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[taobenli]

I just signed up for Cyworld and got this message:

회원님은 현재 준회원 이십니다.
승인을 받으시면, 싸이월드 정회원으로 서비스 이용이 가능합니다.

What does it mean? I don't really care about joining cyworld, but I want to be able to view an old friend's webpage and send her a message...

Thanks!

[SuperFly]

회원님은 현재 준회원 이십니다.
승인을 받으시면, 싸이월드 정회원으로 서비스 이용이 가능합니다.


You are now not a regular member, just mid level membership. If you�re approved for regular membership, then you�ll have the rights and privileges of cyworld.

[taobenli]

O-kay....how does one become a regular member?

I just got this e-mail:

회원님은 현재 준회원 상태이십니다..

본인 확인을 위한 서류첨부를 하지 않으신 회원님께서는 본인확인을 위한 서류사본 (국가의 신분증, 여권, 운전면허증, 외국인등록증 사본 중 1부)을
[email protected] 혹은 팩스(+82-2-421-1286)로 보내주시면 확인 후 가입승인메일을 보내드리겠습니다. (가입신청을 하신 후, 1주일 이내에 관련서류를 제출해 주셔야 승인이 가능합니다.)

I just want to view and post a message to my friend's page...jeez. I have done this before, years ago, but apparenly one can't do that as a non-member anymore.

[Kimchi Cha Cha]

They'd like you to fax or email a scan of identification (stupid, I know. But, that's what they want). Your driver's license, passport, or for those in Korea, Alien Registration card should be fine.

They aren't just discriminating against non-Koreans as Koreans have to enter their national ID details to get a cyworld or nearly any other webpage registration either. It annoys me, but somehow Koreans don't seem to mind what seems to me like an unnecessary breach of privacy.

[jvalmer]

Yes, it seems most Koreans don't realize that giving up your registration number for almost everything, from credit cards to getting something as simple as an email account, is a recipe for rampant fraud. Hopefully, one day, the government one day actually realizes this, and Koreans demand not requiring to give up their number for everything that isn't tax related.

[Apple]

err..I think you can also sacn your ARC card and passport and email it to the cyworldcops.. if its any easier. ~