Perhaps keep it as a general topic in discussion without specifically quoting active ads or only quoting ads from other sites.

Perhaps keep it as a general topic in discussion without specifically quoting active ads or only quoting ads from other sites.

I dont get what this might mean..  keep what as a general topic?  if you have come here looking for a job, and read the job ads,  youre unlikely to search around the discussion forum for a separate post pertaining to the quality of a job in a different post.  its much easier and much more helpful to the TEACHER who is in danger of accepting one of those jobs to be informed about it directly, within the same post. Would you agree?

I mean start a thread in one of the relevant forums called "What's In a Bad Job Offer?" or something like that rather than commenting on a specific job posting or linking to it (on here at least). The operators of this site surely think it is a bad idea to turn every job posting into a bunch of insults and it not being conducive to business and that's pretty reasonable.

With the margins I imagine this site operates on, I can't imagine it would be sound business practice to turn the paid job postings into a conflagration of flaming.

thats my question, that i still havent gotten a response for.
are the recruiters paying to advertise their jobs, and is that the reason behind deleting (censoring) any criticism of them?
and again, do you not agree that it would be easier for a teacher looking for a job to just read the comments on a job post about what jobs might be in their best interest...  or would it be easier for the teacher to go and find another forum discussing bad job posts?

one way is easier. 

I have scoured the TOS and the FAQ, and there is nothing about special treatment of recruiters' posts (just, no "libel, slander and attacks", like it is for everyone, at least in theory), nor any means by which recruiters pay to post.  There's the banner ads link, but I haven't seen one of those put up in yonks.  The banner ads are all provided by Criteo, which is similar to GoogleAds, and earns money by click-throughs.  Do those ads disappear if you pay the subscription?

And if they did charge for recruiters, it's the worst marketing/business plan ever, since there are basically two or three--mainly Scooter.  Can you really imagine he can afford to pay a fee, based on the terrible jobs he reps?

I also can't find anything about immunity from bans if you pay a subscription, but maybe that's listed in the "benefits" if you pay up.  I'll never know.

Y'know, I sympathize with Arsalan, having paid out of pocket for the operation of the site for years, but trying to monetize it the way he did was just a bad move, made way worse by the way they responded to people.  There were loads of other possible ways to squeeze some money here, but he just went boom! and put up a wall. 

ESLCafe had instant bans for criticisms of paid ads.

Dave Sperling didn't let anyone crap on his paycheque on his own site.

So is Scooter paying to put his lists of jobs up?  Does he pay monthly, by the job, by the post?

There appears to be no restriction on posting in the Jobs forum.

Because the posts took the vaccine against criticisms.

The posts in the job threads were childish, not to mention a violation of Korea's extreme defamation and insult laws. I can't believe they were allowed to stay for so long.

Also, recruiters have absolutely no power over salaries and job conditions. Hagwon owners will just refuse to work with a recruiter who insists on being some kind of saviour of ESL and demands higher salaries for teachers.

The posts in the job threads were childish, not to mention a violation of Korea's extreme defamation and insult laws. I can't believe they were allowed to stay for so long.

Also, recruiters have absolutely no power over salaries and job conditions. Hagwon owners will just refuse to work with a recruiter who insists on being some kind of saviour of ESL and demands higher salaries for teachers.

This website is not hosted in Korea, so they would have a tough time trying to sue.

You're right that recruiters can't force owners to change their job offers; however, they can refuse to present those jobs or represent such owners.  I may sound naive, but I can't help but think the psychic damage to a person of representing such bottom-of-the-barrel hakwons--well, I couldn't do it.

The posts in the job threads were childish, not to mention a violation of Korea's extreme defamation and insult laws. I can't believe they were allowed to stay for so long.

Also, recruiters have absolutely no power over salaries and job conditions. Hagwon owners will just refuse to work with a recruiter who insists on being some kind of saviour of ESL and demands higher salaries for teachers.

Aw those poor recruiters fee fees. Why isn't anyone thinking of the heckin recruiters??? Oh wait, it's because they are the equivalent of slumlords for jobs and no one gives a flying fart. Especially the bottom feeders that resort to this site.

Do recruiters in Korea typically do the job full-time or is it more of a side-hustle?