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Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums?


pawian  226 | 27817
2 Nov 2024   #241
donate

That`s true. I am still thinking how to do it from Poland. I don`t have a credit card so I have to send a direct transfer from my account.
I need the receiver`s name, address and bank account.

complains the most.

Of course that`s a rightist lie. Ha!!!
pawian  226 | 27817
2 Nov 2024   #242
You can use "My Threads" link

:):):)
I meant mostly threads started by other members.

or "View All Posts / Threads"

:):):)
The list it offers is even longer than Search does. Looking through it would take hours daily.

It is possible we don`t understand each other.
Let me tell you exactly what my problem is. Right now I want to post sth about Mr Honourable Prime Minister Reverend Donald Holy Tusk in the thread Tusk Dictator (which isn`t my thread). I type Tusk in search and get 8 results of which my desired thread is the last one while it is obvious and logical it should be the first coz it contains the newest posts.

This search was easy cos it gave only 8 results. Sometimes there are more tiring ones which offer 3 pages of results and the thread with newest posts I am looking for is usually at the end of page 2.

Can`t you arrange search results according to date of the last post instead of other criteria which are too obscure to me right now???

If not, what else do you suggest I do to quicken the search process??? Check now.


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pawian  226 | 27817
2 Nov 2024   #243
Check now.

Wow!!! Amasing!!! It also works on my other searches.
I have been waiting for this improvement for years. Thanks.

I reported it to the Staff a few years ago but it probably went unnoticed by a regular mod/modess. Now added link to the last post (marked as: >>) too.
Feniks  2 | 858
2 Nov 2024   #244
Now all users (including unlogged) may bookmark their favorite topics

Now I do like this :) Saves so much time searching if a thread hasn't been posted in for a while. :)
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
1 Dec 2024   #245
Heeey! We raised the big 1000,-

I hope the admin got a coffee out of it now too.... black with no sugar yes :
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #246
Guys, we appreciate your help to keep us alive and going. We probably won't reach our goal, but getting as close to it as possible can make things happen, thanks: https://polishforums.com/support-pf.html
pawian  226 | 27817
24 Feb 2025   #247
We probably won't reach our goal,

If we don`t, will you close the forum or keep it running but with advertising?
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #248
The goal is to keep it running as is. In a couple of months, we'll change a hosting service to save money on it (the previous one had a 3-year dedicated hosting term deal which was not possible to cancel). As an admin, I'm ready to go on, but if I cannot get coffee money (I don't like beer anyway), there may be a point that I call it quits since running a forum is a daily responsibility; even so, the forum should stay online, but with limited functionality.
pawian  226 | 27817
24 Feb 2025   #249
since running a forum is a daily responsibility

Yes, I pity and admire you and mods for putting up with us for so long. It certainly affects one`s mental health. :):)

with limited functionality.

Sorry, but an old forum set in read-only mode ceases to be a forum, it becomes a diary of a famous writer who has passed away. :):):)
Novichok  4 | 8697
24 Feb 2025   #250
even so, the forum should stay online, but with limited functionality.

...accessible only to US citizens who voted for Trump. Leftitst woke morons are totally useless.
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #251
@Admin

Okay....I guess we have to accept that the donation-model won't work with PF....to many nerds and "special cases" here :).

So we need to find a way to keep the forum functional and still with you having lotsa less to do and no costs anymore....that would be only fair, even with less functionality!

If the other hosting-service does all that you should go for it!
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #252
Okay....I guess we have to accept that the donation-model won't work with PF

There are limited options. We can put the forum up for sale and turn it into something that most users won't like it, but it's a possibility if we cannot get the coffee money in exchange for running the site. I see myself as a host, a parking lot security guard, who only expects a coffee cup in exchange for watching the lot. If people here think it's too much and anything other than free is not an option, I guess I should join them. But if there are people who value freedom of speech (there are as the donations have already showed) that cannot be allowed in other social media platforms, it may be worthwhile.
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #253
Honestly 2400,- every year is not "coffee money"! Maybe 20,- a month is more like it....:)

How about a little ad up in some corner or so?
Novichok  4 | 8697
24 Feb 2025   #254
So we need to find a way to keep the forum

Simple. 12 bucks a month memberships with posting rights.
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #257
...oh no....we need them for the fighting! :)
GefreiterKania  33 | 1480
24 Feb 2025   #258
I donated 25 bucks, so we already have a half of the target ;)

Anyways, this forums seems way more expensive to run than ATP was. BB and I paid something like 50 euros for a year, if my memory is not failing me.
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #259
Honestly 2400,- every year is not "coffee money"! Maybe 20,- a month is more like it....:)

It reflects the previous (more expensive) dedicated hosting. The new one (a VPS or cloud) will be less; will update the annual amount in a couple of months. 2400 included both hosting and coffee money. A site won't run itself without human involvement.
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #260
Okay....and what about your work load? Will it go down too? Would be only fair....
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #261
Anyways, this forums seems way more expensive to run than ATP was.

ATP was a simple shared hosting. This site uses more customization and resources (the traffic is probably 95% higher than ATP), so it requires at least a VPS hosting with some minimum dedicated resources.

and what about your work load?

There's always a minimum amount of work and it's not going to change for less (cheap or expensive hosting doesn't moderate / administrate the site); having one dog requires about the same amount of work as having 3 dogs.
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #262
Well...I am grateful for all your work....hopefully the regular donations will soon be enough for your coffee, when at least the forum costs less! :) Thank you for your continued support too!
GefreiterKania  33 | 1480
24 Feb 2025   #263
ATP was a simple shared hosting. This site uses more customization

Yes, this site is definitely larger and has higher pagerank, so it must deal with more traffic (even if only guests and not members). Plus in general, the better the host, the better user experience. You may notice the site has been almost always up which is not the case with mediocre shared hosting.

Well...I am grateful for all your work

Me too. Truly iron consistency. Chapeau bas.
jon357  72 | 23654
24 Feb 2025   #264
I don't much like sites with adverts, however does a small banner ad bring much money in?

When I had a business website, it never really did however that was a much earlier time in the history of the internet.
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #265
I don't much like sites with adverts, however does a small banner ad bring much money in?

It may, but banners run through advertising networks like Google can now easily be blocked. Back 10-20 years ago, it worked well on many sites. But once the corporations took over, they essentially killed this model because they make money on tracking users and training their AI through mouse and eye-ball movements, not on clicking ads. Still, a private advertising could work (with corporate advertising networks you only get about 25%, the rest goes to the corporation that runs it).
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #266
....what about then with Novi's idea....a little monthly obolus for special rights here?

Not much....if it's for all it can be really low....only a fiver maybe? Only for those who want these rights of course....which can be easily paused if one won't post for awhile...
Admin  25 | 414 Administrator
24 Feb 2025   #267
a little monthly obolus for special rights here?

To implement that would require a lot of programming and if only a handful of people would sign up, it may not be worthwhile. However, a more general model like "PF will be fully up and running if we can raise $X per month" could work and wouldn't require additional costs or features. In a month when we cannot raise $X, only the unmoderated Random Chat would be open.
Bratwurst Boy  8 | 11961
24 Feb 2025   #268
That sounds like a more fair solution!

(is "more fair" the correct English???)
jon357  72 | 23654
24 Feb 2025   #269
(is "more fair" the correct English???)

Fairer is better. More fair is sometimes said (not usually by articulate people) but not often written.


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