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Wednesday, 10 December 2008

prince andrew and david tangIn recognition of the services provided to the British Chinese community and beyond, Dimsum.co.uk was the first prize winner at this year’s Pearl Awards, hosted at St James Palace in London.

This annual event celebrates Chinese achievements in multicultural Britain. This year it was hosted by David Tang OBE, who as award patron reminded the audience that “the Pearl Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of unsung heroes.”

The event opened with performances by the English Chamber Orchestra, featuring the talented pianist Qian Wu who has performed throughout Europe and Asia, including the UK’s Wigmore, Royal Festival and Bridgewater Halls, and at City Hall in Hong Kong.

This year, William Ong, founder of the Pearl Multimedia, usually working hard behind the scenes, bravely took to the stage to announce the winners, and it was excellent to see him as the face of the Pearl Awards.

His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York then presented the award to Dimsum.co.uk founder Sarah Yeh, and core team members Wendy Wang and Richard Hong. Afterwards they enjoyed conversation with Prince regarding the work that Dimsum.co.uk had done for the community.

Sarah Yeh, founder of Dimsum.co.uk said “We were very surprised to receive this award, and it is testament to the dedication and hard work of our many volunteers. Dimsum.co.uk has strived to provide representation of the British Chinese community and our site and networking events look to build bridges within our community and beyond.”

“The theme of inclusion runs throughout our activities and we're delighted that our work has been recognized and hope that news that we've won this award will inspire other people who are concerned about the lack of Chinese representation in the UK, to make a difference"

Two other awards were given for ‘Outstanding Contribution to UK Business and Culture’. The second prize was won by TV celebrity Ms Ching-He Huang, the BBC chef hosting "Chinese Food Made Easy". Third prize was won by the 48 Group Club, who have a long tradition as an independent business network committed to promoting positive relations with China.

The Pearl Awards is an annual event celebrating the achievements of the Chinese community. It developed the awards in order to focus attention on the often unappreciated efforts of individuals and organisations that have worked above and beyond the call of duty, and in the process have made a significant positive impact upon the Chinese community in Britain.

Pearl Multimedia who host the awards believe that community participation is vital in supporting a vibrant and connected community. Because of its nature, huge amounts of time and work go unnoticed and unpublished. These awards highlight the importance and benefits of this active citizenship.

Photographer: Rosanna Lau

 
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Philip Lewis - Pearl Awards Posted 17:51 on 10 December 2008
Just to say well done for winning the award last night - well deserved!! Philip Lewis
Susan S. Cheung - Well Done Posted 19:15 on 10 December 2008
To Sarah and the DimSum Team, and to my fellow contributors,

Well done and congratulations on this wonderful award. It has been fun and inspiring to write articles for DimSum and contribute to DimSum's success.

I'm glad to be able to add my voice to the growing numbers (and growing confidence) of British Chinese who are connected in so many ways around the world.

In writing, I can share so many of the issues I went through growing up in the UK and raise new discussions as they affect British Chinese today in the UK and around the world.

The world is certainly a smaller place now and I know DimSum is read by many of the Chinese diaspora around the world, and by non Chinese too who are interested in cultural and Chinese issues.

As we come to the end of the year, I wish all at DimSum and to the many readers around the world, peace, joy and love.

I look forward to writing in 2009.

Best wishes,

Susan S. Cheung
Rosaline Ting - Many Congrats & Well Done Posted 21:40 on 10 December 2008
Dear Sarah and all at Dimsum, including the writers esp. Susan Cheung,

A proud achievement indeed. I've enjoyed and benefited from your web articles, sharing much within the Chinese community and others who are interested in our culture. My heartiest congratulations and best wishes for a continuing bright future. Well deserved,
Rosaline
Sunnyoyk - Pear Awards 2008 & Dimsum Posted 12:04 on 11 December 2008
"CONGRATULATIONS" to the Dimsum Team. Keep up the good work.

I am glad to be part of Dimsum as a contributer to the Forum section.
Ryan Zhao - Congratulations Posted 12:56 on 11 December 2008
I'm new to your website but I was lucky to see Sarah's obtaining the Pearl Awards from HRH Prince Andrew's hands.

Keep it up! If you offer bilingual versions of website, even better. :)
Hot Chinese Chips - good news! Posted 16:33 on 19 December 2008
Congratulations to the Dimsum team! What a great achievement, and one that deserves so much more recognition!

Hope you all got drunk!
Valerie Chang - Wonderful News Posted 17:01 on 20 December 2008
I heard the news while in China and so pleased that the Dim Sum team have been recognised for the important work they do. Dim Sum has been invaluable to my work and well done to Susan S.Cheung fo write such interesting articles and also thanks for writing about my work.

I am spreading the word about Dimsum site to my contacts in China. Congratulations
Coriolanus - Great photo, congratulations t Posted 12:07 on 31 December 2008
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York is not an easy person to photograph; he chooses very carefully who he associates 'his brand' with.

This photo and the awards ceremony that led to it capture his tireless support to reward excellence in business and arts, particularly from such a rich and diverse culture as that of the Chinese community in Britain.

Congratulations to the winners and to the photographer for her excellent timing!

happy 2009! happy Chinese New Year!
Jeff Minter Posted 1:50 on 3 January 2009
Well done everyone! I think the Prince needs to groom his eyebrows a bit though.
Kyu - Congratulations Posted 23:21 on 8 January 2009
Congratulations!

and keep up with the good work, your site keeps us bbcs focused! all the best and happy new year
Angry Women - Shambles Posted 15:41 on 9 January 2009
I hate to piss on your parade but what an absolute joke! This whole pearl awards business is nothing more than just a poorly executed ego project. How very interesting that the awards go to the painstakingly obvious candidates. I had no doubt in my mind that dimsum.co.uk would pick up some form of award.

Quite honestly, whilst dimsum provides somewhat of a good read, I am highly distressed to know that they have won the award for "services provided to the British Chinese community and beyond."

How humerous! Set up a forum, get some poorly written articles up, Arrange some nights out, win an award!

The pearl awards is nothing more than just a circle of friends patting each other on the back for doing a whole years worth of nothing!

Oh and who is this William Ong guy? Publisher of Chinatown the magazine? The one that features a blog of a Englishman living in China? The same mag which is neigh impossible to get a copy of! Is it still around? What is this Pearl Multimedia? The site hasn't even moved for about 6 months. Waste of space.
Gentle Man - Like to know Posted 20:06 on 9 January 2009
Dear Angry Women

* First of all, please calm down.

Secondly, do you have an example that you think is a good website that provide services to the British Chinese community and beyond. If there is any, what kind of awards might have been fully entitled to be rewarded to that website?

Frankly speaking, set up a website and maintainly it consistantly for more than 8 years, then with all the volunteers involved in the project from the time to time for non-pay contribution. It's not a great achieve to the mankind, but just think how much efforts needed for this kind of involvement?
anya - reply to Angry Woman Posted 20:23 on 9 January 2009
You seem very quick to criticize, but what exactly are you doing that supports or promotes the community? Nothing it seems but bitchy and negative remarks on Dimsum. If you really don't like it why do you spend so much time on it! LOL. Sorry to piss on your parade, but get a life. If I didn't know better I'd think it was out of jealousy that you're being so nasty.
Susan S. Cheung - response to Angry Woman Posted 23:22 on 9 January 2009
Dear Angry Woman,

I respect you have a right to have your opinion, whether positive or negative. But I can't stay quiet when I read the aggression in the words and tone of your comments. There is a difference between constructive critique and downright mean spiritedness.

Many volunteers give up their time and energy for no-pay to maintain and make DimSum a highly visible voice for British Chinese. We all have a passion to see it grow and get better. Do you know how much time the DimSum team and contributors spend organizing and maintaining the website; networking to raise visibility and arranging networking events to connect people together on top of work, family life and other commitments?

Sarah Yeh founded DimSum eight years ago and it has grown into a visible resource that mainstream media turn to to hear British Chinese voices. It's a testament to Sarah's commitment and passion that volunteers are organized, articles, news items and other pieces are uploaded, and DimSum is in the shape it is in now - encouraging everyone to contribute. For all of that this award is not "a poorly executed ego project" but recognition as was said in the piece of "unsung heroes" - we are not saving the world, but as everyone complains of the lack of Chinese representation we are doing something about it collectively.

For me, growing up in the 70s and 80s Britain, we had no such means of communication with other British Chinese; no means to provide a bridge to different communities and have diverse voices heard. Now we have the wonders of technology, let's use this platform to the fullest and not spew such negativity without constructive ways forward. Of course, we have much to do and there is a long way to go, but DimSum is getter stronger as more people are reading and supporting the website. As a reader, is it your intention that DimSum fails?

I am proud to be associated with the website. Do you think I give up my precious family time at night and my professional services without pay to spend time writing pieces that, if I read between your lines, you would categories as dross or in your exact words "get some poorly written articles up"?

This is a community website open to all who want to contribute. Not everyone is a professional writer. People have opinions and it's good to see real pieces and discussion points - warts and all - as these represent real British Chinese voices. You do a disservice to the many British-born and based Chinese and the Chinese diaspora around the world who read and contribute valid points to the discussions, and now feel they have a place to call "their" website.

You are very quick to judge and what are you doing to help raise the profile of British Chinese and get the issues that affect us out into the mainstream?

This award is important for the British Chinese profile, no matter what you think.

If you have strong ideas on how DimSum should be heading - and we want to encourage different and inclusive voices and not "yes" people - don't hide behind a faceless name and contact Sarah Yeh to volunteer to help to make DimSum the best that it can be. We welcome contructive comments.

Sincerely,

Susan S. Cheung
Angry Women Posted 2:22 on 10 January 2009
Wo betide anybody who points out that a website that attracts less than 50 unique users a day is undeserved of an award!

Oh the effort needed to run a forum! I can think of 2 others which are more popular than the dimsum forum britishbornchinese and dragonlink.

Quite frankly i would be embarassed to recieve an award from such a pathetic ceremony, especially one that gives an award to Ching-He Huang for her "Outstanding Contribution to UK Business and Culture.’ What a joke, the tv chef who can't cook and puts down chinese restaurants and takeaways.

I can think of several chinese newspapers printed and distributed around the Uk which has more relevance than dimsum.

One must ask themselves who actually cares about this two-bit award ceremony? No one has even heard about it. Yeah, it makes the dimsum news every year, the same old story, Prince Andrew was there, David Tang blah blah blah same every year.

I don't want to see dimsum fail, in fact quite the opposite. I know dimsum has been going for 8 years but that in itself is a little embarassing. After 8 years and this is all they can come up with, well one should really ask ones self: is anyone really interested in what we are saying? I still do not understand how some "articles" which quite clearly are nothing but worthless opinion pieces just be placed in the correct part of the site: forum. And to top it off to win an award in recognition of the services provided to the British Chinese community and beyond! Please tell me how dimsum has provided any more than either of the forums i've mentioned. "Beyond" well i'd like to hear how.

Dimsum is out of touch with british born chinese culture. Unfortunately for dimsum's editorial, 95% of the british born chinese is largely made up of those aged below 25. Little wonder why dragonlink and britishbornchinese forums are far more superior.

Winning this award is like giving a gold star to the 24 year old man who has repeated his english GCSE every year and still hasn't passed but has worked and will continue to work at it...

I don't blame dimsum for winning the award, who's not going to accept an ward when someone is offering them out like sweeties. I blame the organisers of the award, for having one in the first place.
ANYA - reply to angry women Posted 12:03 on 10 January 2009
hi angry women,

Its clear you're trying to stir, yet your information seems a little confused. Whilst readers of the site could take offense, I for one can't be bothered. If you're so young and so hip why don't you toddle off to the sites you mentioned and stop pestering everyone here.
Angry Woman Posted 17:30 on 10 January 2009
I suppose it was only a matter of time before DimSum got an award. The Pearl Awards are a bit like school certificates: everyone is bound to get one sooner or later.

I wonder who chooses the winners? William Ong writing the names from VisibleChinese.co.uk onto little scraps of paper then picking a few out of a hat? The whole thing is a farce!

As for the Pearl Awards raising the profile of the British Chinese, that's a load of crap. Who outside of dimsum.co.uk and ChinaTown The Magazine (now defunct) actually reports on the awards?!?

We all know that Prince Andrew is only there out of "tick box" obligation. Even Prince Charles dropped out as quick as he could.

"DimSum.co.uk"? Talk about pandering to stereotypes. Why not just call the site BeefAndBrocolli.co.uk or SlittyEyes.co.uk?

And DimSum's content is oh so representational of the British Chinese experience! A middle-aged British Chinese housewife talking about her life in America, dispensing recipes and housekeeping tips like she's Martha Stewart? How's that relevant to the average British Chinese?
Anonymous Posted 23:39 on 26 January 2009
Whilst I find Dimsum useful and amusing I have to agree with angry woman on some points..

Looking at the editorial team it does seem cliquey and could do with a broader base of age ranges and generations. I thought about joining as a volunteer but then felt Dim Sum appeared very set in its ways and would be apprehensive about new ideas and changes.

Some articles are lets say are a bit long winded and some I have read were just a rant rather than any viewpoint or conclusion/

This for British Chinese - ie those born here or moved here to live as British with Chinese heritages..It does not mean bring China here but is good to understand the traditions of our ancestors and cultural background - this is why I log on and to share cultural frustrations especially as I am first generation here and have no family except my parents and my brother here so I do welcome the site.
anya - Angry Woman=Troll Posted 12:09 on 11 January 2009
need i say more?
chrisf - Angry, negative people Posted 14:28 on 11 January 2009
Anya i completely agree with you. Ignoring everything else angry troll woman said as she plainly has a personal issue here, i'll just pick up on one point - stereotypes. Seems to be a lot of people getting their knickers in a twist over these on this website.

What's wrong with calling this site dim sum? It's our number one culinary speciality and something to be proud of. I know i'm not imagining the packed out chinatown that i go on sundays to meet with family and friends (mostly all chinese). Besides, dim sum is not something to be ashamed of so i really don't understand the problem with it. This is just another thing that big-chip-on-their-shoulder people have. Also, in cantonese anyway, one of it's many literal meanings is a little bit of heart or touch the heart, which angry troll woman is sadly lacking in.

Any site where a community can voice their opinions, read articles (which they CHOOSE to read) debate and do this for free is a site worth welcoming.
Not to say this site is perfect or in fact it's members as quite a few seem to be overly critical and negative whingers (not unlike angry troll woman actually) but that is not the fault of this website or it's volunteers.

So many of us cry out from frustration due to our lack of representation but then when someone actually tries, some of those same people who complained will tear them to shreds. Have you ever asked yourself why you are quite so negative when clearly there are a small group of people who are trying to make a difference? Better yet, why aren't you IN that group?
Dim sum supporter - negative people Posted 18:40 on 11 January 2009
I support the efforts dim sum are making. The volunteers and writers don't get enough credit for what they are trying to do. Negative people instead of taking and complaining, why don't you give back and help dim sum?

I'm sick of nasty comments. It turns me off.
Tess - Angry Woman is aggressive, but Posted 18:59 on 20 January 2009
The Angry Woman's tone has been strong and rather aggressive, but I think she has made some very valid points. I personally have tried to contact the Pearl Award (Pearl Foundation), but got no response. I was polite and I actually had a positive and valid reason to contact them. I do not think the Pearl Awards in any way raise the profile of British Chinese in UK.

Keep up the good work dimsum.co.uk, however.
sooty Posted 21:46 on 20 January 2009
In terms of what I enjoy reading in this website that includes the very entertaining "Angry woman" comments and most of the regular very good contributors but not the I presume the nepotistic comments. The angry comments though I agree a few and disagree some of them; keeps its real. Actually it those comments that point to the truth of what some readers are already thinking but can't be bothered to make a fuss.
Anonymous - Credit due Posted 21:27 on 21 January 2009
Where Dimsum gets it right which deserved credit, is that "Angry woman's" views are not censored.
editor - comments on feedback Posted 18:15 on 22 January 2009
Thanks to everyone for their comments. Whilst we would like to thank our readers for their support, we would also like to remind our readers that Dimsum is a forum for open debate so we have decided not to censor Angry Woman as we believe she is entitled to her viewpoints.

Nevertheless, we would like to remind 'Angry Woman' that her tone of voice verges on abusive, slanderous, hateful, threatening, which may violate any applicable laws, and would therefore request that she comments in a more constructive manner.

We believe that the Chinese community is made of a variety of different voices and opinions and whilst we do not say that we represent all of the Chinese community, we are certainly fortunate that our readers and writers are a cross section of the diversity born or living in the UK.
Blueberry Pie - Angry Woman Supporter Posted 19:10 on 29 January 2009
All credit to the editor for not censoring AW's comments but its an inescapable fact that she is right on so many points! The Pearl Awards are nothing more than a private award presented to a very limited selection of candidates who have fulfilled the "awards criteria" in a very minimalistic fashion! No one outside of the Chinese community has heard of it and just as many in the community take it in any regard!

William Ong and his team cannot be serious in thinking his annual backslapping event is a service to the community it is supposed to represent. AW has pointed out, correctly, that the age profile of users to this site seems to be middleaged housewives as if we look at the most vocal contributers we can see their topics and subjects are what in HK are called "See lai" comments. Its a fact and those who are trying to ignore it are not using their brains objectively.
anya - response to blueberry pie Posted 20:37 on 29 January 2009
With regards to the Pearl awards, yes this may be local to the UK, but is reported in national and international press. You have to respect that they are trying to support and build awareness of the Chinese community. They may not be doing it perfectly, but at least they are having a go, which is more than the mean spirited posters on here.

With regards to issue age, to be honest, isn't it a good thing that different sites cater for different age groups? If they didn't they would all be filled with the usual nonsense found on the younger targeted sites, and Dimsum's events would also be meat markets.

Why does everything have to be homogenous, and cater for only one group in the community? Dimsum clearly looks to break this myth, which is probably why is has got the awards, rather than the other sites that target a much more narrow audience of 20 year olds.

Have you ever thought that Dimsum doesn't want to be part of the usual crowd, and in breaking out challenges the age and background stereotypes that are found in the other sites?

Really I'm just ashamed to be Chinese when Chinese people are so mean and begrudging to fellow members of their community who spend time and effort supporting it.
Angry Woman Posted 17:11 on 2 February 2009
There are over a quarter of a million British Chinese people in the UK.

How many unique users does dimsum.co.uk get a day? Can someone answer?

Now tell me if this site should be using the slogan: "THE British Chinese community website"
Zac Zheng - Do something about your anger Posted 9:44 on 3 February 2009
Angry Woman,

Although you make some valid points, you need to tone down your anger and be more diplomatic with your approach.

I agree with Susan S. Cheung response to you. Perhaps you should read it again.

Just to clarity, I am speaking in a personal capacity.

I have been involved with Dimsum for 9 months now. I can tell you that Sarah and the rest of us donate substantial amount of our free time to Dimsum. We do this gladly because we want to contribute to our community in a meaningful way.

The Dimsum team is not at all clique. New volunteers are welcomed, as I was when I approached the team sometime ago.


Dimsum.co.uk's purpose is very different to that of BritishChineseOnline forum, DragonLink, BCS or others. They are primarily focused on organising social events, where as we are about giving the British Chinese community a communication platform.

For demographic and traffic details, go to the advertisers page. About Us -> Advertise on Dimsum.

Angry Woman, if you are interested in getting involved, do send us an email.

Best,
Zac Zheng
anya Posted 10:34 on 4 February 2009
""THE British Chinese community website""?

Dimsum doesn't say this. It says "The British Chinese community website"

If you want to interpret things so that they fit your agenda, I'm sure you will always find a way, but now you just sound really dummb.

Look at what the editor writes above, when they say they represent a cross section of community, not the whole one.

I dont know why you keep attacking Dimsum. You must be from one of the other sites you keeping going on about, or else Squat or something.

This is getting really boring now.
Blueberry Pie - THE British Chinese Community Posted 23:56 on 4 February 2009
Anya, i think you dont realise that AW was highlighting NOT emphasizing the "The" part of the slogan. Its a common way to present such matters and again I have to say that it would seem the supporters of dimsum, you included, have just as much anger as AW. I am not sure why you are so worked up when what AW says is actually accurate. Its the nature of democracy, that others with voices that do not necessarily match our views are able to raise those voices and i agree with that right, unless of course it is to stoke racial tensions etc.
Angry Women Posted 0:34 on 5 February 2009
I've looked on the "advertise with us" page. I think the fact that it gives a break down of all sorts of statistics yet neglects to mention the most important statistic of all, the unique monthly users figure, speaks for itself...

Following from this Anya, why must I need to be part of another site? Do you think I am here to steal users... And since you think all those who posts on these comment boards must be affiliated to other organisations, you must be from Mensa.

a question for you Anya, since this is getting so boring, why do you insist on coming back to this particular article? Maybe it's because you are so proud of dimsum's achievements that you can't stop yourself from reading this article on a daily basis?

Editor, please don't "warn" me, my opinion and view point as you have stated are valid enough to be left uncensored. Your list of adjectives to describe my "tone of voice" is impressive if not a little unjustified.

Perhaps you should find a new method to gauge peoples "tone of voice" if not, please extend your warnings to a couple of other posters who have been equally as polite as I have when they respond to my comments. We wouldn't want to come across as being biased and participating in a round of backslapping and team hi 5's now would we?
Edwina Lee Posted 0:58 on 5 February 2009
Good people of Dimsum,

It is nice of you to feel involved enough to talk on Dimsum.

This is what Dimsum is for.

Take a light hearted view on what people say and do be civil to one another.

It is very easy to get flammed up on internet conversations. This is because we meet people we don't normally speak to on forums like this.

It shows just how varied the general population is.

Edwina xx
Angry Women Posted 1:12 on 5 February 2009
Well said Edwina, hi 5!
editor Posted 15:27 on 5 February 2009
Dear Angry Woman,

We issued a warning as we have received several complaints from our readers, as well as from the Pearl Awards who are currently looking at the legal position regarding this.

If you comment on the site, we expect it to be done so in a sensible and constructive manner. Unfortunately we will need to censor your comments, if you write in a fashion that could be seen as being slanderous, hateful or abbusive, as this may be libellous / slanderous etc.
Blueberry Pie - Pearl Awards Posted 15:39 on 5 February 2009
I have just read the editors remarks about the Pearl Awards looking at the "legal position regarding this"?? Seriously is that how petty the PA has become? Can it not take some criticism and again, from my view, not entirely without some merit to!

Its almost as bad as the Trixabelle article where said "company" made a blatant attempt to intimidate free speech in the UK. I think the Chinese society needs really to think about how it is portraying itself right now. As soon as anyone voices some disparaging remarks they are bullied "triad style" into keeping their mouths shut. If that is the case then i want nothing more to do with them. BTW I am a BBC also.
Angry Woman Posted 16:10 on 5 February 2009
"Sue me"?!?!?! Don't be stupid.

Why don't you read up on online libel law. You'll discover that the publisher is the one who would be sued, not me.

Plus, is the Pearl Awards so tetchy that they can't take some criticism on the chin?

Go ahead! Lawsuit! Lawsuit! Please! It's not like Pearl can afford to actually launch a magazine, website or TV channel like they have been promising for yonks, let alone hire a lawyer. So DimSum...you can rest easy...you won't be getting sued by Big Willy Style anytime soon.
Angry Woman Posted 16:17 on 5 February 2009
"Oh Sir David, Sir David, people are making fun of our Pearly Wearly Awards. Oh whatever shall we do? Oh Sir David, Sir David."
Luke - Figures Posted 1:31 on 12 February 2009
Hi Angry Woman

One of Dimsum's goals is to try to raise the profile of the Chinese community in the UK. This is also the main goal of the Pearl Awards. Of course there is an amount of self-congratulation within the community, and it's easy to take a cynical view of this. However, the overall aim of this is to try to get the mainstream UK media and population to take notice - awards and their related press coverage help this.

Website stats are given in the press pack (link on www.dimsum.co.uk/about/welcome.html), but these are now out of date. This is probably why they are not on the advertise us page, as they change each month and we'd prefer to give potential advertisers up to date figures.

However, I can tell you that for January this year, we had 27,468 visits from 22,808 unique visitors, resulting in 64,991 page views. That's approx 735 unique visitors per day on average - although of course some days are busier than others. Given the size of the British Chinese population, and that the site is run entirely on a voluntary basis I don't think that's too bad.
AW Posted 2:56 on 14 February 2009
Interesting statistics there.

A total of 27,468 visits.
22,808 of these were unique.

What does this mean? It means that out of the 22,808 unique visits, only 4,660 were repeat visits to make up the 27,468 total visits. It seems that the rentention rate for re-visits is awaful. Infact, 80% of visits onto this site never return during the month, perhaps because they accidently stumbled across this site via a search engine looking for something else. Or perhaps Dimsum users only visit their favourite sites once per month... I doubt it.

Anyway, it is the 4,660 re-visits that makes up you quality traffic. Let's say a regular dimsum user visits the site every other day, well 4,660 / 15(days in a month that a regular user will visit) = 310. This is the number of regular users you have.

Now considering there are over 250,000 british-chinese, irrelevant whether this site is voluntarily run or not, what do you think now? Certainly nothing that deserves an award, which is my point from the start.

All the statistics above are contrived using my poor maths skills. So they are no more than approximations. please correct if they are wrong.
Luke - stats Posted 4:28 on 15 February 2009
Hi AW

You can read what you like into the stats. First you say we have less than 50 visitors a day, and when you find out the real number is about 15 times that, you find some other way to make the facts fit your argument.

I don't think that you can assume that every repeat visitor is coming back every two days - even if you do. I also don't think you can discount those who don't come back within a month. Nor can you assume that all are British Chinese.

If a non-Chinese searching on the web is looking for information related to Chinese culture or the Chinese community, and finds relevant content on our site, without then returning, then I would say we have provided them - and the Chiense community they have come to understand better - a service.

In any case your point is clear and has been made, and I don't think anyone is going to change your mind, no matter what they say.

What would be more interesting for me to know is: Do you think there have been prior recipients of the Pearl Awards who you feel are deserving of them? Who would you like to see the win them? Or do you just not agree with the whole concept of them?
AW Posted 10:11 on 17 February 2009
I'm guessing most visitors stumble across the site accidentally when they search the word "dimsum" hoping to find a restaurant.

I'm also guessing that most leave promptly once they land here.
support dimsum always - Dimsum.co.uk is great! Posted 19:01 on 19 February 2009
No I am an ordinary reader and refered by many friends to visit this website, I love the name dimsum.co.uk, it can't be a better name than it to present British Chinese Community.

Editor and Dimsum team, the fact is you can't keep everyone happy but at least many readers includes myself repect you and your team and honour all of your hard work.

Keep it up and wish Dimsum.co.uk will achieve a great success in 2009!
support dimsum always Posted 19:08 on 19 February 2009
Oh forgot to mention that thanks to dimsum team for organizing the great events in the past, good work, if you have never been to one of them then you should give it go next time!
Anonymous - Thanks Posted 22:20 on 14 May 2009
It's a mostly a good read, I can discern the difference between hypocrisy and democracy, but I prefer to keep schtum, it s my Taoist chinese upbringing.
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