I honestly don't understand why there's so much interest in the direction of the site. The lessons are rather neatly organized; I especially like the threads dedicated to lessons that coincide with sections from books. The nonsense is confined to general discussion.
I am a little annoyed with all the moderating that's going on. I understand that there's a TOS, but the mods' main job should be about making sure that the image of the foreign community doesn't take a turn for the worse because of the site. It's the internet. People are rude. If you can't stand the heat, don't post something asinine. Bickering will happen, and I don't see why anyone needs to care about hurt feelings when it's confined to a few people. The mods don't really need to step in there. However, things that are incontrovertibly racist, illegal, or just make foreigners look awful really should be taken down.
I do think this site needs a wiki. Posts generally fall into 5 broad categories: important info about living in Korea that has definite answers, info about Korea that is more opinion oriented, grammar questions, lesson stuff, and nonsense. The things with pretty clear cut answers could easily become a wiki. Things like how to get stuff apostilled by country, how to order a pizza, replacing your ARC, tax stuff, or info about tourist spots in Korea would be much better if placed in a wiki. Who cares if the stuff that isn't lessons or pertinent living information gets cluttered? Acting like threads need to be organized for some of these topics is just ludicrous. Why is mixing discussion about hangover cures and discussion about the professionalism of needing a hangover cure on a work day a problem? Who is seriously going to search for "hangover cure" on this site? Doesn't it make the image of the foreign teacher better if there are people questioning the wisdom of being hungover on a work day?
