Re: World Charts Corrupt?! (long)

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From: s99... Nejimakidori
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 00:00

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In article <6m99st$p...@sjx-ixn11.ix.netcom.com>,
   "Kangaeru Hito" <gat...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Alright, this pretty much proves the votes were suppressed or fudged
>somewhat, but it shows why World Charts feels this is justified (they don't
>want the results to sound ridiculous when compared to world-wide
>popularity).  It is up to you to decide whether you think this is a
>reasonable practice for the charts to perform or not, IMHO it is not.

     If "world-wide popularity" is what they're aiming to reflect, why don't 
they just go by sales then?

     marketing (and why isn't Sakura Taisen *2* on there?)

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From: s99...@jinx.umsl.edu (Nejimakidori)
Subject: Re: World Charts Corrupt?! (long)
Date: 1998/06/18
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