Re: World Charts Corrupt?!

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From: Kangaeru Hito
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 00:00

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Kelvin Lim wrote in message <3588676...@news.pacific.net.sg>...
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>
>I don't know whether you realise this, but the World Charts uses a
>rather complex set of calculations and algorithms to determine the
>rankings, not simply a direct count of the number of votes. I'd
>suggest you go find out more about this before jumping to any
>conclusions.
>

I do know about the many algorithms, but the maintainers have stated that a
particular game "Sakura Taisen" will never be allowed to reach the #1
position, what is the point of voting for your favorate game if the chart
maintainers will deliberately keep it from reaching a certain level?  Note,
that if it happens to ST it could happen to any item on the charts....

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Subject: Re: World Charts Corrupt?!
Date: 1998/06/17
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