YC Questionnaire

Originally Posted by chopin

I would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to answer these questions honestly:

1. What made you join this site?
2. What made you stay?
3. Are you looking for different music forum solutions? If so, why?
4. If applicable, why are you thinking about leaving?
5. What makes this site different than other music sites, such as Sound Click?
6. How long are your visits here on average?
7. How is the communication factor on this site? Is it easy to contact and make new friends?
8. Is YC fun?
9. Is YC boring?
10. Suggestions on improvement?

If you can think of other questions for the questionnaire, please feel free to PM me or post them in this thread...then answer them.

1. I was (and still am) interested in becoming a videogame composer, but I needed a place where I could post my creations and have a musically literate group of people tell me what they thought was good and bad about my pieces.

2. Admitedly I wanted to leave after a little while because the people seemed very cold to me and didn't seem to like respond to my pieces very well. But since, I've met a few people on here who I like enough to consider friends.

3. I'm not sure I understand this question very well. So I'm going to say no.

5. I have a sound click account and let me go on record as saying, this site is MUCH different. People on Soundclick in general seem to be less intelligent and seem to not have such a great musical understanding. Not to mention nearly half of the people on that site are into hip hop (the scourge of music's existence IMO). On YC, people seem (in general) more intelligent and have better taste in music.

6. I used to only spend about 10 minutes every other day on this site, now I probably spend a good two hours a day.

7. Making friends on this site is rather strange. Some people seem very friendly and open while others seem reserved and condescending (I'm not naming any names but you know who you are). It's very easy to make friends with the open and friendly people, and very tough for those who think they are better then everyone else.

8. Besides the first couple of weeks on this site where people seemed very cold, this site has always been fun for me. Espically since I discovered the wonders of the Off-Topic forum.

9. Hardly ever.

10. I think this site is good as is. The only thing I can say is, if you keep the things the way they are now, I will stay with this site for many years.

1. What made you join this site?
   I found it, and I had some compositions.
   
2. What made you stay?
   Reviews, since it's hard to get them anywhere else.
   
3. Are you looking for different music forum solutions? If so, why?
   Nope.
   
4. If applicable, why are you thinking about leaving?
   -
   
5. What makes this site different than other music sites, such as Sound Click?
   Soundclick is click and download. No communication whatsoever.
   
6. How long are your visits here on average?
   An hour?
   
7. How is the communication factor on this site? Is it easy to contact and make new friends?
   Not really easy, but it's not that hard too.
   
8. Is YC fun?
   Sometimes.
   
9. Is YC boring?
   Nope.
   
10. Suggestions on improvement?
    No idea

1. What made you join this site?

looking for some place with a musical community... you can thank google for another member.

2. What made you stay?

the people, the incredible knowledge possessed by everyone... I feel as though I could eventually learn basically everything I ever wanted about music here, just by asking the teachers.

3. Are you looking for different music forum solutions? If so, why?

eww... no. this one is fine, I enjoy it very much.

4. If applicable, why are you thinking about leaving?

it's not applicable.

5. What makes this site different than other music sites, such as Sound Click?

the community. it kicks ass, if I may use the term.

6. How long are your visits here on average?

I don't leave. I just leave my browser on all day, and I have this site up. everytime I use my computer, I refresh the page and look for interesting things.

7. How is the communication factor on this site? Is it easy to contact and make new friends?

this site is great. it's easy to get to know people and to just discuss music, which was the point.

8. Is YC fun?

hell yes.

9. Is YC boring?

hell no.

10. Suggestions on improvement?

not really.

1. What made you join this site?
The fact that it was based around composition. It may have been what I was looking for? And I don't have to urge my friends to give me comments anymore (I don't get that much here either, so I keep on bothering them, but oh well...)
2. What made you stay?
The initial outburst of formerly unknown inspiration
3. Are you looking for different music forum solutions? If so, why?
Yes. It's always good to have more than one perspective.
4. If applicable, why are you thinking about leaving?
As so many times, it gets boring with time.
5. What makes this site different than other music sites, such as Sound Click?
I don't know. It's a forum?
6. How long are your visits here on average?
Very long.
7. How is the communication factor on this site? Is it easy to contact and make new friends?
Yes
8. Is YC fun?
Don't know? Rather no?
9. Is YC boring?
If it really was that boring, I wouldn't check back every day.
10. Suggestions on improvement?
None

1) What made you join this site?
I had just started composing a few days earlier and thought it would be helpful (which is was )

2)What made you stay?
I was getting helpful feedback and making friends

3)Are you looking for different music forum solutions? If so, why?
no...I have been on a few others, but they pretty much sucked

4)If applicable, why are you thinking about leaving?
n/a

5)What makes this site different than other music sites, such as Sound Click?
SoundClick doesn't seem to have the same community atmosphere, plus they only deal with MP3

6)How long are your visits here on average?
Depends what is going on

7)How is the communication factor on this site? Is it easy to contact and make new friends?
yes, although I have been a little inactive lately because of work and preparing for school

8)Is YC fun?
Except for the quarreling, yes

9)Is YC boring?
no.

10)Suggestions on improvement?
I'll save it for moderator discussions

10)Suggestions on improvement?
I'll save it for moderator discussions

But I wanted to read it

Originally Posted by bob stole my cookie

Those questions bug me. Perhaps better questions would have been somewhere along the lines of "Do you find YC engaging?" or "Do you enjoy the time you spend here and if not, why?". Asking if it's "Fun" sounds rather juvenile and seems to make the site seem less focused and professional.

Oh shush. Just pass me some cookies, please.


P.S.- Did I actually write "privateness" in my answer to the questions??... *shivers* Good thing I've corrected it. ^^

Originally Posted by bob stole my cookie

But I wanted to read it

I bet you do

1. Google search, found fugue comment.
2. Stimulating conversations, good for composing.
3.-
4.-
5.don't know.
6.about 10min.
7.Yes, it's easy and fun communication, also challenging!
8. Yes, it's fun. I get a new perspective of my music when mirrored through others.
9. Depends on the individual I'm talking to.
10.-

Fredrik

1. What made you join this site?
I was browsing the 'net. It was a result, I clicked, I became instantly gratified.
2. What made you stay?
Because Anders is awesome and had a conversation in chat on the first night.
3. Are you looking for different music forum solutions? If so, why?
You can never be a member of enough forums.
4. If applicable, why are you thinking about leaving?
Not Applicable
5. What makes this site different than other music sites, such as Sound Click?
The rest, except for PianoSheets, stink completely.
6. How long are your visits here on average?
Depends. If I'm on the pc during schooltime, or while I'm composing, as long as 4 hours, on and off. Usually around 30 minutes.
7. How is the communication factor on this site? Is it easy to contact and make new friends?
Communication is fine, except with most staff.
8. Is YC fun?
Yes, I find certain gratification from being here.
9. Is YC boring?
After you've been up for 29 hours straight, everything is boring.
10. Suggestions on improvement?
I will add these later.