Democratic People's Republic of Korea

[BinniLee]

Rules on the forum of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Friendship association.

http://www.korea-dpr.com/ssi/policies/posting.html

Rules for posting on the KFA Forum

Description: Acceptable Use Policy containing rules for posting on our Forum, as well as criteria for Forum moderation by Forum operators/administrators.

Document ID: KFA93P01

Maintained by: Bjornar Simonsen

Date: 13 Jun Juche 93 Rev.: 3.00

Document Status: APPROVED

Approved by: Zo Sun IL

Applies to: KFA members, KFA OD, KFA ZD, KFA administrators, All KFA officials)

1. Access to the Forum

Access to post on the forum may only be given to KFA members. Access to reading post is unlimited, and can be viewed without becoming a KFA member. Access is subject to our Acceptable Security Policy as stated in KFA document KFA93P01 - "Rules for Posting on the KFA Forum". Non-members may still have their message posted to the forum by sending an e-mail to [email protected], as it may included if it is found to be valuable.

1.1 Access revokation

Access can be revoked if a user requests so. Access can also be revoked if a user breaks the rules for posting. See section 2 for details about rules.

1.2 Access violations

If access is violated either by a user submitting false information, or by deliberately or repeatedly breaking the rules for posting, he or she may have access revoked, and/or membership in the KFA terminated. See section 2 and 5.

2. Moderation

The KFA staff moderate the Forum according to the general principles of the KFA, the foundation and idea of KFA, and the goals and function of the KFA. Any post found to be outside the scope of the KFA or the DPRK, or if found to be contrary to the KFA or the DPRK, or violates the Accepable Use Policy, or violate any of the Rules for Posting, may be deleted without warning. For specific rules, see section 2.1 and its sub-sections.

2.1 Moderation criteria

These are the criteria which the KFA staff or administrator will use for moderating each message, thus it may serve as a guideline for both adminsitrators and regular users on what not to do:

2.1.1 Posting anti-DPRK propaganda or content that is disrespectful against the DPRK, its people, government and leadership is not allowed.

2.1.2 Posting copies of articles from external newssites that are not officially supported by the DPRK, or which contains articles that contain anti-DPRK propaganda, or content that is disrespectful against the DPRK, its people, government and leadership is not allowed.

2.1.3 Posting links to news articles within the same criteria found in 2.1.2 is not allowed.

2.1.4 Posting images within the same criteria found in 2.1.2 or 2.1.3 is not allowed.

2.1.5 Rude or offensive messages directed against another single person on the forum is not allowed. Also be respectful about any other member's race, religion, sex or political affilation. The KFA respects the individual person regardless of race, religion or politics.

2.1.6 Posting messages that does not concern the DPRK, Korean culture, Korean Language, Korea, or directly linked to the KFA or the DPRK is generally not allowed, though some exceptions are made to this rule in the interest of good faith and international support.

2.1.7 Posting questions about any controversial topic is allowed, as long as the question is absolutely sincere, respectful and contains no harmful intent, or a hidden harmful intent. Also, new users should check up on old posts to see if the answer has been provided before before asking another question.

2.1.8 Posting controversial messages that are not sincere questions, or questions asked with a malicious intent, or a hidden malicious intent, is not allowed. The Forum administrators may indiscriminantly and abruptly decide to delete your post if it is written too ambigous, or if the true intent is unclear. We suggest people state their question clear, and stay clear about their message.

2.1.9 It is absolutely prohibited to post any kind of commercial advertisement.

2.1.10 Using the KFA forum for other reasons than the KFA matters or DPRK / Korean matters is forbidden. Example is found in 2.1.9.

2.1.11 Postings should be in english, and using the UTF-8 or Western encoding. Since our Forum is International, any Chosongul, Hangul, Chinese or Russian or any similar languages should not be posted, unless they are also translated to english. The one exeption is for learning Korean.

2.1.12 Although the KFA respects the individual position of our members, who come from all backgrounds and positions, we ask our members to respect that our Forum is made for supporting the DPRK, the KFA, and to help individuals understand the DPRK from their standpoint regardless of race, religion or politics. If you don't support the DPRK, the KFA or want to help individuals understand the DPRK regardless of who they are, you should not post to the forum.

2.1.99 These rules may be changed or updated any time.

3. Forum Administrators

3.1 Forum administrators will enforce the KFA policy according to section 2 and its sub-sections.

3.2 Forum administrators does not have to inform the user if a user's post is deleted, but should provide (if possible) a link to the relevant policy that triggered a deletion or moderation. [Note: this rule is experimental]

4. Complaints

4.1 Complaining on users

If you need to report another user misbehaving on the Forum, send a mail to both [email protected] (HelpDesk) and [email protected] (Administration).

4.2 Complaining on administrators

Sometimes Forum administrators may make a mistake by misunderstanding or by accident. Complaints of any nature may be sent to [email protected] (regarding policy complaint issues).

5 Reporting abuse

Any abuses should be reported to [email protected].

6 Revision History

This document was first revised 12.06.Juche 93 (Draft)

Revised second time 14 Jun Juche 93 (approved)

Revised third time 11 April Juche 94 (revised)

Edited April 27, 2007 by BinniLee

[softwareNerd]

Could you explain the point you're trying to make, or quote the particular sentences you're trying to highlight.

[BinniLee]

Could you explain the point you're trying to make, or quote the particular sentences you're trying to highlight.

2.1.1 Posting anti-DPRK propaganda or content that is disrespectful against the DPRK, its people, government and leadership is not allowed.

2.1.2 Posting copies of articles from external newssites that are not officially supported by the DPRK, or which contains articles that contain anti-DPRK propaganda, or content that is disrespectful against the DPRK, its people, government and leadership is not allowed.

So posting about camps which house politcal enemies is strictly forbidden and insulting towards the great leadership of the DPRK.

Edited April 27, 2007 by BinniLee

[Matus1976]

Funny how the less democratic a regime the more likely it is to put 'democratic' in its name

[Maarten]

Funny how the less democratic a regime the more likely it is to put 'democratic' in its name

Well, it is not too surprising. Democracy doesn't really prevent a county from ending up like North Korea. There is nothing inherently incompatible about Democracy as a political system that would make it a contradiction to apply the term to a dictatorship. Now, I'd agree that it would be weird if a country like North Korea called itself a constitutional republic