Poltergeist (website)
logo of the website | |
Type of site | Web portal |
|---|---|
| Available in | Polish |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| URL | www |
Poltergeist (also Polter.pl, formerly rpg.net.pl) is the largest[1][2] of the 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 a large web forum.
The owner and publisher of Polter.pl is InteliMedia.
History
Polter.pl was founded as a print magazine in 2000. After the first issue, it was transformed into an online portal. Major changes to the website's appearance were made in 2001, 2006, 2009, and 2013.[2]
Recognition
Polter.pl got a few awards and mentions during its existence:
- In December 2003 the magazine Wprost named Polter its webpage of a week.[3]
- In April 2005 Polter.pl was distinguished by the Polish editors of Playboy.[4]
- 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).[5]
Contents
Initially, the portal focused on role-playing games, but soon content related to other types of fantasy appeared. The portal features articles and reviews of various media, some written by members of the editorial team, many by community members, who are rewarded for constructive activity with the portal's internal currency (szton tokens).[2]
Editors
Jan Popieluch is currently the website's seventh editor-in-chief. On July 1, 2010, Maciej Reputakowski became the website's sixth editor-in-chief, replacing Piotr Brewczyński, who was fifth. Before them, the position was held by Tomasz Dzierżek (first), Maciej Dzierżek (second), Rafał Błaszczak (third), and Przemysław Prekurat (fourth).[2][6]
Patronages
Poltergeist patrons many publications of the Polish market - of books, comics and games.[7] It also supports many conventions in Poland.
Forum
An integral part of the portal is a discussion forum.[2] Poltergeist possesses one of the largest speculative fiction forums in Poland, with over 49000 registered users and almost 1 million posts.[8]
Blogs
The site also serves as a blogging platform.[2] 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.
Rallies
From 2007 to 2014 Poltergeist organized 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.[2]
References
- ^ Janik, Justyna, Joanna Kucharska, Tomasz Z. Majkowski, Joanna Płaszewska, Bartłomiej Schweiger, Piotr Sterczewski, and Piotr Gąsienica-Daniel. "Participatory Poland (Part Five): You Forgot Poland: Exploratory Qualitative Study of Polish SF and Fantasy Fandom." Confessions of an Aca-Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins 2 (2013).
- ^ a b c d e f g Piotr Konieczny (2026). "SFE: Poltergeist [magazine]". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nasza historia - Serwis - POLTERGEIST". polter.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "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.