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| data6            = [[File:Argentina - NO symbol.svg|20px|Generally unreliable|link=]] Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is [[WP:QUESTIONABLE|questionable]] in most cases.
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In the 2019 RfC, editors unanimously agreed that VGChartz is generally unreliable. The site consists mainly of news articles that qualify as [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]]. In addition, editors heavily criticize VGChartz for poor accuracy standards in its video game sales data, and its methodology page consists of wholly unverified claims.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carless|first=Simon|date=June 23, 2008|df=mdy|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/analysis-what-vgchartz-does-and-doesn-t-do-for-the-game-biz|title=Analysis: What VGChartz Does (And Doesn't) Do For The Game Biz|work=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]]|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref> If sources that are more reliable publish video game sales data for certain regions (usually [[Circana]], [[GfK Chart-Track]], and/or [[Media Create]]), it is strongly advised that editors cite those sources instead.

== Prior discussions ==
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<blockquote>''Please add links to other significant discussions.  When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''</blockquote>


* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''

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==Notes==
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==References==
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== Original table row for comparison ==
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| In the 2019 RfC, editors unanimously agreed that VGChartz is generally unreliable. The site consists mainly of news articles that qualify as [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]]. In addition, editors heavily criticize VGChartz for poor accuracy standards in its video game sales data, and its methodology page consists of wholly unverified claims.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carless|first=Simon|date=June 23, 2008|df=mdy|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/analysis-what-vgchartz-does-and-doesn-t-do-for-the-game-biz|title=Analysis: What VGChartz Does (And Doesn't) Do For The Game Biz|work=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]]|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref> If sources that are more reliable publish video game sales data for certain regions (usually [[Circana]], [[GfK Chart-Track]], and/or [[Media Create]]), it is strongly advised that editors cite those sources instead.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|vgchartz.com}}
|}