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Poltergeist (also Polter.pl, old rpg.net.pl) is one of the biggest Polish web portals dedicated to the 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, it also contains an extensive web forum.

Owner and publisher of Polter.pl is InteliMedia.

History
Polter.pl began its existence as online zine in 2000. After the first issue and a few months of existing, it turned int 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 - it offered a little easing in the usage of the portal and opportunity of winning awards in cyclic lotteries.

Awards and mentions
Polter.pl got a few awards and mentions during its existence:


 * In December 2003 the magazine Wprost has named it its webpage of a week..
 * In April 2005 Polter.pl got distinguished by the Polish editors of Playboy.
 * 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).

Editors
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-editors groups, defined by a common topic, directed by sub editors-in-chief.

Patronages
Piltergeist patrons many publications of the Polish market - of books, comics and games. It also supports many conventions initiatives in Poland.

Forum
An integral part of the portal is a discussion forum. Poltergeist possesses one of the biggest speculative fiction forums in Poland (over 49000 registered users, who posted almost 1 milion posts).

Blogs
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
Editors of Poltergeist used to organize Poltergeist Rallies - a-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 for everyone.