VGChartz Network Split up - A summary

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Soleron said:

spurgeonryan said:
Well they pounded into us that they wanted us to fill this database. Then stripped it all away. I feel like any work I did here on the database was for nothing. Especially since a bunch of the information just dissappeard ( I can never spell that right) into thin internet air. Can you still go into the screenshots or cheats and read who post it? No. All the countless hours inputing stuff just to have some weblord admin press a button and erase it then build a new site from scratch. Who could trust someone like that? No wonder oliist left. He put in years here and all his work was shoved into a compost bin to rott away. At least on gamefaqs all of his work will be appreciated. Unless they also decide to build a brand new site and dump all the information all of a sudden because a few do not like things.

The same will happen to Gamewise when they realise no one's viewing it. If people want information or credits on games, Wikipedia/Gamefaqs/a Google search will give you the information faster.

Relying on the community's effort to generate YOU money is poor strategy. The only way to make money is to do something better than other sites, and VGC's sales data is its strongest asset there.

I wonder how Gamewise got more Facebook likes than VGChartz.