Poltergeist (website)
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Type of site | Web portal |
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| Available in | Polish |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| URL | www |
Poltergeist (also Polter.pl, old rpg.net.pl) is one of the most prominent [1] Polish web portals dedicated to speculative fiction. It has sub-editions about literature, cinema, comics, RPG games, boardgames, wargames, card games, video games and conventions. Polter.pl is also a blogging platform, and contains an extensive web forum.
The owner and publisher of Polter.pl is InteliMedia.
History
[edit]Polter.pl began its existence as an online magazine in 2000. A few months into its existence and after its first issue, Polter.pl turned into a web portal. Since 2004 the publisher of the web portal is Przemysław Prekurat. In 2009 the site changed its look, and in 2011 a payable service called Polter plus was introduced, which offered improved ease of use of the portal and the opportunity to win awards in cyclic lotteries.
Awards and mentions
[edit]Polter.pl got a few awards and mentions during its existence:
- In December 2003 the magazine Wprost named Polter its webpage of a week.[2]
- In April 2005 Polter.pl was distinguished by the Polish editors of Playboy.[3]
- In 2003 the International Association of Webmasters and Designers has granted to Polter.pl 2 Golden Web Awards (for the project of the gallery and the main site of the portal).[4]
Editors
[edit]On 1 July 2010 Maciej Reputakowski became the editor-in-chief of the portal (before him, the function was claimed by Przemysław Prekurat). Before them, editors-in-chief were, in order: Tomasz Dzierżek, Maciej Dzierże, Rafał Błaszczak, Przemysław Prekurat and Piotr Brewczyński.
Structurally, the editors groups of Poltergeist are divided into sub-editor groups, defined by a common topic, directed by sub editors-in-chief.
Patronages
[edit]Poltergeist patrons many publications of the Polish market - of books, comics and games.[5] It also supports many conventions in Poland.
Forum
[edit]An integral part of the portal is a discussion forum. Poltergeist possesses one of the largest speculative fiction forums in Poland, with over 49000 registered users and almost 1 million posts.[6]
Blogs
[edit]Every registered user of Polter.pl can easily have their own personal blog integrated with the portal. As its peak, there were around 200 blog posts in a month.[citation needed]
Rallies
[edit]Editors of Poltergeist used to organize Poltergeist Rallies - week-long summer meetings during which people could meet with the editors and others fans of the portal. The Rally participance was free and open to everyone.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""Kolejni patroni medialni" – wieść". Serce Zimy. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ^ "Archiwum Złotych Stron Tygodnia" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ Playboy (Edycja Polska) (in Polish). April 2005. ISSN 1230-2724.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Nasze wyróżnienia - Serwis - POLTERGEIST". info.polter.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Nasze patronaty - Serwis - POLTERGEIST". info.polter.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Nasze patronaty - Serwis - POLTERGEIST". info.polter.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-11-19.