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Posts by Bobko  

Joined: 13 Mar 2017 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 1 day ago
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Bobko   
16 Aug 2024
History / Historical look at various civilisational differences between Russia and the West [159]

@pawian

Not sure how to even react to this gibberish.

Russians are looking for a more stable guarantor than the Kremlin?

I know you think of us as a mafia gang, but on the scale of a continent... but this is too much.

Who will China protect us from? Do we have to transfer all nuclear weapons to China, or will China have a puppet that has 20X more nukes than China itself?
Bobko   
15 Aug 2024
News / If Russia liberate Scotland, what would happen with Polish workers in Britain? [60]

Saw this thread on the main page, and my first reaction was - "WTF". Then I noticed that it was Crow's thread, and immediately regretted my initial skepticism.

While I never considered the possibility of Russia liberating Scotland, and likely 99.9999999% of the rest of the population did not either - now I consider it absolutely necessary.
Bobko   
5 Aug 2024
History / Why American military aid to Europe and Poland is important to America itself? [227]

@Ironside

Poland is investing mostly in artillery and armor.

To me, it means Poland imagines it will be the battlefield of this future war.

Can you imagine Poland beginning to resemble Ukraine? With no electricity, broken logistical links, and an emigrating population?

I thought Poland might want to escape its historical role, and buy some ungodly amount of precision munitions for an overwhelming preemptive strike?

If you are getting ready to slog it out with Russia conventionally - that's probably a very bad idea.
Bobko   
5 Aug 2024
Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [91]

It is no lard, but ham

Sorry, looked like salo.

In general, your plate looks like a traditional Russian "zakuska" for a good vodka session.

What you are missing is some scallions and herring.


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Bobko   
5 Aug 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

very good idea, I understand that my ad will not be seen by others?

No, there's no point in that. It will be tailored for you specifically.
Bobko   
5 Aug 2024
Food / What exactly is Polish Bread? [91]

It actually looks like a solid meal.

The sausages on the left look like French merguez.

The sausages on the right look like what we call in Russia "hunter sausages".

Some salo, of course.

Some Russian Salad (Оливье).

Black bread.

Pawian is Russian!
Bobko   
5 Aug 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

@Alien

It has to be something niche, but expensive) In general, everybody will get tailored ads.

For example, I like scuba diving. Google knows this. Google sees I go to PF.com a lot. It could show me some new diving computer from Garmin or Suunto, and I would have no choice but to buy it.

Those ads are the most expensive. Garmin could pay Google $50-70 for my click. PF would get a nice chunk too.

For you, I know you like shoes!
Bobko   
5 Aug 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

It is very nice to see, it's true.

Less than two weeks in, and we're a quarter of the way there!

But now comes the interesting part... will it become more democratic? Taxation must be accompanied by representation.

Can people vote, for example, on whether or not the website needs an ad banner to supplement the donations?
Bobko   
2 Aug 2024
News / A Polish Feminist Found in a Forest [133]

ssak leśny

Paulina 😂😂😂

This was most unnecessary, hahaha.

Women are like an open book to me.

A short book, with not many words, but many pictures.

You do realise that telling a false testimony against another person is a sin?

O kurwa....
Bobko   
30 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

this site did save me about $6k from ever visiting Poland

I struggle to understand what the hell you are doing here?
Bobko   
30 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

It's a price of a couple of newspapers

I spend more at the bar, in one sitting, than it takes to support this forum for a month.

Better for my health than finding other ways to f*ck my brain.
Bobko   
30 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

If OpenAI didn't skim all the data on this forum and Polanda for free, you could one day sell the data set for a model to train on. It wouldn't be much money, but you could produce a bot with exquisite knowledge of Poland.

But this train is past, the data has already been collected - for free.

The value is in the domain name, and what could be done with it.

Forums are coming back amongst the kids :)
Bobko   
29 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

I agree with PAK there's nothing business-wise about this site that presents itself as something to invest money

The domain name alone represents something interesting. If you own this place, you can do all you ever wanted with it. We're not talking crazy sums, but what one might spend on a used car, heh.

People don't use forums as much, but that may be temporary. This forum is in dire need of change. Many things could be easily implemented which over a 12-18 month time frame might bring 10,000s of recurring visitors.
Bobko   
29 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

@Bratwurst Boy

I will support this forum myself if everybody wants to be a little flower that can't act.

Then your forum will be Russian - how would you like that?
Bobko   
29 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

I think the Admin should hop onto this thread.

He's been such an enigmatic presence for so long, but now it's time for him to help guide people towards the best solution.

Our admin seems to be shy.
Bobko   
29 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

Yes, cheers for PolAm - but these guys worked for twenty years...

They deserve more than just giving it to somebody for free.

I appreciate PAK's offer, but I would love more for this to belong to nobody and be supported by its readers/writers.
Bobko   
29 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

one-time-little-bit won't help in the long run..

The admin tells me it's not so much - $200 a month.

$2,400 a year to keep this place belonging to all of us.

Don't have to say goodbye to everyone.

Don't have to live with JR owning this forum (which would be the death of it anyway).

It's not much. One guy with money, could easily close a quarter of that, for the price of his annual news subscriptions. Others can send $5-10 or whatever makes sense.
Bobko   
29 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

The owners changed the announcement a bit, perhaps in reaction to our bantering here.

Now there's this:

"We don't want to ask users for raising money, but if we by any chance receive a certain amount through sponsorship, patronage, or advertising that would cover the professional administrating and moderating cost for another year or more, we'll be able to assign a trusted person to the role and continue the site as is."

ADMIN: PLEASE POST PAYPAL LINK!

I'll send you a little bit.
Bobko   
27 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

it's not my decision...

They said they want it to keep going. They're just tired.

Don't go, I'm sure something will be worked out. You, AntV and Kania are my best buds here, along with Grunnie and Novi.

In the end, if it closes - I would even miss Paulina.

Pawian and Lena too, for sure. And Maf, and CMS, and Ironside... everybody!

But still not JohnnyReb.
Bobko   
27 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

gonna miss you guys and gals

Where you going man?

Hopefully they can hand it over in one piece to someone... don't say goodbye - I will cry!
Bobko   
27 Jul 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

The owners are selling the website, as explained in a little banner on the top left corner of the main page.

First of all - an enormous thanks to them, for doing this for all of us over the past years. A special place is reserved in heaven, for the people that could police this wild forum.

I think their work allowed hundreds of people to discover their ancestry, and allowed thousands of others to make friends or find work.

Adrien's funeral was another instance where this platform played a big role, as I'm sure was the case in many other instances.

So big round of applause to the owners!

Now regarding my proposal. I think if it's a reasonable sum ($10-30K), the existing members might be able to foot the bill. But that doesn't mean the website should go to whoever has the funds.

I think the forum should go to who loves it most, and the others should help with finances.