From Wikitravel

I'd like to add this image to the article, as it's an iconic and memorable sight in the DMZ:

http://jpatokal.iki.fi/photo/travel/Korea/Panmunjeom/Soldier_South_Closeup.JPG

The catch is that under a strict interpretation of Wikitravel:Privacy rights this isn't allowed, because I don't have a model release. However, it's not possible to obtain a model release — you're explicitly allowed to photograph the guards, but you're equally explicitly not allowed to talk to them. The guards all look identical and unidentifiable behind their huge shades (which is of course very much the intention) and I note that Lonely Planet also has pics with South Koreans standing guard and North Koreans goose-stepping around.

Opinions? Jpatokal 22:16, 8 Dec 2005 (EST)

Bump. I really think this article is missing out without these pics. Jpatokal 22:52, 26 March 2006 (EST)

The problem is that to anyone who knows this guy, he is recognizable in this photo. Hypothetically, his girlfriend thinks he joined the Peace Corps and doesn't know he's actually guarding the DMZ, but then his photo shows up on a pamphlet at the tourist info office in Seoul.... I'd be more comfortable using the from-the-back photo from your web site, which has the added benefit of also showing a little bit about the place. - Todd VerBeek 10:00, 28 April 2006 (EDT)

Reluctantly, I agree with Todd. It'd be nice to show that close-up, but the exception to the model-release policy is easier to justify if you can't see the face. -- Bill-on-the-Hill 22:12, 3 May 2006 (EDT)

Disputed?

Sir/Madam 70.188.247.141, what part of the article do you wish to dispute? Jpatokal 23:17, 14 Dec 2005 (EST)

Regarding dress code

"From the South, a strict dress code applies for all visitors, particularly in the JSA: for men, collared shirts and long trousers are mandatory, while T-shirts, sleeveless shirts, short skirts and such are out. The purpose is twofold: one to make sure you don't end up on a North Korean propaganda poster, and the other to to make sure you can run if somebody starts shooting."

How does having a strict dress code help in either of those cases? - WhisperToMe

Damned if I know, but that's what I was told. Jpatokal 02:23, 22 Dec 2005 (EST)

I guess if the tourists all look like file clerks, Pyongyang can't use them as examples of capitalist deviance and depravity. The run-for-safety reason would make more sense if it involved a ban on high heels, or the sagging trousers that are (bafflingly) popular among the hip-hop crowd in the States. {shrug} - Todd VerBeek 10:00, 28 April 2006 (EDT)