http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/02/26/the-removal-of-mr-richard-wan-as-an-editor-of-tr-emeritus
[h=2]The removal of Mr Richard Wan as an editor of TR Emeritus[/h]
February 26th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
TRE's Master Apologist Richard Wan
We refer to the many emails and comments urging the team at TR Emeritus (TRE) to remove Mr. Richard Wan as an editor and for TRE to revert to its former stealth mode.
Although we had strong apprehensions about Richard publicly revealing his identity, we respected his decision and he surfaced. We had expected petty harassments, but what hit Richard were beyond our wildest imaginations. Not only had the recent events honed Richard into a master apologist, it also gotten Richard hooked to collecting letter of demand as a hobby (tic).
Regardless, Richard surfaced with our blessings and as such, for the record, we do not intend to remove Richard as an editor of TRE nor will we consider doing so. TRE do not leave any man behind just because he may be a potential liability.
When asked by another editor if he is contemplating resigning as an editor from TRE, Richard, despite taking the “absolutely not” expected hits, said that he is adamant to see the transition of TRE from the former Temasek Review (TR) through and “face the music”, but “wished that he could turn back the clock.”
With that out of the way, we would like to bore our readers with a brief history and clarification of the direction that TRE intends to take.
Before the former TR went down, it was practically dedicated to bashing for the purpose of bashing, given its anonymous status because “you cannot catch me”. Despite its huge followings, it was in our opinion serving no real purpose and going nowhere. With its position of anti anything with the PAP logo, it was not offering anything constructive towards the betterment of Singapore. In fact, many readers opined that it was a club for the “PAP fuckers”, i.e. anything PAP also fuck. In spite of some well-written and constructive articles, it was not taken seriously – a grave injustice to the contributors.
After the former TR went offline in late 2011, this team felt that it would be a waste, given the huge followings that it has. As such, we decided to re-launch the site and transform it into a more responsible site, which can openly contribute more actively towards the betterment of Singapore, an “aspiration” shared among all its readers, past and present.
With this intended course of transformation, many readers are apprehensive and some have even expressed concern that this TRE has flipped to the “white side” and maybe even now a “white mole”. Some even opined that we may have been “bought over” by the “white side”. Our reader’s concerns are not without reason, given the fact that it was (unfortunately) TRE, which blew the whistle on former Member of Parliament Mr Yaw Shin Leong.
To this, we would like to assure our readers that we are still on the “dark side” and have not renegade to the “white side”. In fact, this TRE is on the “red side” to be exact, i.e. Singapore.
We are not for nor against PAP, SDP, RP, WP, any other “P” but for the betterment of Singapore. Given the state of affairs in the local media, of course we are more sympathetic towards the opposition cause but we are not affiliated to any of the opposition parties. This is necessary to balance the unbalanced, but should not be construed as we being anti-PAP or anti-government.
We criticize because we have to, not because we want to and as long as any political party has the interest of Singaporeans at heart and the betterment of Singapore as an “aspiration”, whichever party forms the government is irrelevant.
TRE aims primarily not to merely amuse and entertain, but seek to inform, to arouse, to mold, to educate and at times even anger, public opinion.
We acknowledged that it is difficult for our readers to adapt to our transformation from a “no holds barred” to a “cleaner and more responsible” blog site but we are confident that our readers will understand that this is the correct and needed direction to take if we were to be taken seriously.
Please help us in the transformation by refraining from making comments that are unlawful, unwarranted and those that may get Richard’s seriously bruised arse into trouble.
We welcome reader’s scrutiny, for from that scrutiny comes understanding, and from that understanding comes support or opposition. And both are necessary for we have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our team, when they are fully informed.
With the amicable resolution of the complaints and moving forward, TRE intends to be candid about its errors, for a wise man once said:
.
TR Emeritus
.
* We thank all our readers for their feedback and recommendations.
** Editorial Team (-1) notice to Richard: Don’t even think of editing this article!
[h=2]The removal of Mr Richard Wan as an editor of TR Emeritus[/h]
We refer to the many emails and comments urging the team at TR Emeritus (TRE) to remove Mr. Richard Wan as an editor and for TRE to revert to its former stealth mode.
Although we had strong apprehensions about Richard publicly revealing his identity, we respected his decision and he surfaced. We had expected petty harassments, but what hit Richard were beyond our wildest imaginations. Not only had the recent events honed Richard into a master apologist, it also gotten Richard hooked to collecting letter of demand as a hobby (tic).
Regardless, Richard surfaced with our blessings and as such, for the record, we do not intend to remove Richard as an editor of TRE nor will we consider doing so. TRE do not leave any man behind just because he may be a potential liability.
When asked by another editor if he is contemplating resigning as an editor from TRE, Richard, despite taking the “absolutely not” expected hits, said that he is adamant to see the transition of TRE from the former Temasek Review (TR) through and “face the music”, but “wished that he could turn back the clock.”
With that out of the way, we would like to bore our readers with a brief history and clarification of the direction that TRE intends to take.
Before the former TR went down, it was practically dedicated to bashing for the purpose of bashing, given its anonymous status because “you cannot catch me”. Despite its huge followings, it was in our opinion serving no real purpose and going nowhere. With its position of anti anything with the PAP logo, it was not offering anything constructive towards the betterment of Singapore. In fact, many readers opined that it was a club for the “PAP fuckers”, i.e. anything PAP also fuck. In spite of some well-written and constructive articles, it was not taken seriously – a grave injustice to the contributors.
After the former TR went offline in late 2011, this team felt that it would be a waste, given the huge followings that it has. As such, we decided to re-launch the site and transform it into a more responsible site, which can openly contribute more actively towards the betterment of Singapore, an “aspiration” shared among all its readers, past and present.
To this, we would like to assure our readers that we are still on the “dark side” and have not renegade to the “white side”. In fact, this TRE is on the “red side” to be exact, i.e. Singapore.
We are not for nor against PAP, SDP, RP, WP, any other “P” but for the betterment of Singapore. Given the state of affairs in the local media, of course we are more sympathetic towards the opposition cause but we are not affiliated to any of the opposition parties. This is necessary to balance the unbalanced, but should not be construed as we being anti-PAP or anti-government.
We criticize because we have to, not because we want to and as long as any political party has the interest of Singaporeans at heart and the betterment of Singapore as an “aspiration”, whichever party forms the government is irrelevant.
TRE aims primarily not to merely amuse and entertain, but seek to inform, to arouse, to mold, to educate and at times even anger, public opinion.
We acknowledged that it is difficult for our readers to adapt to our transformation from a “no holds barred” to a “cleaner and more responsible” blog site but we are confident that our readers will understand that this is the correct and needed direction to take if we were to be taken seriously.
Please help us in the transformation by refraining from making comments that are unlawful, unwarranted and those that may get Richard’s seriously bruised arse into trouble.
We welcome reader’s scrutiny, for from that scrutiny comes understanding, and from that understanding comes support or opposition. And both are necessary for we have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our team, when they are fully informed.
With the amicable resolution of the complaints and moving forward, TRE intends to be candid about its errors, for a wise man once said:
An error does not become a mistake until you refused to correct it.
We intend to accept full responsibility for our errors, and we expect our readers to point them out when we missed it. For without debate and criticism, no socio-political website aiming to be responsible can succeed.
.
TR Emeritus
.
* We thank all our readers for their feedback and recommendations.
** Editorial Team (-1) notice to Richard: Don’t even think of editing this article!
