Rossey - So then it seems to me
you have already accomplished more than enough with this thread,
in bringing to the attention of mudcatters
that Discogs is an unreliable source for serious research..

One way or another, it needs improvement.
and you may become a primary motivator in achieving this more positive goal.

For casual users, we can just take any info there with caution,
as we would with any other internet site.
Cross refering with other sources where possible...

If for example, I want to check that CD reissue Complete boxsets really do contain an artist's entire career output
then Discogs may be a start, but not to be trusted as gospel.

But still better than nothing, and more effective than life pre-internet days...

Collecting an artist's LPs was really hit and miss
when all we had to rely on were a few out of date stodgy old library books,
and the word of a bored teenager working on Woolworths record department desk...