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Community rulesDraft

This is a draft the operator hasn't approved yet. It may change.

liv-k is where foreign residents of Korea ask and help each other. Please follow these rules so everyone feels welcome.

  1. 1.Be kind

    • Welcome questions from newcomers too.
    • Never mock or treat anyone differently because of their country, race, religion, gender or Korean skills.
    • No swearing, threats, harassment, or sexual posts and photos.

  2. 2.Write in any language

    • Write in whatever language is easiest for you: Korean, English, Vietnamese or your own.
    • The language you choose when you write decides who sees your post first.

  3. 3.Promotion, trading and meetups are all welcome

    • Promote your shop or service, sell used things or start a meetup freely, as long as it is legal.
    • Trades are between members. liv-k is not a party to them. Don't send money up front: meet and check in person.
    • Posting the same thing again and again gets hidden.

  4. 4.No scams, brokers or illegal jobs

    • Posts asking for money up front, offering visas for money or suggesting fake documents are removed.
    • Don't offer work your visa doesn't allow, or arrange jobs for a fee without being registered to do so.
    • Before you send money, ask the Immigration Contact Center (1345) first.
    • No illegal loans or money transfers, no lending or selling bank accounts or SIMs in your name, and no selling medicine, alcohol or tobacco: the law forbids these.

  5. 5.Keep personal information out

    • Don't post other people's names, phone numbers, addresses, faces or bank account numbers.
    • Don't post your own alien registration or passport number either. Cover the numbers on document photos.

  6. 6.For anything urgent or important, ask the official offices

    • Treat neighbours' answers as a starting point. Always check visa, work, health and legal questions with the official offices.
    • If you are hurt or in danger, don't wait: call 112 (police) or 119 (fire and ambulance).

  7. 7.What happens when you report

    • Press 'Report' on a post or comment that breaks the rules and choose a reason. The author is never told who reported it.
    • The team checks it and hides or removes what breaks the rules.
    • When three different people report something, it is hidden automatically until it's checked.
    • Breaking the rules can stop you from posting for a while, or for good in serious cases. Scams, brokers and illegal job offers can lead to a permanent suspension at once.
    • If you think your post was hidden by mistake, press 'Ask to show it again' on it.
    • Block neighbours you don't want to see. Their posts and comments won't show for you.

  8. 8.If a post violates your rights

    • For defamation or an invasion of your privacy, choose 'Violates my rights' when you report, and explain which right is violated and how.
    • Once received, the post is hidden at once as a temporary measure (up to 30 days), and both you and the author are told.
    • The author can ask to show it again. The team decides within 30 days whether to show it again or delete it.

These rules put the terms of service in plain words. Where the two differ, the terms of service apply. We'll tell the community before the rules change.