Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


There already IS a Polish moderator who lives in Poland and he has been actively working on the site almost every day for almost a year now: ?action=userinfo&user=50742. But apparently the facts don't matter when stereotype-thinking and ignorance is in full mode.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]

You hope to sound like a wise poet, but you have a long way to go. 'All about money' - please explain what you mean by that. If it was 'all about money,' there would be a dozen of other wanna-be 'poets' posting whatever is needed to meet their political, social, or commercial agenda. You obviously have no idea what you're blabbing about (but you may have a good taste of it if in fact the forum becomes money-driven). Don't forget that thanks to losers with a similar attitude to yours there have already been 3 partitions of Poland so far. On the surface, it looked good because the truth and reality has been hidden by the wolves in sheep clothes who defied the reality, which resulted in structurally weak government.

Btw. in your other post, quote:


Have you read what is in the EU laws before Poland joined the EU? Now it's too late to read it but you still should for your own reference. Besides the many benefits, there are also serious social and moral costs of being a EU member. Our Polish politicians you have voted for made this difficult decision (it's true that they have hidden or spun a lot of crucial information but at the same time they have, and you're being a solid proof of that, counted on people's ignorance). Still, it is not possible to have a cake and eat it. Do you think the UK or Norwegian tax payers are in love with people who come to their countries, learn the laws they need, and take advantage of everything they can? Most likely not, but they have to live with it.


Smart people and societies try to take the best from all cultures. But with a close-minded attitude, it would never be possible. Just read some facts about the Renaissance in Poland to learn about the crucial aspects of bringing out the best out of different people and cultures:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_in_Poland


What would have happened if the Jagiellonian dynasty was as biased and 'patriotic' as some of the posters here?

Now, look what happens in close-minded cultures of Belarus, Venezuela, North Korea, or Cuba. Thanks to the 'patriots' ruling these countries, if given a chance, 80% of the population would move to Poland with a blink of an eye. What's wrong with this picture - Belarus is '100% Belarus-run', Venezuela is '100% Venezuela' run, etc. Their people don't even have a chance to read what's going on in the world so that they don't revolt too much. From my understanding, those who say that the forum should be 'Polish-run' mean a similar way of self-destruction.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


'Thanks' to such attitudes and cluelessness the good grassroots movements that would benefit the people get killed before they even start. Because there's always an idiot who will claim that 99.9999999999% proof is not quite 100%. Well, some of them are paid trolls but I assume you're not one of them.


Let me repeat it again because: Nobody paid anything extra, the WHOIS info has never beed anonymous.


Again, it has never been privatized. There are dozens of tools to check it; some of them require login to see the full info, but I'm not here to educate you; go and research it online if you want to waste more time.


Then don't use the tools you don't know how they work or if they work at all. If your goal is to take a picture of Jupiter but you don't care to invest into professional equipment to achieve that - do not announce to the world that Jupiter doesn't exist because your disposable camera didn't catch it.


Now I'm not even sure if you know what a WHOIS info of a domain name is. There is nothing to be denied; IF the WHOIS info was anonymized, you'd see the domain registrar's (or host) address. Please don't mention it any more unless you educate about the basics of domain names and WHOIS info.


I know a forum that has more moderators than actual users; if you need a link PM me ;)


Well, thank you. That's the goal of PF - to allow anyone to have their voice. Let's say, you are a devout Catholic - no problem, express your extreme opinions (that meet the forum rules); but at the same time allow others who don't always share your views to tell their side of the story.


Moderators (both the current, past, and the future ;).


You may be right; I don't track or am interested in forum personalities.


It was (as far as I can tell) corrupted when DB was rebuilt a few days ago..


Good moderators do not have to post much; just the opposite.


As expected.. You hear someone is 'British' then he/she must be...{enter_stereotype}.. or that someone is POLISH then he/she is {enter_stereotype}.. it's like discussing with a brick.


Could you elaborate what you mean by being "Polish-run"? Based on your posts, I'd guess the leading points would be something like that:

1. If it is Polish or Poland-made, it's the best in the world, no questions asked. Period.

(for example, if there were 10 moderators formally based in Poland but none of them has been on the site for a week to do the moderating job it would still be better than 1 moderator from Germany who actually shows up and does the job well)

2. All discussions that confront the established status quo in Poland should be avoided.

3. All complaints or bad experiences about Poland should be avoided or deleted.

4. Posters who share personal views of moderators or administrators should be treated with utmost respect and, when possible, given moderator privileges.

5. To make the moderating process simple, a list of stereotypes about nationalities and religions should be created and followed (this would be especially useful to those who have been given moderating privileges but really aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer).


I believe that's the gist of the problem. Look at the point #1 above.. you will never find out about the real life from the Internet or the media; the only things you'll have left are stereotypes or 'research' done by inept people.


It is not about information; it's all about experience. Now you have a certain stereotype about Black, Asian, Muslim, Indian people.. it's all from second-hand and static information (or misinformation). But have you actually worked or gone to a wedding party or a funeral ceremony and sat with a Black, Asian, Muslim, or Indian people? I did and it has been much more truthful experience than even the most objective media can present. It's not even only about people - in fact most stereotypes brought to you by the official knowledge are twisted (do you think you know Mexican or Chinese food just because you visited 100 Mexican or Chinese restaurants in Poland? - then go to a restaurant in Mexico or China to realize how brainwashed you were ;).

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


If anything, it would deserve a ban because of poor taste when it comes to naming babies ;)


I offered you to talk to me in Polish; let other native Poles decide if my Polish is native or not ;). Rozumiesz?


It may be in your clique or culture to use euphemism, but I'm not used to it and I'm not easily befriended, sorry.


Sorry to say, but you are still clueless when it comes to comprehension of simple facts. The WHOIS info has never been anonymized; it hasn't been changed for several years. Besides, even if it was changed (but it hasn't) - what would it mean? It would prove your imaginary and false point? Some websites change it several times a year to prevent spam. And I don't even have time to check the profile of jon357, I'm not the Sherlocky Holmes of the Internet.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


Do you know any native British person born to British parents who would give him Tomasz or Bartłomiej name? I personally don't (and your point was that I was British). So, anyone who knows the Polish alphabet would have known.


Just because you use some outdated or buggy WHOIS tools doesn't mean you are right. This one is probably the most popular one, nothing has been changed there in the last several years: whois.domaintools.com/polishforums.com.


You're sending 80% of all forum alerts, so the irony is on you.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


It's easy to talk in generalities; it's even easier to ask a question and reply to it inserting your own 'agenda.' As long as you post on-topic (ie. in relation to Poland and Polish people), you are free to present your opinion, even an extreme one. The topic 'Safe Poland' topic was reopened (but will be closed again when trolls try to take it over with off-topic or abusive messages).

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


Obviously you do after all the posters you don't personally agree with are suspended ;). You can 'get bored' or frustrated only after you realize that your personal views are not always shared by other people. We are never bored here because we have learned that there is no 'established truth / authority / opinion.'

It's understandable that some people who agree with your views would want to make you a moderator or an administrator -- but only because they would hope that you would silence the 'dissidents' who happen to have different opinions. Then, after some time when there are only those you agree with left, you get bored because you're not really interested in what they say.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


Ok, just to make it clear, your two main points have been completely invalid:

1. The administrator is 100% Polish.
2. The address has never been removed / reappeared.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]


Dozens of posts related to Islam have been removed because they were not related to Poland (and such off-topic discussions will be removed if they appear too). Discussions about other religions will also be removed (unless they are closely related to Poland).


I didn't even relate to this 'question' because it was a flat-out lie (or I'd prefer to think the poster just made a mistake and was confused) that the address was removed and later came back.


I see in cache that you created it but not sure why it's not there any more (it turned into discussions about the Royal Family but still it would normally not be deleted). Maybe this particular thread got corrupted (we recovered database a couple of days ago).. If you have a copy of the first message you can send it to me and I'll recreate it (or you can start it again yourself) - I found cache from pages 3 and 4 only but cannot find from the first page.


The indirect warning has always been there; all discussions unrelated to Poland (90% of those are in the off-topic forum) may be deleted at any time. We understand there are posters passionate about many topics unrelated to Poland so we allow them to live (temporarily) in the Off-topic forum, but when they reach the point when they take over other Poland-related discussions we have no choice but to remove them to prevent the domino effect.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]

I'm surprised this question has arrived today; it was asked in the past, starting 9-10 years ago ;). Again, we prefer the most objective and truthful approach, not a propaganda machine. We don't want to be the Fox news or MSNBC news; we prefer the 'golden middle' (złoty środek) in the hopes to get the most comprehensive and objective views on Poland. In retrospective it seems to work well --> because there have been comments suggesting that PF is: 'too against-Poland', 'too pro-Poland.' It's not possible to 100% satisfy everyone though, but those who have different opinions can always post theirs.

So, again, posters with all kinds of views and experiences about Poland are welcome; keep in mind that the forum is in English so by default it attracts posters who are comfortable writing in English rather than Polish.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]

johnny reb, jaki masz problem lub pytanie, mozesz pisac po polsku (albo w dwoch wersjach jezykowych). Anyway, the administrator is 100% Polish. We surely welcome posters like Paulina, but at the same time it's not our goal to promote any particular point of view related to Poland; the goal is to discuss Poland from all angles and perspectives. PolishForums' motto is: The Ultimate Guide to Poland (not 'a guide to Poland as perceived by moderatorX, moderatorY, or administrator).

There have recently been some changes which resulted elimination of topics directly unrelated to Poland and Polish people. To avoid moving new topics to the random chat, we may leave ONE broad topic related to, let's say, a particular religion or nation (but the discussion still must be at least indirectly related to Poland); that way visitors who are not interested in the subject don't have to skip through multiple topics.

Feedback / Editing time too short (5 minutes currently) [60]


You think or you 'feel' (I know, thinking this days is overrated, especially on Facebook and similar social media sites ;).


This is a problem of today's young generation of people. They don't want individual responsibility - they demand 'teamwork' and 'community' so that they can play on their smart phones without noticing the reality. ; ) They lack testosterone. They cannot handle a different opinion and are unable to defend their position. They think patting each other on their back creates a community.


Right. You miss a Facebook Like button? Or Instagram pictures of celebrities ;)


But you do. I prefer someone not to be nice but saying things as they are or to give different points of view than my personal 'community' that agrees with me all the time.


People come here for reality check, different opinions, and the truth. If you want to live in a different world, you may talk to your Facebook friends only - you'll always know what to expect.


Out of 1000 posts, how many times would you struck yourself? Probably 0, like most posters would. Nobody wants to admit he/she was wrong, no matter what. That's the human nature.


It's not a very useful functionality because it can artificially distort the reality and doesn't bring anything new to the discussions.


So it's the problem of 3.5 inch size, nothing else.

Feedback / Alterations of thread titles - automatic or moderated? [10]


One user creates a topic; hundreds or thousands may read it. Who wins? :)


It's been there for about 8 years now.


I spent the last several days going through thousands of topics to make sure the titles are correct. I haven't gone through the Off-topic yet. But now, since Off-topic has become available also to non-logged users, we'll enforce relevant topic titles there too. So you're right that we didn't care too much about topic titles in the Off-topic section in the past, but that's going to change.


When you create a new thread, you are supposed to be like a reporter. A reporter's goal is to present the content in a logical, relevant, and easy to follow way. Would you read a newspaper that feature titles like: "Funny!", "Weather", "Good one", "Problem", "War", "Winning", "Pitty" etc.? I'm sure you would not. Then put yourself in the position of your readers too. That way everybody will be happy :

Feedback / Alterations of thread titles - automatic or moderated? [10]


Why a user who is not interested in the topic would be required to click on the topic just to find out it's not interesting to him or her?

LEARN how to create USEFUL thread titles before starting a new topic, please: polishforums.com/thread-title.html

Feedback / would it be possible for the checker to return threads/posts that you are interested in? [11]


But when you use a different browser or a different computer, the settings will be lost. With the Checker you won't lose the data even if you use different web browsers or computers.

Feedback / Look alike screen names - is it allowed in PF? [15]


Agreed ;)


Yes.


A 'look-alike' name is not equal to 'the-same-name.' Mods have means to distinguish that quickly and 100% accurately. You may also hover on username and check the registration date.

Feedback / An efficient (accurate?) way to search these forums (or how to google-search this website) [16]


So you don't know what you want to search for? Your message suggests you actually want the information to be provided for you (like news etc.) so that you just consume it without critical thinking. What if the provided information is intentionally misleading.

Feedback / Problem with my Checker - Check New Posts and Threads directory either doesn't exist or is not accessed [10]


But then if you change the date to a past date, you should still get all posts ;)

Feedback / Problem with my Checker - Check New Posts and Threads directory either doesn't exist or is not accessed [10]

Right.. that's because we are on a new server now. But you can change the date and time in the Checker's options to access previous posts. That may work.

Feedback / Problem with my Checker - Check New Posts and Threads directory either doesn't exist or is not accessed [10]

Hm, it works for me (maybe try to hit F5 on the keyboard)..

Feedback / Problem with my Checker - Check New Posts and Threads directory either doesn't exist or is not accessed [10]

Check now..

News / Controlling the internet ACTA in Poland (Like SOPA) [34]

Some people say that Boycott
google.com/search?q=define%3Aboycott - not wars or violent demonstrations - will be the key to successfully fight for your rights in the future. If people are united, there's nothing that can defeat it. It is reported to work well both online and offline ;).

News / Controlling the internet ACTA in Poland (Like SOPA) [34]


Ditto :


If you check some archive posts, my position about it has been clear from day one (ie. PF = freedom of speech). Some people argued how inappropriate it may be, but if nothing is done soon they will be the ones to cry to go back to the free Internet. Hopefully it won't be too late.


I wouldn't worry about films and music AT ALL (even though this actually helps some people to wake up because when they see a blank screen they start to think what's going on ;). You should worry about self-censorship (ie. you will not post truly what you think because you'd be afraid of being detained).

News / Controlling the internet ACTA in Poland (Like SOPA) [34]

All mainstream media around the world. Polish mainstream media usually translate/reprint the world news from the US or British media anyway.

News / Controlling the internet ACTA in Poland (Like SOPA) [34]

That's because Poles in Poland experience the censorship of the mainstream media, whereas here they still have freedom of speech :).

Feedback / Polish Forums Android / iPhone app? [14]


Yes, in 2012.

Feedback / would it be possible for the checker to return threads/posts that you are interested in? [11]

Or you may become a Gold Member and then have an email notification about a new reply sent once someone makes a post in a thread you're interested in.

Feedback / PolishForums Motto? :) [149]


Many users don't like PF but they still enjoy it. So it's close to perfect ;)

Feedback / PolishForums Motto? :) [149]

At least 4 words please :

Feedback / PolishForums Motto? :) [149]

Convex (PF moderator) has proposed to add the word 'The Polish' and that is unlikely to be beaten. So the official PolishForums motto is now:

PolishForums.com: The Good, The Bad, and The Polish