Polish Member List: Is It Still Around?

[Drakkith]

Is the member list still around? I remember I used to get to it from my user page by clicking on my name or something like that, but it doesn't work anymore.

 

[dlgoff]

Under the "SITE INFO" menu.

https://www.physicsforums.com/help/mentorforums/

 

[Evo]

Under the "SITE INFO" menu.

https://www.physicsforums.com/help/mentorforums/

That's not the member list, that's an old outdated list of mentors and SA's & HH's. Outdated as in it doesn't reflect which SAs and HHs are retired.

 

[dlgoff]

That's not the member list, that's an old outdated list of mentors and SA's & HH's.

Oh yea. Sorry about that.

 

[Borek]

Is the member list still around?

No, it was switched off some time ago.

 

[Borek]

that's an old outdated list of mentors and SA's & HH's.

I don't see anything outdated on the list, but perhaps I am missing something.

There is some strange bug that makes me show twice, but it has been this way for moths.

While some of the SA & HH listed are long inactive, they were never stripped of their titles.

 

[mfb]

That's not the member list, that's an old outdated list of mentors SA's & HH's.

The forum generates this list based on user groups, it is always up-to-date.

@Borek: You are listed as administrator and moderator of other sciences at the same time.

 

[Borek]

@Borek: You are listed as administrator and moderator of other sciences at the same time.

I know, but it doesn't explain why Astro is listed as an Admin only. At some point Greg moved us both from the Mentor list to the Admin list and we were listed only there. Apparently he did some later changes. Perhaps the idea is that there are two people assigned to particular forum moderation, and Engineering has berkeman and Russ (so no need to list a third person), while without me there would be only Ryan in Other Sciences.

 

[dlgoff]

At some point Greg moved us both from the Mentor list to the Admin list and we were listed only there. Apparently he did some later changes.

Are you sure you weren't listed twice from the move? IIRC, I looked at the list just after you were promotion and you were listed twice then.

 

[Borek]

The way I remember it there were no blues on the Mentors list.

 

[Evo]

The way I remember it there were no blues on the Mentors list.

But you are our chemistry mentor. You are still mentor on top of the additional IT admin duties, so you're wearing two sets of hair. In other words, you are being recognized for being both.

 

[LCKurtz]

I don't see anything outdated on the list, but perhaps I am missing something.

There is some strange bug that makes me show twice, but it has been this way for moths.

Perhaps the bug is to lure the moths away from the real you?

 

[Borek]

Just in case - some spare n's in case I will miss them in my other posts: nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

 

[dlgoff]

I wonder if LCKurtz would have spelled it correctly in Polish. Heck, I wouldn't even be able to pronounce miesiąc.

 

[Borek]

I am not convinced I am able to pronounce month. Up to now I thought I can at least spell it.

 

[LCKurtz]

I wonder if LCKurtz would have spelled it correctly in Polish. Heck, I wouldn't even be able to pronounce miesiąc.

Not only can't I pronounce that, I can't even type it. But enough of that. The billiards hall beckons...

 

[Mark44]

I wonder if LCKurtz would have spelled it correctly in Polish. Heck, I wouldn't even be able to pronounce miesiąc.

Not only can't I pronounce that, I can't even type it. But enough of that. The billiards hall beckons...

I would guess that it's pronounce something like "myess'-yets". It seems not too far from the Russian equivalent - месец

 

[dlgoff]

I would guess that it's pronounce something like "myess'-yets".

No help. You got a .wav file maybe?

 

[Borek]

Try http://www.ivona.com/pl/ - just copy/paste miesiąc into the edit field (top left) and click PLAY. Choose Jacek, girls are slightly lisping (incorrectly pronouncing the last sound) and Jan doesn't sound natural for me.

 

[dlgoff]

Awesome.

 

[AlephZero]

Heck, I wouldn't even be able to pronounce miesiąc.

We have several Polish engineers at work (there's a Polish community that started in WWII and is still going strong). One of them is just called "Alex Unpronounceable" - and he's also unspellable.

But most of the names are easy enough to pronounce, once you know which 75% of the consonants to ignore.

 

[Borek]

One of them is just called "Alex Unpronounceable" - and he's also unspellable.

You made me curious. But yes, some of Polish names can be challenging.

But most of the names are easy enough to pronounce, once you know which 75% of the consonants to ignore.

Don't get me started on English pronunciation. Compared Polish is a transparent language (which means same combinations of letters are always pronounced the same way; that's not true, but at least you will be easily understood if you would follow this approach).

 

[Drakkith]

Hmmm... why did the title of my thread have "in polish" added in?

 

[dlgoff]

Hmmm... why did the title of my thread have "in polish" added in?

Because the site will be getting a name change to Polish Forums?

 

[Drakkith]

Because the site will be getting a name change to Polish Forums?

I quit.

 

[Ibix]

Hmmm... why did the title of my thread have "in polish" added in?

To give it a more polished appearence?

...illustrating Borek's point about English pronunciation.

 

[jtbell]

We have several Polish engineers at work (there's a Polish community that started in WWII and is still going strong). One of them is just called "Alex Unpronounceable" - and he's also unspellable.

When I watched the World Series a couple of years ago, the St. Louis Cardinals had a pitcher named Marc Rzepczynski. Previously he played for Toronto, where someone gave him the nickname "Scrabble."

(I missed him in this year's Series. Looks like he was traded to Cleveland.)