»CL6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- »CL0: Are Charts Really Supporting The Scene? »CL6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by »CL5:Alvin »CL6:of »CL5:Nah Kolor »CL1:Humans have always had the competitive instinct in them. Wherever it might be, at work, in school or at home with siblings, »CL6: the factor of competition has always been there»CL1:. Even as small children, we played war and always wanted to be on the winning team. In school, most people tend to want to be with the popular people, whether if they are geeks or not. At work, everyone wants higher wages, a better position and does not want to settle for second best. The Scene is also very competitive and just as in real life, there are indicators of our success and popularity. In real life, it might be money, respect and a nice car. In the Scene, it is the respect of being the one topping the charts. Charts have been around for ages, it seems. »CL7:The Eurochart has been around the longest»CL1: and together with other charts, Showtime in the last years and others no longer in production, they are the factors that determine popularity and respect in the Scene. »CL7:Naturally, in themselves charts are only the indicator of popularity»CL1:. The reason Sceners end up on the charts is usually that they have produced a piece of art that is highly admirable and therefore worthy of respect from other Sceners. One only needs to take a look at the charts to see that the ones topping the charts are usually those who are active and produce quality graphics, music, or code. However, as many well-respected Sceners have left the Scene throughout the years, their presence on the charts has not decreased. Instead, many Sceners who are no longer active continue to linger on in the top of the charts. Like ghosts from the past, they continue to haunt the active people issue after issue. Should this be so? Should people who are no longer active continue to fill the charts? I do not believe this is right. There are many Sceners whose goal is to one day reach the charts. They work hard to do so. They produce excellent graphics, awesome music, and thrilling code. Yet, they never reach the charts in many cases. »CL6:Is it fair to them to be left out just because legends linger on in the charts?»CL1: Surely, it is not. Some years ago, someone suggested a similar thing to what this article is proposing. »CL7:Someone had the idea to add another chart, just for those legends, in order for the ordinary charts would be freed up for active Sceners»CL1:. So far, the only chart known to this writer that has actually implemented this system is Showtime. Recently, there has been more controversy concerning the charts. Wade wrote an article about the Polish dominance of the charts. He contended that since so many to us unknown Polish Sceners are on the charts, they must be fixed. That is, Polish Sceners vote for their friends. Magic of Nah-Kolor sharply disagreed in Eurochart 41. There is some truth to both sides. There might be a great presence of Polish Sceners on the charts but why blame them for that? At least they are voting. Many of us in the west seem to be too lazy to vote so in the end it is our own fault when the Polish Sceners end up on the charts. How can we expect people to be on the charts if we do not take the time to actually vote? At the same time, it is easy to complain about including or not including people on the charts. In the end, it is very much an activity issue. »CL6:The Sceners who desire to reach the charts need to be active »CL1: and everyone else out there need to get their rear in gear and take the time to vote. How else can we expect to get the results we desire?