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15 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Singaporean Student at... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hi schoolmate and WZJ:

Just a note that the above is not written by me.

Cheers, L

15 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Immigration to be hott... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hi Jack,

As per your request, the photo has been replaced.

Thanks,
Lester

15 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Foreign Students inund... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks for your comments, Mr. Koh

Lester

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Ever wondered why The ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks for your support, Shihui!

Lester

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - NUSBS clears Pastor Ro... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks for the link, Kall!

Lester

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Infidelity · 0 replies · +1 points

spsm

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Online Student Feedbac... · 0 replies · +1 points

Funny account! You sure you weren't being too sensitive?

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Examination fever on C... · 0 replies · +1 points

am not too sure why you are pushing so hard for Kelvin's articles to be published here. He can definitely publish his articles on his blog and we're in no way stopping you from visiting his blog. My take on it is that if it's available and accessible on another blog on the internet, there're no reasons why we should replicate his articles for the sake of it on the publication. Magazines have editorial discretion about the nature of articles they wish to publish, and an exercise of it does not mean that they do not respect free speech. If the Economist magazine doesn't publish an article you have written on say, Sesame Street, does it necessarily mean that they don't respect free speech? Not quite.

I'd like to keep the discussion pertinent to the article and this would be the last time I would be commenting here on this issue.

Cheers!
Lester

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Examination fever on C... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hey everyone,

Wow thanks for the comments. It's really good to get feedback from all of you. Raven, I'm sorry if you have inferred from my earlier reply it is of my opinion that Kelvin's articles are tabloid-ish in nature. Of course this is not the case! Far from it. On the contrary, I have always had a high opinion of his articles that have been always pushing the boundaries and are often well-researched, even if there are some that I disagree with. He has put in a lot of effort for the publication and I cannot thank him enough for that.

Yes it is definitely my fault that I haven't been 'on top of things' to as to speak. There are many reasons why our writers are not contributing but I am not at liberty to discuss them here. But I am sure that I have never put any 'pressure' on Kelvin to write just because our other writers aren't writing. We are doing this on a purely voluntary basis and our writers are free to come and go as they like.

16 years ago @ the kent ridge common - Examination fever on C... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hi Guest!
 
Thanks for being respectful on this. We are not in the business of wanting to attract the most readers. If we ever wanted to do this, we might have as well started a gossip tabloid or blog. We are doing this because we like what we're doing. And we're just going to let this source of inspiration be the starting point of whatever that we are write.
 
Kelvin is a good writer and we wish him all the best. But KRC is not a one man show. If it is, then something has to be done about it. And this something is being done right now. Even if it means letting go of our best writer and letting the frequency of our articles suffer in the short-run. But I sincerely believe that this is the way to go, and this is the best for us in the long term. There has to be a transitionary process. A process of renewal that I believe will see a more capable team of people take the publication to greater heights. One individual cannot make or break a team.
 
Thanks for being concerned about this, but I believe that readership is not an exclusive thing. KRC readers can definitely read Kelvin's blog, and avid fans of Kelvin can also be reading KRC at the same time. We could just be offering different things to the readers.
 
Thanks for your comments once again!
 
Lester
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