Diesel Forum
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Overview
"Diesel Forum" is a Russian-language city forum in Kyrgyzstan running on the IP.Board engine: the line "Community Forum Software by IP.Board" and the note that the licence is registered to Diesel Forum sit in the footer of every page. The forum describes itself like this: "The oldest forum in Kyrgyzstan. Dozens of sections on every subject: buying and selling, rental, services, politics, health, complaints about businesses and much more". That is the platform's own claim about itself.
The structure is classic and convenient for an SMM specialist: top-level categories («Коммерция и Реклама» — commerce and advertising, «Общие вопросы» — general questions, «Спорт» — sport, «Профи» — professionals, «Компьютеры» — computers, «Авто» — cars, «Организации» — organizations, «Про форум» — about the forum, «Политика и Общество» — politics and society, «Бюро находок» — lost and found, «Благотворительность» — charity) with dozens of subsections inside them — the list is printed in the header of every page. Besides the forum there are blogs and galleries, plus an app and a Telegram channel, linked from the same place.
The main difference from most forums in this guide: here companies get two legitimate places at once — the commercial sections for classified ads and a separate «Организации» category where a company has its own subforum. Advertising outside those places is forbidden by the rules.
Who's here
The forum prints its own numbers at the bottom of the home page: 11,692,558 posts in total, 335,322 users, a traffic record of 60,986, and at the moment of our check 7,194 users online over the past 15 minutes — of them 21 members, 7,160 guests and 13 anonymous. These are the forum engine's counters, not an outside measurement; the first three numbers are cumulative.
The language situation needs a clarification. The home page markup declares lang="en", but the actual language of the interface and the rules is Russian. The rules state this outright: "The official language of the forum is Russian … Information in other languages is allowed only if the same message contains a full translation into Russian. Other languages may be used in special sections". Such a special section does exist on the forum — «Ак ДОСТОРкон» in Kyrgyz, it is listed among the sections on the home page.
An indirect sign of its geography is the make-up of the «Организации» category: Kyrgyz telecom operators, banks and retail chains.
Getting started
Registration happens in stages, and this is worth planning for in advance. The order is described in a forum announcement: the user registers a name and confirms the registration by email, then an administrator manually activates the name and puts it in the «Новички» (newcomers) group; activation is done only during working hours, every few hours, and names are not activated at night or at weekends.
A newcomer has restrictions stated as numbers: no more than 100 private messages per 24 hours and at least 5 minutes between private messages; newcomers cannot start topics or reply in the «АнтиРеклама» (anti-advertising), «Политика и Общество» (with all its subsections), «Флейм» (flame) and «Знакомства» (dating) sections.
The probation period is named too: 90 days, after which newcomers with no active warnings who have visited the forum no more than 10 days ago are moved into the «Человеки» (humans) group; all newcomers with at least one warning are blocked once the probation period expires. For a company this means the account for a campaign is worth creating not on launch day but well before it.
The forum has no separate "business account" with document verification. Companies are represented differently — with their own subforum in the «Организации» category.
What you can publish
The forum offers the usual set: topics with posts, attachments and a signature, plus blogs and galleries. There used to be a limit on image size in the rules and it was lifted: clause 11, banning images larger than 750 × 750 pixels, is marked as revoked.
There is a lot that is forbidden, and the wording is specific. The rules ban duplicate posts and off-topic content; posts that break the law, that mislead, that harm other members, or that are written in another member's name; campaigning of any kind — political, religious or otherwise; references to religion and denominations; obscene language; sexual content; transliteration ("naprimer vot tak"); deliberate disregard for grammar.
Separately forbidden are posting private information about a person without their consent and public discussion of other visitors' actions, moderators included — complaints are settled in private correspondence and, if necessary, in the «Жалобы и предложения» (complaints and suggestions) section.
How to grow
Where advertising is allowed
The platform's key rule for our reader is clause 5: "Advertising and commercial announcements on the Forum are allowed only in the sections of the 'Коммерция и Advertising' category or in specially permitted places. In all other cases posting such announcements is strictly forbidden. In the sections of the 'Коммерция и Advertising' category, announcements with no replies (including bumps) for more than 3 months are deleted".
Inside «Коммерция и Реклама» there are numeric limits of its own: in the commercial sections it is forbidden to create more than 20 topics from one user in one section, and using other names to get around this rule is forbidden too — every name used will be punished.
Bumping a topic to the top of the list is allowed but tightly regulated: you may not bump someone else's topic, nor ask others to do it for you; in the thematic sections bumps are inadmissible in any form; you may not keep more than one bump in a topic — earlier ones must be deleted; you may bump no more than once a day, and the day the topic was created counts. One more requirement for an announcement: when selling or renting out, stating the price is mandatory.
The «Организации» section
A separate category where a company has its own subforum with a description, topics and replies from users. The list of subforums as of the check date included telecom operators, banks, retail chains, internet providers and other Kyrgyz companies; each shows the number of topics and replies — for example, the subforum of the mobile operator Beeline has 68 topics and 5,790 replies. This is in effect a format for official presence: the company answers questions and complaints under its own name.
The same category contains an «Оргвопросы» (organizational questions) section for general questions about the category.
Banners
The "Advertising" item in the top menu leads to a topic about placing a banner on the forum. It states that the forum's only official advertising partner is the company «Хостер Медиа», and contacts for advertisers and advertising agencies are given. The post was last edited on 4 March 2021.
Path to monetization
The forum does not pay authors. The only way to earn here is by selling directly in the commercial sections — that is trade, not content monetization.
Payment for advertising flows the other way: the advertiser pays the forum's official partner, rather than the forum paying a member.
Tools and automation
Automation here runs directly against the rules. Clause 30 is worded bluntly: "Spam — unsolicited mass messaging — is forbidden. Violators will be blocked immediately, regardless of the number of warnings". The rules extend to private messages as well: all rules apply equally to every means of transmitting information through the forum, including private messages and sending mail from the forum.
As for its own channels, the forum has a mobile app and a Telegram channel — links to them sit in the top menu, plus a "DieselMobile" section for questions about the app.
Limits and rules
- Newcomers. A 90-day probation period; 100 private messages per day; 5 minutes between private messages; the «АнтиРеклама», «Политика и Общество», «Флейм» and «Знакомства» sections are closed.
- Advertising. Only in the «Коммерция и Реклама» category or specially permitted places; in all other cases it is strictly forbidden.
- Covert advertising. Covert advertising of other information resources through quotes and links without sufficient necessity is forbidden.
- Advertising in a profile. Aggressive and intrusive advertising in nicknames, signatures, avatars and any other user data is forbidden.
- Volume. No more than 20 topics from one user in one commercial section; no more than one bump in a topic and no more often than once a day.
- Lifetime of an announcement. An announcement with no replies for more than 3 months is deleted.
- Spam. Immediate blocking, regardless of the number of warnings.
- Trademarks. Infringing rights to trademarks and trade names in announcements is forbidden, with a reference to the law "On Competition".
- Particular product categories. Advertising occult and mystical services — witchcraft, magic, fortune-telling, healing by prayer and the like — is forbidden.
- Selling accounts. Selling nicknames and any dealings with accounts for profit are forbidden.
- Language. Russian only, except in the specially designated sections.
Who it's for
It suits companies operating in Kyrgyzstan, especially in services, retail, telecoms and real estate: the commercial sections are broken down by product category in detail, an announcement can be posted straight away, and the «Организации» category shows that a format for official presence has historically been accepted here.
It suits support work and handling complaints: next to the company sections there is «АнтиРеклама» — a section for justified dissatisfaction with the quality of someone's work, which at the time of our check held 60 topics and 47,027 replies. A company's presence in a place like that is service rather than promotion.
It does not suit fast campaigns: manual account activation, a 90-day probation period and the ban on advertising outside the designated sections make a running start impossible. Nor does it suit automated posting: spam leads to immediate blocking.
Verified data
The checked data this deep dive rests on.
About the platform
the platform describes itself like this: "The oldest forum in Kyrgyzstan. Dozens of sections on every subject: buying and selling, rental, services, politics, health, complaints about businesses and much more."
Self-description: this is the platform's claim about itself, not an independent assessment
source, checked 2026-07-28
the forum runs on the IP.Board engine: the footer shows "Community Forum Software by IP.Board" and "Licence registered to: Diesel Forum"
The Russian localization of the forum is by IBResource
source, checked 2026-07-28
Who's here
the forum reports: 11,692,558 posts in total, 335,322 users, a traffic record of 60,986
Cumulative engine counters, no dates given
source, checked 2026-07-28
at the time of the check 7,194 were online over the past 15 minutes: 21 members, 7,160 guests, 13 anonymous
An instant snapshot, not average traffic
source, checked 2026-07-28
Getting started
registration is confirmed by email, then the name is manually activated by an administrator (during working hours only); a newcomer is limited to 100 private messages per 24 hours and 5 minutes between them
The announcement is dated 23.03.2023
source, checked 2026-07-28
the newcomer's probation period is 90 days; newcomers with no active warnings who have visited no more than 10 days ago are moved into the «Человеки» group; those with at least one warning are blocked
The «АнтиРеклама», «Политика и Общество», «Флейм» and «Знакомства» sections are closed to newcomers
source, checked 2026-07-28
Business terms
for companies there is an «Организации» (organizations) category with a separate subforum per company (telecom operators, banks, retail chains); the terms and price for opening a subforum are not given on the public pages
Example: the Beeline subforum had 68 topics and 5,790 replies as of the check date
source, checked 2026-07-28
Advertising
the forum's only official advertising partner is the company «Хостер Медиа»; there are no prices in the topic
The post was last edited on 4 March 2021
source, checked 2026-07-28
Limits and restrictions
in the «Коммерция и Реклама» sections, announcements with no replies (bumps included) for more than 3 months are deleted
Clause 5 of the rules
source, checked 2026-07-28
in the commercial sections it is forbidden to create more than 20 topics from one user in one section; getting around this with other nicknames is punished for every nickname used
Clause 27 of the rules
source, checked 2026-07-28
a bump is allowed no more than once a day and only in your own topic, more than one bump may not be kept in a topic, and in the thematic sections bumps are inadmissible
Clause 26 of the rules
source, checked 2026-07-28
Restrictions
advertising and commercial announcements are allowed only in the sections of the «Коммерция и Реклама» (commerce and advertising) category or in specially permitted places; in all other cases they are strictly forbidden
Clause 5 of the rules
source, checked 2026-07-28
clause 30 of the rules: spam is unsolicited mass messaging; violators are blocked immediately, regardless of the number of warnings; the rules extend to private messages as well
A direct ban on automated mailings
source, checked 2026-07-28
covert advertising of other information resources through quotes and links without sufficient necessity is forbidden; intrusive advertising in nicknames, signatures and avatars is forbidden
Clauses 23 and 12 of the rules
source, checked 2026-07-28
Languages
the interface language of the home page: en
The language is taken from the markup attribute, the versions from hreflang
source, checked 2026-07-28
the home page markup declares lang="en", while the actual language of the interface and the rules is Russian; the rules say: "The official language of the forum is Russian"
CLARIFICATION to the database: the fact "interface_language: en" is true for the markup attribute but not for the platform's actual language
source, checked 2026-07-28
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