Any other active forums about Poland

usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 30.12.05, 15:44

I think that this is currently the most active one. There is also the one that
advertises here with a link ad called polishforums.com or something, but it
needs a lot of work doing on it, as the template is not aesthetically pleasing
and the choice of avatars is whack.

You are welcome to start any Polish related threads also on my phpBB, if you
prefer that format to the GW forum format. The link to that is
www.usenetposts.com/forum. This incorporates full BB language, is a
version 2.17 php BB forum with a uniquely handcrafted colour scheme (by little
me, hee hee)and a generous avatar allowance, also with the offer to have a
specially designed avatar.

I can safely say that this is the most active forum for Foreigners either
living in Poland or thinking of going there, including Poles who have become
foreigners, but are still thinking of a Return to Zęda, anywhere on gazeta.pl,
and from my perusings of alexa.com, I believe I can safely say that gazeta.pl
has the main set of forums from any service or portal under the .pl ccTLD.

And you are most welcome here.

asdf401 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 03.01.06, 02:10

There's also quite lively forum at:
culture.polishsite.us/

magbak Re: Any other active forums about Poland 05.01.06, 01:17

The forum at polandpoland.com is fun!

It's easy to use and doesn't require log-ins.

kylie1 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 05.01.06, 01:32

I am having a lot of fun here as well. Thanks for posting it up magbak!
kylie1 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 09.01.06, 23:30

On second thought, thanks but no thanks.
I was "graciously" kicked out for something I genuinely considered was nothing
more than joking (my password never arrived after three requests, no
explanation followed).
You can have it guys!
- usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 10.01.06, 11:23
  
  kylie1 napisała:
  
  > On second thought, thanks but no thanks.
  > I was "graciously" kicked out for something I genuinely considered was
  nothing
  > more than joking (my password never arrived after three requests, no
  > explanation followed).
  > You can have it guys!
  >
  >
  >
  
  I noticed they were offline a lot as well.
  
  I thought I was pretty bad at running fora, but when I look at some of the
  stuff there is out there, I don't feel so bad.
  - kylie1 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 10.01.06, 20:23
    
    Have nothing to feel bad about Dave.
    This is how it works over there.
    A guy shows up, puts down Polish women in an obnoxious way and is praised for
    speaking up. He is being called a "friend" by some and is invited to
    participate even more. Ironically, his "unmoderated" posts have disappeared
    for good. And here is the gag line: let's have a democratic referendum and
    decide who should stay and who should get the boot. Mind you, I have already
    been excluded from speaking up because a "higher power" decided I was nothing
    but trash. So much for participating in a democratic forum.
    
    I like your approach, Dave. It's honest and it's fair play. I am not a big fan
    of ass kissing to score popularity votes.
    Keep it up, Dave.
    
    Kylie
    
    I also wondered why people have to tell their age to obtain a password. The
    only places I have to disclose my age is hospital forms and income taxes. This
    is a public forum, not a tax audit. Hmm.... Another new "democratic" idea, I
    suppose.
    - usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 10.01.06, 22:09
      
      Thanks for those encouraging words, Kylie.
      - kylie1 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 11.01.06, 01:10
        
        That's what happens when someone gets on a power trip, Dave...he he he
    - ianek70 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 11.01.06, 14:30
      
      kylie1 napisała:
      
      > I also wondered why people have to tell their age to obtain a password.
      
      It makes it easier for them to decide which spammers to sell your details to.
      So you should lie to them as a matter of principle, the same as when any other
      market-researchers hassle you for personal information.
    - usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 16.01.06, 10:41
      
      Since there does seem to be a need for another Poland based forum in English
      other than those in the GW format, I have dedicated a category in my website's
      bulletin board to Polish issues in English (there's also a different section on
      there if anyone wishes to discuss anything in Polish, then by all means).
      
      The link is www.usenetposts.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=8
      
      I only give this as an additional option to the GW for those who are more used
      to the BB language. It's all about what one is used to. I see that some people
      however look for other forums on the net, and so I thought I'd just as well
      provide one like that rather than let people go off to some in my view not
      brilliant fora.
      
      Of the three that have been discussed here, only one is really worth attending,
      in my opinion, and that is jagahost.proboards79.com/index.cgi.
      
      The one at www.polishforums.com/ I simply didn't like because of the
      ugly interface and the clumsy handling, and lack of functionalities. Obviously
      I'm happy for them to advertise here whenever they feel like it. They must have
      paid 90-120 PLN for the advertising they did on this forum, which pays back a
      bit to GW for our use of space. But it's not like me to withhold criticism just
      for that. The choice of avatars on there is awful, and you cannot upload your
      own avatar.
      
      The polandpoland.com/ forum has been roundly criticised already by
      Kylie, although it does have an existing clientele, whereas the polishforums
      one is fledgling. The seem to be no avatars at all, and stats are sadly lacking.
      
      The advantage of the service I offer there is:
      
      - unlike GW, what you write there is likely to show up on search engines. I
      have tried googling for things I've written on here and on there, and this
      place appears to be search engine blocked.
      
      What that means is, that a bunch more people might read your stuff while it is
      still current, but by the time a year is out, more people are likely to have
      read what you put on a traditional BB, if you are using vocab which is not
      generic, and which will come up when someone who has the same interests as you
      googles with a similar combination of words that you used.
      
      The other advantages is the generous avatar allowance, the ability to create
      opinion polls with up to 20 options, to participate without registering, a
      choice of two interfaces (a more colourful one I designed or the usual phpBB
      default interface called "subsilver")
      
      I am using phpBB 2.17, supporting full BB language, with the ability even to
      link to images and hrefs and use colour, size, italic and bold.
      
      The disadvantage is that right now the Polish section only has my sticky.
      
      For those who are happy with the GW format, you are very welcome here, and the
      only way is up for this forum. For those looking for a BB style forum, I hope
      this initiative will be of some help.
      - kylie1 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 16.01.06, 21:26
        
        > The polandpoland.com/ forum has been roundly criticised already by
        Kylie,
        
        Sounds like somebody over there also considers me retarded. Same as here. Yet
        you have been so kind not to kick me out.
        Thank you, David.
        
        kylie1 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 16.01.06, 22:32
        
        Also, forgot to thank you for posting up the missing message from Piotr.
        Well, done,
        
        Kylie
      - tlum23 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 21.09.06, 07:51
        
        Regarding:
        
        Quote: "The one at www.polishforums.com I simply didn't like because of the
        ugly interface and the clumsy handling, and lack of functionalities. Obviously
        I'm happy for them to advertise here whenever they feel like it. They must have
        paid 90-120 PLN for the advertising they did on this forum, which pays back a
        bit to GW for our use of space. But it's not like me to withhold criticism just
        for that. The choice of avatars on there is awful, and you cannot upload your
        own avatar."
        
        ------
        
        I don't know how this forum looked back then in January, but now I think it's
        amazing forum - both as far as the looks and funcionalities are concerned. I
        tested it and you can upload your own avatar. I don't think they advertise here
        (did they advertise on Gazeta?).
        
        tlum23 Re: Any other active forums about Poland 21.09.06, 07:55
        
        Also, you have nice forums there www.usenetposts.com/forum/ (but when
        you compare the looks - colors with www.polishforums I think it's easier
        to read text on the latter one).
        
        usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 21.09.06, 23:05
        
        tlum23 napisał:
        
        > Also, you have nice forums there www.usenetposts.com/forum/ (but when
        > you compare the looks - colors with www.polishforums I think it's easier
        > to read text on the latter one).
        
        The problem is that that one got paralysed by spambots, and so I had to make
        it impossible to register to post without going through me. I get about 20
        requests a day from dumb robots which are automatically chucked out, so if a
        real person did what to join in that pretty dead forum now, the thing to do
        would be to let me know here and I'll look out and make sure not to squelch
        that registration.

jagawebmaster Re: Any other active forums about Poland 07.01.06, 07:42

Come visit us, I am glad somebody was already talking about our active
Polish-English forum:
jagahost.proboards79.com/index.cgi
and website:
culture.polishsite.us/
Jaga

usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 07.01.06, 12:42

OK, I hope you won't object to my promoting this forum there also.
- jagawebmaster Re: Any other active forums about Poland 09.01.06, 06:44
  
  usenetposts napisał:
  
  > OK, I hope you won't object to my promoting this forum there also.
  >
  Sure, I am glad that the foreigners have the forum in Poland. Are you the host?
  You are doing a very good job here!
  
  Jaha
  
  www.polishsite.us
  - usenetposts Re: Any other active forums about Poland 09.01.06, 16:30
    
    Thank you very much. I try to run it as a democracy, but it is, as it were,
    my "baby".
    
    I'm a bit like a gardener actually, I just like to plant things and feed and
    water and then watch them grow. Quite a lot of what I do on the net never gets
    off the ground, so this is a welcome exception.

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