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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg mlwilliams <mwil...@signal.dera.gov.uk> wrote:
: Well then they're insane. Who would base retail decisions on a chart
: based simply on its longevity?! To hold any weight whatsoever the chart
: should state the number of votes recieved for each game. My guess is
: that an honest account of these figures would reveal them to be small.
: Add to this the fact that it is a non representative sample prone to
: manipulation and you have a worthless index.

Don't know where all your negativity comes from. You can read all about the
voting process at http://www.worldcharts.com/_voting.html and about chart
compilation at http://www.worldcharts.com/_compilation.html. Details on 
votes received for the games can also be seen if you go to the charts'
homepage at www.worldcharts.com/gindex.html and click "Top 100 Details";
just read and *understand* the voting process first. Any chart is repre-
sentative of only a fraction of gamers' opinion, because there is no way 
to force *everybody* to express their opinion on a subject. On the other
hand, this chart is hands down the most accurate indicator of games' 
popularity *available*, because unlike anything published in magazines 
it is unbiased (feel free to prove otherwise!), it's longevity, number
of vote(r)s and the fact that voting is open for anybody.