A (maybe not so) modest proposal, Re: VGC sales tracking.

[mutantsushi]

Shadow1980 said:

mutantsushi said:
This thread seems premised on understanding of VGC that is far at odds with reality.
And I am unsure exactly what is horrible with #'s being off by a few percentage points.
What exactly is hyper precision needed for? I can't imagine, aside from financial accounting.
How can you post such a detailed post and ignore such a basic issue of relevancy?

20+% is not "a few." Margins of error like that would be considered unacceptable anywhere else...

I'm sorry, I look at the charts you posted and I see the lines tracking each other very closely, even getting small changes,
while apparently the discrepancy comes in exact scale of peaks for short periods of a month or so.
As you say, VGC isn't believed to be a hyper-accurate source of info, so it is fulfilling expectations of it.

You completely fail to address WHY this needs to change, or what use value is achieved by VGC changing it's ways.
I dont' understand why the VGC approach is inadequate for informative needs of amateur forum goers with an interest.
It is grossly approximating the overall sales picture, as the charts show. What is the need for hyper precision?
Financial professionals pay for access to necessary data for there trade.
If you need/want to function at that level, why wouldn't you use those professional tools like other who need/want it?
What is the outcome of implementing this change? Internet fanbois will suddenly become coherent and rational?