Being a late-to-the-game fan, I was wondering why afra started a Ministry (and now, other topics) forum. It seemed really cool to bring together fans who liked a band that wasn’t really mainstream. And back then in the early 2000’s and pre-PA, all the work wasn’t something to earn you accolades.
So, now, even though there’s not much talk about ministry, I want to thank afra and the powers-that-be for starting these forums.
Pretty sure just because he was a fan.
And, it’s pretty major to have the site still up almost 20 years later. Starting a webpage in 1994 and not abandoning it within two years is a major feat, for sure.
well, yeah… we’re all fans I suppose to some degree (although there’s way TOO much of the obligatory Al-bashing that becomes a bit trite after awhile…)
I have a better answer:
prongs. noun. A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe,
In the '90s people started fan pages for bands all the time. Fan pages were approximately 25% of the web’s content in 1996.
I used to love that. They all had a special uniqueness. Now the internet is super sterile.
I think a lot of those pages in the early 90’s were from guys like me who took a computer class one semester in college and was given a few raw HTML tools to “make a page”.
Mine had LARD, Pinhead, and Leatherface on it. I don’t really remember putting anything else up on it.
And yeah, there was definitely more of a sense of fun to those crappy pages we used to make. Now they’re all professional and corporate and boring.
How about:
prongs Verb: Pierce or stab with a fork.
“The fork is a cold shiny tool to pierce, tear, and ingest! Whoever holds the fork in hand controls the meal of his choice!”
I could see that. Also, prongs are different branches off of the fork, and there’s multiple sections/ facets of Afra’s board (I never go on any of the other prongs besides the discussion board, but I can understand the meaning).
Plus, you could see the prong as an instrument of agitation. Like when we hit cattle with a prod. Ministry USED TO be a prong like that . . . agitating the status quo and spurring others to action.
Anyway, maybe I’m reading too much into it. It was probably a school project back in the day and he was only allowed a 6 character domain name or something.
I always think of it as giant shrimp. I know those are prawns but it’s still the first thing that comes to mind.
HAHAHA!!! I actually thing the same sometimes.
"MMMmmm prongs! Sweet and sour prongs. Fried prongs. Prongs with chili sauce. Prong tacos . . . "