Question about variations

[Darth Sidious]

Okay, I am having a serious problem regarding variations. Until recently, I've been adding European releases of certain games as their own entry, but as of right now, I am adding European versions as variations of US games or Japanese games, since that's what they're basically are: the same game, only in a different region.
Most Sega CD games, for example, are being listed that way on this site, so I wanted to make several European games variations of their worldwide counterparts (i.e. The Story of Thor as the European equivalent of Beyond Oasis, and so on). And yet whenever I am trying to do this, it's not working properly. Why? I am always double-checking the variation ID, so I doubt that's the problem. Can anyone provide some help here?

[TraderJake]

There has been an issue where old versions of files were uploaded to the site in the server move a while back. Could you be a bit more specific on what you're doing? Is this error occurring during the addition of a variation using 'Add Games Variation', or is it happening when you're trying to tie the game via a game edit? What does the script say? Any specifics on this problem would be greatly appreciated.

[Darth Sidious]

Well, adding a "game variation" itself is not a problem at all, it works just fine, even switching regions.
The problem I am having, however, occurs whenever I'm trying to enter the ID of an existing entry under "variation tie-in" of another entry (i.e. entering the ID of the American Phantasy Star IV in the variation-tie-in field of the European Phantasy Star IV).  Well, entering the ID works, and I can easily submit the changes made to the entry, but for some reason, the variation tie-in is gone after the submission has been greenlighted. Any ideas what the problem could be? Or could it be that the creation of a variation just doesn't get an approval?

[TraderJake]

Hmm. I was able to do it through a submission. I bet its a problem with someone forgetting to click the "I approve this submission" box. Anyways, hopefully we can keep that from happening, so that your variation ties can be approved.

[Alabama-Shrimp]

Well jumping on my high horse, Europe versions of games aren’t Just variations they are there own specific region, if they were variations then every other game would be a variation in any country that is wasn’t developed in, which really is, stupid.

As far as I know there are 5 main regions (Japan, North America, Europe, Australia and Brazil) sometimes the game will be exactly the same other times totally different either way I see hem as distinct versions not merely variations