Kibkom North Cyprus Forum

this is just to announce that I am intrigued. I am intrigued to know that we have nearly three thousand members, but only 230 havebothered to read that we are launching the online paper http://www.kibkomtimes.com .

so come on guys, spread the word. Mind you to have 230 readers in one day would be goo,d but it would be even better for Soner after all his hard work if it was 230 a day!

as I say, I am intrigued.

Musing Marion

First I have heard of it Marion!

oH DEAR, it has been on here for a few days as 'Launch of the new kibKom times' soone has to wonder whether our headings are grabbing enough.

But at least by my writing this, you have NOW heard of it. so pas s on the message and 'thanks'.

It was the first I'd heard of it too. Having had a look now though, have to congratulate you all for putting such a newspaper together, especially as I presume it is done by volunteers.

Long may it last and well done.

just looked through the kibkom times , very impressed well put together and plenty of topics , is there a subscription or is it free online ? just one little niggle , I would put an arrow next to the page numbers for easy turning of page instead as well as the choice of page number all in all a good 8/10.

Thanks Chelwood! Ye,s it is FREE, I repeat F R E E . Just go to it whenever you want to refresh yourselfd on what is and catch up on what is new. All wil be archived, so nothing will be lost. And all for free. But of course, Soner would like a few adverts for two reasons. One is generates income (and it costs him to do this) and secondly I think it is a great outlet for advertisers as KKT is global and not just local.

So carry on enjoying, AND, if you have anything you want said. We have got a Letters page - or there will be one if people write - there is an e mail address and contact on the last page.

Thanks for the comments too. Every little helps. Soner /we want this to be YOUR paper, and informative and fun!

agree with post 4,

Brilliant read- but would it be possible to put a link on Kibkom at the top of the page so you can just click straight through to it?

I would like to post this on my FB page. I am happy to add the link to kibkom times, but wanted to show this for local people to see immediately, are you happy for me to do this?? Some people here may even know the answer!!
Somebody who works on the road project said to me, that it will be directed north of Yenierenköy. Will try and find out where it turns off the Dipkarpaz Road.

No problem dippersgirl, thanks for linking back.

Thanks you Kibkomers for your kind support. Watch this space - there is more to come.

A fab effort everyone, an enjoyable read, well displayed. Are you going to put a short cut to it at the top with Sales/ Lost & Wanted etc so that we can just click on the link and the new version will be there?

Loved the language section and was amazed how much Turkish I knew with out actually having lessons,also did my first crossword in years,Is this a weekly or daily paper??

Soner is the one to answer your questions. I think he is completely worn out at the moment, so give him to recover form an allnight session to get the paper out on time. I am sure next week will be better.

It is in effect a weekly paper, but will be there at any time, and soner says if there is something shattering that needs to be shared, it will be added. But like all good on line papers, nothing will ever be lost and everything iwll be archived!

But as I say, let soner explain - he is the IT Geek (I am just a Geek!)

Hi Owl Lady, I have already linked it from the main kibkom page top left: http://www.kibkom.com but will also link it from the navigation bar above as soon as I get a chance, probably tomorrow.

The paper is going to be weekly, but I have further plans which I am working on at the moment, but will not let on until I am certain that I will be able to deliver. Will keep you all informed soon.

That was one mad week that just went past:

BTW Owl Lady, glad you enjoyed the Turkish Lessons and the Crossword. The Crossword and Sudoku will change on a daily basis.

Oh, and I was amazed at how much Turkish I did not know.

Best of luck with the new newspaper. TRNC needs more decent online (english) news. lgcnews.com seems to do a sterling job, but it's always best to have as much sources as possible.

But the URL isn't resolving anything at the moment. Is it down?

Link to The Kibkom Times has now been added to the forum navigation above, just before Photo Gallery.

Thanks for making our lives easier. I am putting soner's name forward as 'workaholic of the year!' (in thenicest possible way!

I think its great. Certainly on a par from a production point of view, with many of the Epapers which you can access these days. I do hope Soner (as you say M. workacholic of the year) gives some of the local "paper" papers a run for their money - and its cheaper - 'cos it's free - which will appeal to many of us!

Great job Soner!
I hope it generates some advertising revenue for you,problem is you have to keep it up to date now!

We need 'spies/informants/Philoz. are you volunteering?Any snippet heard can be shared, but no snippets equals no news.

What an excellent paper.

I do see one problem however, how to keep up this standard in future issues! Good luck with venture.

Papabravo, we do intend to keep up the standard in future, we aim to improve it.

Marions-I have PM'ed you

Just to confirm I have got the PM, and thanks.

I bet all the other readers are now mystified!!!!