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Admin Administrator  
15 Jul 2014
Feedback / Live Chat removed, irrelevant forums and discussions removed [16]

That's all so really i'll never check up on here again haha

Those who won't be answering your question will keep that in mind ;). It's great to have friends to benefit from them only. It's hard to get this new generation, isn't it ;).
Admin Administrator  
14 Jul 2014
Feedback / Live Chat removed, irrelevant forums and discussions removed [16]

We have decided to remove the live chat and a couple of other forum categories that weren't relevant to discussions about Poland and Polish matters. In other words - no more classified ads on PolishForums. If you want to contact someone, you may send a private message to him/her.

We hope this change will allow both current and new members re-shift and focus on relevant discussions about Poland and Polish matters. That's what PF is all about. Enjoy!

PolishForums.com
Admin Administrator  
12 Jul 2014
Feedback / I like the new buttons of PolishForums! [76]

It looks like the option to make a donation has gone - is this permanent?

Yes, few people were interested in supporting PF this way, so it was not worth supporting this feature. Thank you for your support.
Admin Administrator  
9 Jun 2014
Feedback / Please bring back the Ignore Button [60]

Still waiting for a reason why the ignore button disappeared.

Hm, I was ignoring you so I didn't read your message, sorry :
Admin Administrator  
13 May 2014
Feedback / Editing time too short (5 minutes currently) [60]

Maybe if it concerns Poland and you have a question in English about something in Poland, but normally, no, you'd usually get a link to a website with the info rather than a forum.

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

Also a huge problem with this forum is there was no sense ever of 'community' here. Keyboard warriors were allowed to thrive and it was too late before actions was taken. They put off new posters and the vast majority never returned.

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.

the forum is long overdue an update

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

Like I've said before, people here just aren't nice and it's no surprise to see that posters aren't exactly flocking here.

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 here just aren't nice and it's no surprise to see that posters aren't exactly flocking here.

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.

Personally I'd much like to see a 'strikethrough' option for text, where people could strike through text that they have written and by striking it out show that they admit that they were wrong and no longer say what they said.

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.

A 'like' or 'thanks' button would be good too, so if you agree with a poster you can hit on that

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

If one is using a 3.5 inch screen, it's pretty hard to read all of any post which is longer than a couple of lines.

So it's the problem of 3.5 inch size, nothing else.
Admin Administrator  
20 Sep 2013
Feedback / Multiple usernames, accounts and privacy of the user [112]

Do I report each and every post made under that nick by that user? No.

Unless reserved by a registered member, multiple people can use same username.

Have I expressed my concerns about that user posting under that nick? Yes. See above and read chat more often ;)

That nick posted both trollish and relevant posts. Just like most of us here.

Unfortunately anyone can hide their IP address quite easily using a proxy server.

So.. what's the solution? Close the Internet?

Temporarily suspended that IP is a good start :)

What about the 'anyone can hide their IP address quite easily' part? In general, while a troll may be annoying to some people, they can be eliminated if need be. You may judge posters by their username, not by the content of their posts. Even trolls may post something interesting and useful from time to time.
Admin Administrator  
20 Sep 2013
Feedback / Multiple usernames, accounts and privacy of the user [112]

P3, for how long are you going to allow your mate to use the nick 'Harrys moma' to troll a certain poster here?

Have you reported these posts? The moron's IP was temporarily suspended. Or maybe by 'allow to post' you mean all posts should be pre-moderated and filtered before they go live.

Also, when a user has his account suspended should he be allowed to continue posting as a guest user?

It's not possible to tell who is behind an IP address. You're using multiple IPs - would it be enough reason to suspend your account because of that? Probably not.
Admin Administrator  
30 Aug 2013
Feedback / Alterations of thread titles - automatic or moderated? [10]

Users clicking on topics are more important than users creating topics. I will remember it.

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

Thanks, I didn`t see it before.

It's been there for about 8 years now.

But I wonder why are they used so selectively? Sticking to certain rules (resulting with changing titles of my threads, even in off topic section) looks odd in comparison to ignoring other rules in the PF.

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.

To sum up, it all sounds very disappointing to me as I am not allowed to start and develop threads as I wish.

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 :
Admin Administrator  
29 Aug 2013
Feedback / Alterations of thread titles - automatic or moderated? [10]

What the f...k?

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
Admin Administrator  
26 Jan 2013
Feedback / Attendance on PF. How is it possible that forum has from 15-20 new users every day? [51]

Of course, some of them are google robots combing the net. They often come in waves and also count as guests! :):):)

The count on PF doesn't include 'robots' because they don't use cookies (required to be counted as a guest). If there are some big spikes of guest visitors, most likely someone posted a link to PF from a very high traffic website (like digg or a news article).
Admin Administrator  
7 Nov 2012
Polonia / Protect Andrei Poczobut (a journalist) against prosecution by the Belarusian dictatorship [49]

PolishForums.com was asked to post this important announcement in the name of The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). Here it is:

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Dear friends,

My name is Uladzimir Hutkouski (Vladimir Gutkovskiy).
As a member of Belarusian Association of Journalists and American PEN I plea you to protect our colleague Andrei Poczobut against prosecution by the Belarusian dictatorship.

Vladimir Gutkovskiy, bigopenworldmagazine@yahoo


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The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) calls on сivil and public association o the USA, international organizations, writers and human rights organizations to expre3ss solidariti with the Belarusian journalist Andrei Poczobut who is being charged with libel against the president Alexaqnder Lukashenka.

According to independent express assessment, Poczobut's aricles under consideration do not contain libel, but only criticize the policy of the Belarusian authorities.

On October 21, 2012 the criminal case against the Hrodna-based journalist Andrei Poczobut migtht be sent to court.

The correspondent of the Polish nevspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, BAJ member Andrei Poczobut is being charged with violation under article 367, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Belarus "Libel against the President of the Republic of Belarus". The case was startede by the Investigative Committee of Hrodna region in June 2012, based on a number of the journalist's publications online.

On June 21 the journalist's apartment was searched and his professional equipment was confiscated. The journalist spend a week in Hrodna detention center, up till June 30, and then was set free under recognizance not to leave the country.

The Belarusian Criminal Code provides for freedom restriction/imprisonment up to five years for such violation.

This term might be added up to the previous conviction that Andrei Poczobut got on July 5, 2011: the lournalist was sentenced to three years in prison, with two years' deferment under article 367, part 1 (libel against the president). The law stipulates that the journalist will surely serve the sentence if he breaks the law within the two years.

The public association "Belarusian Association of Journalists" empowers its member, who is also member of the American PEN-center, Uladzimir Hutkouski to report this information to interested people and organizations in the USA, international structures.

We ask you to express your attitude to the criminal prosecution of the journalist and demand from official Minsk to dismiss the criminal charges against the journalist Andrei Poczobut.

We will be extremely grateful for your solidarity with our colleague and with all people of Belarus whose freedom of expression is being more and more restricted by the authorities.

Best regardes,

chair of BAJ Zhanna Litvina
Admin Administrator  
26 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Admin - would it really be fine to say "Polacks don't have a clue about Poland" in your opinion?

As a sporadic comment - it is really fine. But not fine as a blank, repetitive statement whose goal is to make other posters upset.
Admin Administrator  
26 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

All equally offensive as dumb Polacks.

Did I put the word 'dumb' near the word 'Polacks'? No. You used it in a derogatory way and that's what we won't tolerate. If you only used the word 'Polack' it would be fine. Same with the word 'Jew' or 'Paki.' What makes the difference is putting dumb words like you did in front of them. Playing games won't rescue you from getting banned.
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Admin,if some one doesn't like to be called that,then they should let others know.I myself am not offended by that.It's when someone puts dumb in front of it and an s after the k that I find it offensive.

Exactly. It's like going back to kinder garden. If you REACT to what a bully says, you are a victim. Then it's easy to control you. If you don't react or take it as a joke (most 'racist comments' are actually used in a joking way), YOU are in control. It's simple as that. I don't know why most people are so easily manipulated by bullies using meaningless words.
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

But you have some Polish-Americans on here calling themselves Polack - does it mean that it's okay for us to use it, too?

For me, it is OK to use the word 'Polack' on PolishForums (as long as there is no pattern saying that the poster's agenda is to discredit Poland or Polish nation as a whole). I personally don't find this word offensive despite the fact I'm Polish.
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Do you think it's possible to use words like "paki" and "limey" without being racist in any context except when quoting someone?

There was a movie where two British Pakistani people jokingly called each other 'paki.' IF the word 'paki' is not racist for THEM, it is not racist for me, either. Why should it be? Should I claim to know their culture more than they do?
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Ban racist statements full stop, regardless of reason.

It is very possible to use 'racist words' without being a racist. Moderators can determine if there's a pattern and the context of the message.
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Exactly. It depends 100% on moderators' personal taste (that's why not everybody can be a moderator). There's no other way (unless we make the forum pre-moderated and send each post to a judge who would approve or disapprove it). Or maybe you have another idea.
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Perfect, although we need to talk about the word "continuously" here. How often is "continuously"? 3 times, 4 times, 100 times? What's your take on this?

If someone wonders if the word 'continuously may apply to him/her - it is usually a good indication that he/she may be banned.

we're all sick to death of reading crap like "the racist nation of Israel" and whacko conspiracy theories involving Jews.

If you want to know, you and 'Harry' are on top of the list to be suspended. Being smarty pants won't let help you guys much this time.
Admin Administrator  
25 Sep 2012
Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

Will this change now?

Freedom of speech will never change on PF. But if there is a pattern suggesting that a forum user is continuously posting blank racist or derogatory statements against a nation or a group of people, such user will be permanently suspended.
Admin Administrator  
23 Sep 2012
Feedback / Look alike screen names - is it allowed in PF? [15]

A very strange question indeed.

Agreed ;)

I was wondering if PF allows look alike screen names

Yes.

I think its a pretty grey area where a judgement has to be very carefull..

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.
Admin Administrator  
22 May 2012
Feedback / How about Helped Somebody feature ? [9]

Who could click on 'He helped me' button? Only a topic starter, I guess (if all then soon the number could be meaningless, ie. too big..).
Admin Administrator  
23 Mar 2012
Feedback / An efficient (accurate?) way to search these forums (or how to google-search this website) [16]

Or is there a fast way to search and find the thread that I am looking for that I don't know about?

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.