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Post by Si on Feb 19, 2007 13:26:55 GMT
You know it took me ages to locate this forum the other day, using somebodies computer.
We should be able to type in guqin forum - and get this site, but i could not see it anywhere.
Why has google not upped the ranking of the page ?
anyway i had to visit CCC's many sites which were very interesting, before i could get a link back to here.
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Post by Charlie Huang on Feb 19, 2007 17:52:10 GMT
I don't know why finding this site is like a MENSA test for those who don't know it exists.
Luckily, type 'Guqin' or 'Charlie Huang' and my sites are close to the top position!
Does anyone know how to make this forum more searchable?
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Post by Si on Mar 1, 2007 12:29:42 GMT
did you fill in the metatags in the web page software that you use?
You should add key words that are used for searching like - qin, forum etc
need to get your site linked to as many others as possible - i have not seen it in the silkqin sites and the others. In fact I was talking to Chris Evans and he did not know that you had a forum. To think that Gurus like these do not know of this site seems strange...
I happened upon this site by accident when on that fateful day lady luck led me here......
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Post by Charlie Huang on Mar 1, 2007 17:18:02 GMT
Erm, I don't use webpage software! This forum is free from some web company...
Julian Joseph knows of this forum's existence, and I think he happened on it by chance as well.
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Post by Si on Mar 2, 2007 10:05:21 GMT
Well best thing is to get all these famous english guqin sites to link you on there links page. Once the droves of visitors start to follow the links then your google ranking will increase.
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Post by Si on Dec 7, 2007 6:35:03 GMT
Wow the Guqin Facebook seems quite busy, but unlike a regualr forum (like this) it does not seem to work as well in that way for having discussions. I imagine if they download some forum add-on to the face book it will be even more powerful.
CCC- Was suprised to see that u dont have a link from there to here. If the have fity members over there - they should know about here.
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Post by Charlie Huang on Dec 7, 2007 9:15:26 GMT
Well, most of the 50 odd members there don't contribute much, just as 200+ members here do not contribute at all...
I find it rather redudant. If they want a discussion then they are well in their means to look for it.
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Post by charliecharlieecho on Dec 7, 2007 12:19:10 GMT
So lack of interest in the qin isn't a purely Chinese trait after all. :-)
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Post by Charlie Huang on Dec 7, 2007 13:51:18 GMT
It depends on what reaction people have with the qin when they first encounter it and thereafter, not on peoples' contributions who are already onbroad, so to say...
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Post by charliecharlieecho on Dec 7, 2007 20:42:12 GMT
There's an element of neophobia in it: "I've never heard anything like this, it's strange, therefore I don't like it" - just like the first time I listened to Mingus Ah Um. On second hearing a few week later I thought it was excellent.
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Post by Si on Dec 8, 2007 12:32:22 GMT
Yeah, for your average person who is quite interested in learning, there are very big obsticles in the way. So the fact that we have this forum in English is really thankful.
And outside china, you have to be a bit (dare I say weard) and explorative about your musical tastes to come across the world of qin!
So thats why there are not many that visit here.
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Post by charliecharlieecho on Dec 8, 2007 21:39:13 GMT
You have to bea bit weird in China, too, these days, but the Chinese are much better at disguising weirdness than some of us are.
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Post by frogprince on Dec 26, 2007 4:58:28 GMT
Talking about the difficulty in finding this forum... ha... i came to know about this forum thru song's company's website, then link thru his blog, then link here. I guess i'll also link this website to my livejournal too then  to help promote.. kekeke. Actually i don't know why also, its also very hard to search for courses or schools that teaches chinese musical instruments here in Singapore. I can find maybe 3 schools... but mostly they only teach dizi. |
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Post by Si on Dec 26, 2007 14:31:42 GMT
frogprince - do u play the qin?
i wonder what sort of qin community there is in singapore?
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Post by frogprince on Dec 26, 2007 21:56:17 GMT
No.. currently i don't play any instrument at all... hehehe
But i will be learning pipa soon. Not sure how big the community is over here though. There are, but i guess its just scattered here and there.
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Post by davidmdahl on Dec 27, 2007 0:32:37 GMT
You might check with fellow Singapore resident Sung Wah at Eason: www.eason.com.sg/I would expect him to be as plugged in to the Chinese music community in Singapore as anyone. At least he may have some suggestions on who to contact. Best wishes, David |
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Post by frogprince on Dec 27, 2007 2:01:24 GMT
I did Thanks to him that i found this website and a teacher.. Its all good! |
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Post by song on Dec 27, 2007 15:20:33 GMT
Great to see you here frogprince. I hope you have a great time learning the Pipa.
I suspect one of the reasons why it is so difficult to find is because only registered users can read the forum. I remembered a time when you do not need to register and you can read the articles, the search results in google turn out more of this forum.
Sung Wah
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to help promote.. kekeke. 
