E-mail Exchange Re Tagboard Postings By People Claiming To Be From West Winds
Hello, as promised. Sorry, I'm just back. Sunburnt, exhausted, stinky after two weeks of dragging my carcass through the mud and sand and probably will be quoted in PIONEER magazine supporting ICT (sigh - yes for that crucial moment I sold my soul to the dark side), here is the e-mail exchange I had between the West Winds Advisor and myself.
Both my e-mail and the e-mail reply from her are dated 17 Feb 2008. The contents have been posted up in their entirety.
SS
PS Yes my English sucks. The second sentence should have read
"...inform you that a poster or posters claiming to be members from your band (using the names WW_Member and WW_Elite and WW_Super) have made several childish remarks which potentially serve to create a rift between our members and yours."
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Hello West Winds exco members,
I am the head of the Toa Payoh South Community Centre - Moulmein Wind Symphony IT Squad. I feel that it is my responsibility to inform you that a poster or posters in our tagboard from people claiming to be members from your band (using the name WW_Member and WW_Elite and WW_Super) has come to our blog (http://mirificus.blogspot.com) to say that your band was better than ours in your tagboard and have made several childish remarks which potentially serve to create a rift between our members and yours..
Here is an example of the remarks made.
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WW_super: Why hide my postings? Afraid to face the truth that you guys are sucky? or afraid that other people might see. You moulmein craps will never beat us WW in music muahahahaha
/Unquote
As a former member of West Winds, I know that the band is made up of plenty of good amateur and professional wind band musicians whose greatest joy lies in making music in a wind band. West Winds members would never need to go to other bands' blogs to put them down to make themselves feel good in such a manner. After all, anyone can claim to be from anywhere in cyberspace, especially so in tagboards. Just because people claim that they are from West Winds doesn't make them members of West Winds.
Thus, while I agree that it is a small matter, I wish to obtain an official e-mail from your band stating what you feel about people claiming to be your members to put down our band and "glorify" your own.
It is my guarantee to you that your reply email shall be posted in its entirety on our blog.
Thank you for your kind attention in reading this, and I wish you all the best for your performance in March this year.
Best regards,
Lim Si Seng
Head, IT Squad
Toa Payoh South Community Centre - Moulmein Wind Symphony
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Dear Si Seng
Thank you for writing. We appreciate your feedback and if the situation was reversed, we will likely feel upset too. Like you wrote, anyone can claim to be a West Winder. Hence we need your help to trace the person down. I believe my webmaster - Bernard will be in touch with you to get the IP addresses so that we can help with the tracing.
Be assured that the person who posted these messages will be dealt with heavily and my end has no hesitation to lodge a police report if it turns out that the person is assuming our members' identity. We, at West Winds, do not condone such acts.
On our part - I will highlight to my band today (after rehearsal) that such an incident has taken place and that we will be to tracing the person down. Moving ahead I certainly hope this does not result in a tit-for-tat situation, as it will serve what the poster had in mind - to create animosity between our groups.
Our bands have no quarrel or conflict with each other and as fellow community bands we had always maintained a cordial relationship. It only serves to benefit all community bands if we exist in harmony and collectively improve the music standards in Singapore.
Your sincerely
Tan Ai Lin
Advisor, West Winds
Both my e-mail and the e-mail reply from her are dated 17 Feb 2008. The contents have been posted up in their entirety.
SS
PS Yes my English sucks. The second sentence should have read
"...inform you that a poster or posters claiming to be members from your band (using the names WW_Member and WW_Elite and WW_Super) have made several childish remarks which potentially serve to create a rift between our members and yours."
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Hello West Winds exco members,
I am the head of the Toa Payoh South Community Centre - Moulmein Wind Symphony IT Squad. I feel that it is my responsibility to inform you that a poster or posters in our tagboard from people claiming to be members from your band (using the name WW_Member and WW_Elite and WW_Super) has come to our blog (http://mirificus.blogspot.com) to say that your band was better than ours in your tagboard and have made several childish remarks which potentially serve to create a rift between our members and yours..
Here is an example of the remarks made.
Quote/
WW_super: Why hide my postings? Afraid to face the truth that you guys are sucky? or afraid that other people might see. You moulmein craps will never beat us WW in music muahahahaha
/Unquote
As a former member of West Winds, I know that the band is made up of plenty of good amateur and professional wind band musicians whose greatest joy lies in making music in a wind band. West Winds members would never need to go to other bands' blogs to put them down to make themselves feel good in such a manner. After all, anyone can claim to be from anywhere in cyberspace, especially so in tagboards. Just because people claim that they are from West Winds doesn't make them members of West Winds.
Thus, while I agree that it is a small matter, I wish to obtain an official e-mail from your band stating what you feel about people claiming to be your members to put down our band and "glorify" your own.
It is my guarantee to you that your reply email shall be posted in its entirety on our blog.
Thank you for your kind attention in reading this, and I wish you all the best for your performance in March this year.
Best regards,
Lim Si Seng
Head, IT Squad
Toa Payoh South Community Centre - Moulmein Wind Symphony
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Dear Si Seng
Thank you for writing. We appreciate your feedback and if the situation was reversed, we will likely feel upset too. Like you wrote, anyone can claim to be a West Winder. Hence we need your help to trace the person down. I believe my webmaster - Bernard will be in touch with you to get the IP addresses so that we can help with the tracing.
Be assured that the person who posted these messages will be dealt with heavily and my end has no hesitation to lodge a police report if it turns out that the person is assuming our members' identity. We, at West Winds, do not condone such acts.
On our part - I will highlight to my band today (after rehearsal) that such an incident has taken place and that we will be to tracing the person down. Moving ahead I certainly hope this does not result in a tit-for-tat situation, as it will serve what the poster had in mind - to create animosity between our groups.
Our bands have no quarrel or conflict with each other and as fellow community bands we had always maintained a cordial relationship. It only serves to benefit all community bands if we exist in harmony and collectively improve the music standards in Singapore.
Your sincerely
Tan Ai Lin
Advisor, West Winds
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