Imran Khan
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we are so sorry sir i was just cooling down situation
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o forgot indian friends
1- @seiko - very calm n friendly person... no ego ever seen
2- @Aka123 very very well behaved n neutral person
2- @Ayush is very balanced n down to earth but as laggin behind in studies so not gud to make him a mod lol jk
last but not the least,the Mother of all recommendations is non other than @arp2041
bangladeshies wud be on run for sure
n Marsha.... u r the best mate..
also I'm sad that Talon is not in PDF anymore....
Webby, seriously, after reading the convo between you and MK, a question comes to mind: Does PDF really have that much wide audience (juice if you will), that it could somehow be the "agent of change" regarding US media's perceptions of Pakistan? I think it to be a long shot at best. National media (of all nations), mostly toe the line as laid out by a State, it can't be even influenced by mega-budget consultancies / lobbying.
As per my experience, keeping a forum with 50,000+ members online must in itself be one tough job, let alone having a dedicated media arm. I mean, unless you are seriously funded for basics (cloud computing, development of custom PHP classes, db management, security, backups), and then some for the man-hours that you must be putting in yourself......... it must be a nightmare!
My two cents: If Pakistan needs positive e-media exposure (Organic/Viral) plus print-media, it needs to pour in millions upon millions of dollars into this media war. It costs a lots of money, and yes, it can be done. No question about it. However, as everyone knows, there is no free lunch!
P.S. I know because I have run such campaigns and have consulted successfully for various global brands in various sectors.
Why did she leave?
@Hyperion @WebMaster
I have an idea by which PDF can be a force.
First there are a number of things we should notice, firstly, in strategic studies, Pakistanis are extremely underrepresented. I can count about 20 or so Pakistanis in key journals that publish research papers and opinion papers for think tanks and academia.
Second, there is no authoritative source online, I mean like a manual, for Pakistani defence and strategic studies by any Pakistanis, there is one by Harvard university.
Now, if we could do just two things, hold a blog with opinons by our TTs and great posters. Perhaps we could link up our individual blogs, by link, I mean.
Secondly, if we could train our TTs, I can help, to send academic papers in the articles and get them published, we could start having our impact.
Thirdly, we could also host interviews, articles and profiles of various important military personalities and send our articles to various newspapers to host and link them up to PDF.
Slowly but surely we woudl start making an impact. It would be cost effective, I don't think we would even need to put in a single penny. We could release an annual defence in PDF form to everyone to load, it could include our military's updates, battles, victories and important strategic development and direction for future.
Hi,
Only if you knew for how long I have asked for it. This board should have introduced its list of POINTMAN to the LA Times NY TIMES Washington post, CNN, Foxnews, MSNBC on a regular basis.
Just a simple letter on regular basis----we are 50 k strong defence forum---we would like to have say on pak afg u s issue.
Somebody would have listened----you just needed a foot in the door----.
Ar crucial moments in the the war---the analysts of this board---who were either completely wrong or had no clue as to what was happening---or about the real u s technology and the lack of strength of the pak military---or about the JF17's begining---those members should have been terminated from their TT, MOD, etc post and made regular members---.
Specially Blain2, Agnostic muslim----were so poor and pathetic in their analysis---that when the sh-it hit the fan---they simply chose to disappear for awhile----. They should have been kicked off from their perches---.
MuradK should never been made TT vice chair---because he had nothing to contribute---. When I grow old---my youngsters would say the same for me as well---it is the way of nature---.
As for now---you can talk as much---but there has been so much negative said about pakistan---only a miracle will change things between pak and u s public---.
Pakistan needs a 'winemaker'---someone who can make wine from water.
This management also needs to learn that not all decisions can be democratic 100% of the time. Sometimes the decisions need to be made on a whim---spur of the moment or on a run---and there is nothing wrong with that.
o forgot indian friends
1- @seiko - very calm n friendly person... no ego ever seen
2- @Aka123 very very well behaved n neutral person
2- @Ayush is very balanced n down to earth but as laggin behind in studies so not gud to make him a mod lol jk
last but not the least,the Mother of all recommendations is non other than @arp2041
bangladeshies wud be on run for sure
Hello, it's my first time interacting with you and I'm happy to come across someone who is thinking like me.
I have a few strategies and I will continue to put them up and I am hopeful that something would come up. I would do it alone if I have to but I will push articles about Pakistani strategy, her military and people by someone living in the midst of it. IA, I really think PDF will be a great spring board for it.
I really do not know about the history here but I have come across some great minds here on the board, the thing is that people are searching about Pakistan and in defence related hits PDF comes across so we are having an impact just a little more focused effort would greatly increase our impact.
I will continue to collaborate with you on the ideas, I'm hopeful about the future.
Pakistan zindabad!
@MastanKhan @Dreamreaper , it's sad what has happened but I think this is more like a platform and we should encourage positivity and academic discussions. From my own experience it has been quite receptive of that and I think that we can make a difference. Why not we do our best and let the management roll as it deems fit, there has to be a reason that this site is able to handle so much traffic. So why not we do what we can?