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Competition fires up again on 2019-10-07, and winners of this month's contest will be announced then. In the meantime, enjoy a space for some [META] discussion, have some coffee, and enjoy some conversation this week. Suggestions are also welcome if you have any!
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Anybody can post a Dataviz-related question or discussion in the biweekly topical threads. (Meta is fine too, but if you want a more direct line to the mods, click here.) If you have a general question you need answered, or a discussion you'd like to start, feel free to make a top-level comment!
Beginners are encouraged to ask basic questions, so please be patient responding to people who might not know as much as yourself.
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Posting Rules
A post must be (or contain) a qualifying data visualization.
Directly link to the original source article of the visualization
- Original source article doesn't mean the original source image. Link to the full page of the source article.
- If you made the visualization yourself, tag it as [OC]
[OC] posts must state the data source and tool(s) used in the first top-level comment on their submission.
DO NOT claim "[OC]" for diagrams that are not yours.
All diagrams must have at least one computer generated element.
No reposts of popular posts within 1 month.
Post titles must describe the data plainly without using sensationalized headlines. Clickbait posts will be removed.
Posts regarding American Politics, or contentious topics in American media, are only permissible on Thursdays (ET).
Commenting Rules
- Don't be intentionally rude, ever.
- Comments should be constructive and related to the visual presented. Special attention is given to root-level comments.
- Short comments and low effort replies are automatically removed.
- Hate Speech and dogwhistling are not tolerated and will result in an immediate ban.
- Personal attacks and rabble-rousing will be removed.
- Moderators reserve discretion when issuing bans for inappropriate comments. Bans are also subject to you forfeiting all of your comments in this subreddit.
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Related Subreddits
If you want to post something related to data visualization but it doesn't fit the criteria above, consider posting to one of the following subreddits.
Data_IRL: Feeling the need to be hilarious? Go here. Data.
SampleSize: Conduct and share surveys
Datasets: Request and share data sets
DataVizRequests: Request a visualization to be made from a dataset.
Visualization: Discuss and critique the design and construction of information visualizations
MapPorn: Share maps, map visualizations, etc.
Infographics: Share infographics and other unautomated diagrams
WordCloud: Specifically for sharing word clouds
Tableau: Share and discuss visualizations made with Tableau software
FunnyCharts: Share funny graphs and charts
U.S. Data is Beautiful: for those of us who simply can't wait for Thursdays
MathPics: Share pictures and visualizations of mathematical concepts
RedactedCharts: Try to guess what a chart is about without the labels
Statistics: For all questions and articles related to statistics
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