quantities of personal time to create one of the most informative Prince sites available. I, for one, would like to thank him for all his hard work.

Thank you for the Databank and for a lot of fun in interaction.

P. has a great sense of humor and he delivered a lost of his time on this to make this a very very on point ressource for all who are interested in unofficial recordings.
Not only that but he gave it away.

@akira: Why are you calling him out? You owe him an apology at least.

In the end, there will only be the Org.

Susann209 said:

You're welcome

Guess some people are not thankful for something or someone they took for granted. Appreciation for Paul's hard work, time and effort would be a good thing.

If he chose to discontinue his work then we have to respect his decision.

dnaplaya said:

I agree...only one [Snip - luv4u] in this story. Good luck Paul and thanks for all the DB info.

Flaunt said:

I also have had several dealings with Paul and he is an absolute legend. I'm sad to see the site go down, but much like when HQ went down, I respect the site owners feelings and reasons.

There's just no need to ever call anyone such nasty words on an internet forum.

Thanks Paul, and hope you're enjoying the rest.
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The amount of time and knowledge, as well as the detail Paul provided is/was a gift.

Sometimes, since it is a one way flow of info from Paul to us, he may not realize how many people love his work.

I am hoping that the response from this thread, with the exception of the name calling, will persuade him to reconsider.

His attention to detail, is as valuable as Boris's insight.

Flaunt said:

Will it be called "Artist formely known as DataBank"

rogernp said:

Wow, thanks!!! I've been trying to do this for ages. Awesome resource!

squirrelgrease said:

co-sign

Damn man - TDB was the best P site around.

Thanks for all the time and effort you put into it - a lot of P boot collectors appreciate everything you did.

Damn, first Housequake, now the Databank. Sadness. Even though I don't reference the DB much these days, it was an invaluable resource. I remember when I first found out about The Databank - I felt like I had found gold! It sucks that Paul closed it, but it's his right.

Calling him names is completely uncalled for. Paul has been nothing but gracious to me - and the fact that he had maintained and updated such a useful website for so many years contradicts the validity of any name calling, imo.

Shame to see the Databank go (kudos to Paul), but the replacement is coming along nicely ...


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