Straw Poll: Rankings Formats
Edit 10:30AM 12 April:
Past poll experience tells me I’ve already received all the feedback I’m going to out of this one. Thank you.
7 out of 10 voted for just Manga, one lonely vote was for both Manga & GNs, and 2 people went the possibly sarcastic, possibly genuine route “What, you post bestsellers?”
The “just manga” option is one I’ve considered for a long while, as it is considerably more interesting to me personally, and I’m tired of Maus, Persepolis, Watchmen, & Wimpy Kid and their near stranglehold on the top 10 over at Amazon. I’m continually researching titles that, at best, score 2nd place. And the New York Times manages to track Graphic Novels, in their own fashion.
I’m still deeply behind (finishing up week ending 24 January) and my archived sources are for Graphic Novels right up until, um, yesterday. But the manga-only chart looks like a distinct possibility, starting this week.
I’ve already narrowed and re-focused the gargantuan task of data collection (I’ll post the new scheme as a new FAQ—not that you guys ask me any questions but that’s the term for it—when I finally catch up to the point that posts would be of more than historical interest) so an additional step-down from the Big Picture might also be a good thing. …I think I’ll reserve final judgement until I see what a few weeks of manga charts look like in the new spreadsheet.
Thanks again. I do appreciate the feedback.
original post (and poll) follow
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I’m re-evaluating the time spent on various parts of my blog; the first (largest, most obvious) target is the Graphic Novel and Manga Bestseller Charts.
Just wondering if I should change anything, as it’s a major time commitment on my part and I’d like my efforts to be of value to you.
Check
about the charts and
www.rocketbomber.com/category/rankings/ and
www.rocketbomber.com/2010/01/24/graphic-novel-rankings-2010-week-2 and especially
www.archive.org/details/GraphicNovelRankingsWeekEnding10January2010
if you have no idea what I’m talking about.
Please vote, and/or drop your opinions in the comments
