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.