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ratslash · Joined: 08 May 2003

they are going to start to charge people to post on their site.

should hopefully get rid of all the abusive messages.

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

dutchman · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: My backyard

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I suggested that, although they had already started to work on the pay thing.

I said they should charge some very low amount, like $1 or $5 and ad or something. No one is going to bother putting up fake ads then.

They don't have to charge $75 an ad like some sites do. I don't think it will kill things too much. I know a lot of illegal Aussies, Brits, and Canadians go there for stuff. Probably Americans too -- just don't know of any, personally.

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

Oh, so we're talking about ads here, not messages..?

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Yeah, the reason this whole thing started is because some jerk (or jerks) has an all-out vendetta against that site. Many fake ads have been posted -- some obviously fake -- others seem very serious, until you call the number and find out that it belongs to someone who is oblivious to the ad. It was very common, and very annoying.

Also, lots of verbally abusive ads have been posted everywhere.

When you access the "Jobs Wanted" part of the site, a pop-up explains the situation. They are going to require you to register. As far as I know, they are only charging for school ads.

paul · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Taiwan

It's about time that guy (or girl) did something about that site. It is actually quite useful for privates. The person going off there does not have anything against the site. Apparently, the whole thing started when he or them were ripped off for wages they earned. He then had more bad luck when someone interviewed him and wouldn't pay some set rate he had in mind or lied about location and duties. Things just got worse when he started telling people not to accept anything less than 40,000 won an hour for privates, which is really what that site is all about.

Actually, there are some unscupulous agents on that site. Some of them will post some dream job, only to have it magically vanish the moment you called, and then they'll offer some job 90 minutes away by bus for half as much coin.

The real funny thing about that site is the personal or romance section. There's one guy who makes a living out of pissing everyone off as soon as they post anything. He feeds on the fact that everyone hates him. It just adds fuel to his fire.

The other thing about that site is, unlike this one, a lot of well spoken Koreans respond to the posts by the "dumb foriegners." You actually get a good look at the dark side of the Seoul, or perhaps a more realistic look at what Koreans actually think about us.

So how do I know so damn much about this site? Just bored I guess. Rolling Eyes