This is a public discussion in a place where I've created IPTV entries for EPG, and I'm going to write publicly because it doesn't just affect me, but many more people who have been using these IPTV services for many years. At least try to respect that.
First of all, my EPG sources are divided into several categories.
How is that relevant here? Stick to the problem you created with IPTV. You talk about a lot of irrelevant things, but nothing about the relevant ones. That means you are avoiding the subject. I'm very precise, but you're not. This means I must often remind you where the problem you caused is.
Once again, I have to explain something fundamental. For example, a channel can be associated with more than one reference value. It is because of the copy of the channel or the medium that is provided. I'm concentrating on IPTV channels, not DVB-T channels, not satellite channels or cable channels.
You claim to be reading something, but you don't understand the basics, which leads to more misunderstandings. You claim that you are trying to apply something that doesn't apply here. There is no organisation that systemizes IPTV on E2. That is what is @doglover talking about "nothing is standard about IPTV", so nomenclature is within guildlines on this forum as our goal. Start reading this forum to understand the conventions adopted here, not something else completly unrelated. Although many post are most likly gone by now but this important one is still here.
I introduced a sequence of refference names for PL IPTV many years ago in accordance to those guindlines. Not only those 16, but much more like that.
You do not like that there is 48 in refference, it has a deeper meaning but to simplify it to you READ FORUM. It is easy to find this information here and that is self explanatory. Hovewer if you think thats not enough then I will expand that. It is an artibrarty value as specified thats allow to provide more than one reference without conflict for specific country. Methodical order, when you apply systematics to something undescribed before, as a preventative measure to never worry about, not assingning to some random stuff you think you found. Without it is is only haos.
You have clearly been using more of my references over the years, you were active back then, even using the E-chanalizer program that I recommended to you many years ago when it was a free tool, so you should not be surprised how they were created. Why didn't you protested back then when I introduced more IPTV servises publicly with EPG, I remembeer you being optimistic about it. And as a reminder we are talking here about legal links from public or privat brodcasters and associated with it references that is is also Important criterion here. I can understand that the passage of time may have clouded your memory. This was accepted in the sources after my entry and confiramtion that is fulfilling criteria, and has been used by many people for several years, so you can't just delete it mindlesly. About using picons, look at the picture and try to spot the difference if you think it is the same picture.
https://postimg.cc/8jp0dNct
I will ommit so called paid IPTV providers as it is against a rules here and how alternative services work in E2 as well.
It's so hard for you to understand.
I understand that it is harder for you to add back the 16 reference than to admit your mistake. A typical symptom of stubbornness is when you make a mistake and take no responsibility for it, claiming it is fine, when in reality it is very bad.
Add those refference back, that solves the problem.
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Białystok.pl">4097:0:1:7:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Białystok -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Bydgoszcz.pl">4097:0:1:8:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Bydgoszcz -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Gdańsk.pl">4097:0:1:9:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Gdańsk -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3GorzówWielkopolski.pl">4097:0:1:10:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Gorzów -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Katowice.pl">4097:0:1:11:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Katowice -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Kielce.pl">4097:0:1:12:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Kielce -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Kraków.pl">4097:0:1:13:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Kraków -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Łódź.pl">4097:0:1:15:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Łódź -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Lublin.pl">4097:0:1:14:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Lublin -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Olsztyn.pl">4097:0:1:16:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Olsztyn -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Opole.pl">4097:0:1:17:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Opole -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Poznań.pl">4097:0:1:18:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Poznań -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Rzeszów.pl">4097:0:1:19:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Rzeszów -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Szczecin.pl">4097:0:1:20:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Szczecin -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Warszawa.pl">4097:0:1:21:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Warszawa -->
<!-- IPTV --><channel id="TVP3Wrocław.pl">4097:0:1:22:0:48:0:0:0:0:http%3a//</channel><!-- TVP 3 Wrocław -->
Still a valid list than can be found on forum with active LINKS
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It is very rare those time to find IPTV that permanent, without links changed through the years. But smaller private brodcasters often go on and off in short time.
You have a big problem because I changed the references for these dozen or so channels. And how the references of satellite channels change because they were transferred to another transponder, you also make such a storm.
Again, I am not talking about satellite or cable, so that sentence of yours makes no sense. I'm talking about specific IPTV channels, not a dosen more, so your misslead attempt is clearly visible.
We all have a problem. We already don't have a correct EPG because you have removed correctly defined IPTV entries for no reason, that is one of mistakes you have made. It is easy to point them out to you as there are many. Now you refuse to acknolage your mistake and refuse to fix it because of what, some of your personal issues. What will you do next? What will you delete?
You took over the responsibility of maintaining EPG sources from @doglover, that also include keeping guidlines addoptet here, your words and actions only prove that you cannot handle it and you are slowly killing those sources in the process. Why did you do that in the first place if it looks like your goal is to kill the sources? I don't know what your agenda is but it is clear to me that you are creating more damage this way. Then it is better for you not to deal with EPG at all. If that means no EPG at all, then so be it. Whether you kill it slowly or quickly, the end result is the same. But as I wrote at the beginning, this doesn't just affect me, it affects a lot of people, and that's another thing you're ignoring.