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For other languages: ipernity members may use the integrated translator at the end of this article. (Visitors: Please use DeepL Translator or install an add-on that suits your browser.) Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1) We regret the interruption in operations last weekend. However, we are very pleased that our IT service partner Qwellcode GmbH (Salzkotten, Germany) provid…

For other languages: ipernity members may use the integrated translator at the end of this article. (Visitors: Please use DeepL Translator or install an add-on that suits your browser.) Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1) Today, a long-planned hardware upgrade of the upload server was to be carried out by our IT service provider Innovations ON. Regrettably, this upgrade turned out to be more difficult than expe…

For other languages: ipernity members may use the integrated translator at the end of this article. (Visitors: Please use DeepL Translator or install an add-on that suits your browser.) Dear members and friends of ipernity, A server hardware replacement will take place between 12:00 and 14:00 CEST on Friday 23, April 2021 . This will result in a short downtime (5 to 10 minutes) of our website. We ask for your understanding. Your ima team

In some poets I read redundant and no-meaning metaphors they want to lie more than usually pretend. For me the clarity of the text is the one of clean running water through the municipal distribution network that just washes the bodies out of bed and kills the thirst of night-owls and dreamers. Em alguns poetas leio metáforas redundantes e gratuitas querem mentir ainda mais do que habitualmente fingem. Para mim a clareza do texto é a da água limpa…

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For other languages: ipernity members may use the integrated translator at the end of this article. (Visitors: Please use DeepL Translator or install an add-on that suits your browser.) Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1) Last Sunday, March 29, 2021, the Ipernity General Assembly 2021 took place. The previous Board of our Association was discharged for its activities in 2020. The p…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) In order to make it even clearer that the payment of the membership contribution is coupled with a club membership, we have implemented a corresponding note in the payment procedure: 2) In preparation of the General Assembly (IGA 2021) March 28, 2021 ,…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1. As an administrator of groups you have recently been given the possibility to send iper-mails to all group members without them having to be your contacts. This is a new function. You can find it in the group administration:…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] In order to take into account all the changes that have taken place since the IMA was founded four years ago, the Statutes of our Association have undergone a general revision. Extensive adjustments were made with regard to the definition of the purpose of the Association (Article II) and the Membership (Article V) in order to state clearly in view of the EU Copyr…

Agenda of the Ipernity General Assembly 2021 (IGA2021) Ordre du jour de l'Assemblée Générale d'Ipernity 2021 (IGA2021) Tagesordnung der I pernity-Mitglieder-Generalversammlung 2021 (IGA2021)

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1. Since we introduced the opportunity to pay membership fees for several years in advance at a discount, more than 300 members have made use of it. We thank them for their trust. The advance payments made it possible to conclude cost-saving 3-year rental contracts for the AWS servers. Because server pre-financing beyond this is neithe…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1. We have now updated the Explore Groups page so that it really is a diverse and up-to-date overview of our club life. Some suggestions had to be rejected because either no descriptions existed or they were not multilingual. (After all, it gives a poor impression if a title or a description is not displayed in the language a visito…

= FR = Mes chers amis, l'on m'a demandé d'expliquer les raisons de mon départ de la présidence de l'ima. C'est vrai, je dois quelques explications à ceux qui pourraient s'en inquiéter. D'autant qu'il coincide avec le départ de Rob (Robert Stamp), pilier de l'assise technique de notre site, si primordiale avec son assise financière et stratégique. Ce n'est qu'une coincidence, rassurez-vous. Je ne peux bien sûr pas parler au nom de Rob. En ce qui me concerne, après 4 ans de présidence, i…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1. The upload problem has been solved for the most part so far. Work is still in progress to fix the bug in replace function. Donations to compensate for the unbudgeted external IT costs caused by the malfunction now amount to 5,682EUR. We sincerely thank all donors. 2. In order to position ipernity more clearly as a non-commerci…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1) The external IT costs invoiced so far for troubleshooting of the upload problem amount to 7,912 EUR. This unforeseen burden on our club's coffers is eased by many donations, which meanwhile add up to 2,557 EUR *) . We sincerely thank all donors. For further debugging, an IT specialist has contacted us who is related to a club me…

⏩ Deutsche Version ⏩ Version française Dear members and friends of ipernity, A turbulent year ends. In everyday life, we were confronted with incidents that were not even vaguely imaginable at the start of the year. And with regard to our website we also encountered some very critical challenges. In spring, we were struck by an interruption in the connection to PayPal. The cause was that our website was using outdated software that PayPal no longer accepted. In summer, a se…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity, Unfortunately, our IT specialists were not able to repair the disruption of the upload function before Christmas. The cause is that the Amazon cloud no longer accepts the previous data transfer protocol. Solving this problem is extremely difficult, because the ipernity software is very complex, and any documentation is rather limited.…

Written March 15th 2019 --------------------------------- Ownership is Independent from big business Being run by people that care about the site and its future ( the users themselves) Funded by subscription Not funded by advertisers The site is simple but effective with added features for adding articles and documents. Most users are able to post in their own languages and translate seems to be accurate more often than not. Users who can afford to do so can donate money to help kee…

Version française : Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas ⬇️ Deutsche Version: Bitte nach unten scrollen ⬇️ [EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity, 1) Since the reboot on December 4, our website has been working perfectly again, except for the malfunction of the upload function. No data has been lost. Browsing the ipernity website is possible without any problems, as well as commenting, rearranging, or downloading released content. 2) Unregistered visitors from the web d…

Let’s fund the reprogramming and future proofing of Ipernity in 2021 If the cost is around 30,000 EUR and I say I will donate 100 EUR are there 290 other members who are able and willing to do the same ? The answer from previous attempts is probably No. If I say I will donate 1,000 EUR are there 29 other members who are able and willing to do the same ? I guess the answer may also be no. BUT what if a smaller number of people donate a larger amount e.g 3,000 EUR a…