tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post5226732226147410247..comments2023-12-14T19:58:58.019+07:00Comments on FrogBlog - Thaidings: Thaivisa: Founder of Thailand's largest online community answers the criticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-9280511830467925122014-01-16T20:33:12.221+07:002014-01-16T20:33:12.221+07:00I suggest people do a little research on Google ab...I suggest people do a little research on Google about ThaiVisa and its team -- you will find interesting links such as this: http://www.pissedconsumer.com/reviews-by-company/thaivisa-website/if-you-are-a-racist-then-thaivisa-com-is-for-you-20130915447202.html<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-34216484847213975782013-09-19T08:10:51.165+07:002013-09-19T08:10:51.165+07:00Thaivisa does little more than cater to racists an...Thaivisa does little more than cater to racists and these racist are used to increase site visits to help George line his pockets. <br /><br />Newcomers who are forced to ask question because they can't find answers to their simple Visa questions in the thousands of racist and abusing posts are then too abused in responses.<br /><br />The selective deleting of posts is sick. The forum is full of negative posts towards Thailand, Thai People and their religion even though this is clearly against forum rules but dare say something generalized about westerners and you'll find your posts gone and your account suspended.<br /><br />A very nasty and negative site that is more harmful to people who want to know about Thailand than helpful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-44548911838166155592013-08-26T12:14:18.095+07:002013-08-26T12:14:18.095+07:00Thanks for sharing this nice information with us I...Thanks for sharing this nice information with us I love the Thailand and the Thai people and this year I will planed to go to Thailand with my family and my friend is having their own visa company he helps me to get the visa....<a href="http://www.instantthaivisa.com/" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a>JEANETTA_Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454149970981792582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-66428048400767120522012-02-18T16:21:40.864+07:002012-02-18T16:21:40.864+07:00I never read Thai Visa. Pointless arguments, faran...I never read Thai Visa. Pointless arguments, farangs who have been here decades and, God knows why, as they obviously hate Thais and Thailand, and cut and pasted content from other news sites as, heaven forbid, 'George' actually had to create it himself.<br /><br />Worse than useless, IMO.Gracielahttp://www.bloodygoodgames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-13725271319168784652011-07-15T19:57:02.380+07:002011-07-15T19:57:02.380+07:00We used to listen to our little 2 1/2 year old nei...We used to listen to our little 2 1/2 year old neighbor screaming before bedtime nightly... I BAAAA! IIIIII BAAAAA! She was yelling at her parents who were trying to calm her down enough to get her sleepy so they could put her to bed and get some rest themselves! I don't know how serious some of the things Thais say are... mostly they're in jest, I would guess.Jillhttp://www.thaigirlshq.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-38134345899438723392011-05-16T16:44:50.070+07:002011-05-16T16:44:50.070+07:00Wow! Thanks for the link to Thai-blog & thaila...Wow! Thanks for the link to Thai-blog & thailandqa dot coms .<br />I may never have to go back to that bitchy out of date TV forum againThailand Hotelshttp://www.clicksbooking.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-83870864837460541212011-01-09T20:38:04.033+07:002011-01-09T20:38:04.033+07:00English tongue is not my primary language, yet I c...English tongue is not my primary language, yet I could understand it using the google translator. Superb publish, have them coming! Best wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-45564977041472695022010-10-25T06:39:48.971+07:002010-10-25T06:39:48.971+07:00Thaivisa is now very similar to a 'tabloid'...Thaivisa is now very similar to a 'tabloid'...dollar driven nonsense.<br /><br />I'll never return there while their policy is about money & while the moderation is gestapo-esque.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-48380627361621407452009-09-22T15:06:47.870+07:002009-09-22T15:06:47.870+07:00Great report and interview - thanks! But I have t...Great report and interview - thanks! But I have to say that I stay away from Thaivisa these days. Yes, useful info, but so many pointlessly aggressive posters and political bickering ... it's the Land of Snarlsfamilyonthemovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-45675050278533359232009-08-22T19:55:57.074+07:002009-08-22T19:55:57.074+07:00CosmicSurfer: Yes I used the emoticom from their l...CosmicSurfer: Yes I used the emoticom from their list, but I think my implication that the sexpat was engaging in risky behaviour (hence the violin) was a bit too much for the moderators.<br /><br />Agree that topic would be banned on T.V. :)<br /><br />In fact I'm thoroughly sick of trying to post on T.V. - in recent months I have tried posting very innocent comments, and they still dont make it to the site.<br /><br />Like Frogblogger says, it can be a good resource, but you have to put up with a lot of crap.hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251478382712113226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-88482152310768992452009-08-19T15:33:47.859+07:002009-08-19T15:33:47.859+07:00BTW... after writing and posting my previous post,...BTW... after writing and posting my previous post, I came to the realization, that discussing the level of moderation, and the direction and purpose of ThaiVisa itself (i.e. Advocacy for Expats vs Info for Visitors) would never be tolerated as a thread on the TV Forum!!!<br /><br />Ironic, isn't it!<br />Glad I found this place.<br />CSCosmicSurfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-35463366029621728612009-08-19T15:27:19.995+07:002009-08-19T15:27:19.995+07:00RE Hobby - Violin Player... Just for your FYI the ...RE Hobby - Violin Player... Just for your FYI the Violin Player emoticon is one of the Emoticons offered by TV itself when posting there, so no need to use any outside links... I've used it many times myself... and I've never been deleted, blocked or banned because of it.<br /><br />I too have had my disputes with TV Moderators, but by maintaining a level of respect and well-founded argumentation, where I have had Threads closed on me, I have never had any Blocked and deleted.<br /><br />On the whole, I do find TV to be somewhat over-moderated. I do believe that it is our duty as people who live in Thailand to try and improve Thai society, as any culture that stagnates basking in it's own unsupported and long-gone glory, will only fall further into the backwaters of global progress. <br /><br />This leads to my feeling that TV should act more as a advocate and representative of its Expat members, and less as an entity worried about it's own survival.<br /><br />Which is also a bitch I have with the daily papers, and anyone that ignores the injustices and discrimination that permeates the society around us... We are not doing Thailand a service by acting as ostriches... But in the name of progress and the future of this place that we now call home, we should be doing what is necessary to turn the downward spiral into an upward cycle. <br /><br />We would hold an "intervention" for our drug-addicted best friend. Why is it wrong to intervene when we see destructive actions all around us, and realize that the only way that the negative situations around us will ever see the light, is to tear down the curtains and force the windows open?<br /><br />Turning a blind eye is not an action of respect, and intolerance should never be tolerated. <br /><br />CSCosmicSurfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-4479966978919144312009-07-23T11:10:03.837+07:002009-07-23T11:10:03.837+07:00Wondered why a search for your username when looki...Wondered why a search for your username when looking for that post only produced results for 2006 - thought there was a problem with the search function.<br /><br />If you can put up with the idiots who inevitably chip in with replies, Thaivisa is definitely the best place for up to date info as well... needed to quickly find a traditional massage place in a specific part of Bangkok for a friend who'd just arrived last night, and TV soon came up with a good suggestion (amongst several daft answers of course...)The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-19349273159860101762009-07-23T08:37:30.120+07:002009-07-23T08:37:30.120+07:00I suppose at the end of the day unhappy punters ca...<i>I suppose at the end of the day unhappy punters can always vote with their feet, the admins would be justified in saying</i>.<br /><br />Agree - that's why my last post over there was in 2006<br />(it's obviously a popular site, just not my scene:)hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251478382712113226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-67682761103175070212009-07-22T19:23:20.860+07:002009-07-22T19:23:20.860+07:00Thanks hobby, the political threads can occasional...Thanks <b>hobby</b>, the political threads can occasionally be a real turn-off on Thaivisa, for sure. Thaivisa does a good job in getting the headlines from the Thai papers promptly onto the forum, but the discussions often then go downhill pretty quickly.<br /><br />As to bias, I suppose there's bound to be some with unpaid moderators involved, but whether there's a specific political agenda amongst its admins, I have my doubts - despite The Nation tie-up.<br /><br />On the other hand, it has got to be advantageous for Thaivisa to be linked up with the most pro-establishment English language national in terms of protecting their business. On this level I could understand if there was some bias as a result.<br /><br />I suppose at the end of the day unhappy punters can always vote with their feet, the admins would be justified in saying.The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-63290285648923183652009-07-22T15:24:59.292+07:002009-07-22T15:24:59.292+07:00Update: My innocuous post has still not appeared o...Update: My innocuous post has still not appeared on the Thai Visa forum and they have not even had the courtesy to give me a message to say it was rejected and why (other than when I originally posted it the screen said it would go to moderation)<br /><br />The Thai Visa site is excellent for expat & visa type information, but as a source for political news & discussion it is very sanitized, and IMO <b>biased</b>.<br /><br />Actually I'm greatful for the experience, as I think it will be a good source of inspiration for my future blog posts:)hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251478382712113226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-2524945200105033362009-07-21T16:20:41.404+07:002009-07-21T16:20:41.404+07:00It still has not made it through moderation yet, s...It still has not made it through moderation yet, so it looks like it will be rejected - doesn't surprise me, and the only reason I bothered to try to post there was because my blog was referred to early in the thread.<br />(if it does make it to be published it will be in <a href="http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Water-Canon-Chiang-Mai-Redshirts-t281286.html&st=150" rel="nofollow"><br />this</a> thread & posted by Nganadeeleg)<br />Cannot remember the exact wording however it was a fairly innocuous post IMO (but it would not surprise me if they find some excuse not to post it as it goes against the pro establishment view of that site:)hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251478382712113226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-48140740504262793692009-07-21T14:31:09.582+07:002009-07-21T14:31:09.582+07:00In which forum? Can't see it. If you criticise...In which forum? Can't see it. If you criticised both the Bangkok Post and The Nation, without falling within the defamation criteria as defined by TV's lawyers in the original blog (admittedly rather sweeping), then I can't see why the post should be moderated. If you have the exact wording, that would make things clearer.The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-37663442157583764242009-07-21T09:12:04.233+07:002009-07-21T09:12:04.233+07:00I just posted a fairly mild comment on TV that bas...I just posted a fairly mild comment on TV that basically says we cannot believe how the Bangkok Post & The Nation are reporting on the reds.<br /><br />My comments are all subject to moderation at TV, so it will be an interesting test of their moderation policy - if they reject it, the only possible grounds they could have is that I was slightly disrespectful to their sponsor.hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251478382712113226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-66838790512594027312009-07-20T08:27:33.548+07:002009-07-20T08:27:33.548+07:00'Siam Observer' - perhaps because no one h...<b>'Siam Observer'</b> - perhaps because no one has asked them to? I did, and the answer came back that <i>"Thaivisa operations, sales and marketing are managed by Creative Solutions Pattaya Limited Partnership, Chonburi, this company operates under the Thai laws and regulations and complies with all their requirements, including taxes."</i><br /><br />With respect to what constitutes work in Thailand, I know that voluntary work does require a work permit. I have no idea if unpaid LOS-based forum moderators technically require such a visa or not.<br /><br />As for the comment ref defamation, it's 'fortunate' that you have posted anonymously, as you are yourself technically libelling the advertisers on TV. Of course, you provide no supporting evidence. I imagine intelligent readers will therefore treat at least your last comment with the contempt it deserves.The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-67332249044707259042009-07-19T11:51:34.665+07:002009-07-19T11:51:34.665+07:00If everything is above board with ThaiVisa, why is...If everything is above board with ThaiVisa, why is it they never disclose the name of a company behind the website? Could it be that there isn't one and TV is just trying to fly under the radar of the tax man? <br /><br />And by the way, since the activities of the TV expat moderators constitutes work per the laws of Thailand, has TV been kind enough to furnish them all with work permits? <br /><br />The bit about defamation laws is largely a red herring. They simply sought a justification to prevent criticism of some of the sketchier and less competent business which advertise on ThaiVisa.Siam Observernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-57384180749274394042009-07-16T14:43:49.008+07:002009-07-16T14:43:49.008+07:00Martyn - it's a few more than 17, an error in ...<b>Martyn</b> - it's a few more than 17, an error in the original. George confirms than the mods number in the low 30s. Still, not an easy job, given the number of posts...<br /><br />Spotlight girls? Afraid no blogs on this topic any time soon, or an unprogrammed amputation of nether regions might be carried out. I would rather hang on to what I've got ;-)<br /><br /><b>joy</b> - a belated thanks :-)<br /><br /><b>BB</b> - too much hassle involved, I'm happy to leave TV and the others to get on with it!<br /><br /><b>ijustwannateach</b> - are you one of the banned members by any chance?! 6,000 banned members, if true... not particularly surprising, over the years, and given the numbers involved.<br /><br /><b>irishpub</b> - thanks. Hope to do a follow-up soon.The Frogbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974272262704070183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-26920226301917936002009-07-16T14:13:08.980+07:002009-07-16T14:13:08.980+07:00Too good post with lots of information.Too good post with lots of information.irish pubhttp://www.celticlodge.ie/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-88680292221381700252009-07-09T17:33:45.556+07:002009-07-09T17:33:45.556+07:00I like the part when George pointed out that moder...I like the part when George pointed out that moderators are usually regular members who have shown a history of intelligent posts. He is talking about some super bear like me. And if i look at all this SEO pie charts i must say that George is a little sophisto himself too. soo intelligent.<br /><br />Did you know that there are around 6000 banned users on thaivisa forum? That is the hard work of the moderators.<br /><br />"Steven"ijustwannateachhttp://ijwt-ijustwannateach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211296431435270917.post-79431354543965946652009-07-01T12:34:52.048+07:002009-07-01T12:34:52.048+07:00LOL for about 30 seconds I thought that that the m...LOL for about 30 seconds I thought that that the map overlay showed visitors to your blog !! I think we should set up a forum in competiton with the nation/ thai visa :)Bangkok Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036905562531034022noreply@blogger.com