r/dataisbeautiful

r/dataisbeautiful, also known as Data is Beautiful, is a subreddit dedicated to aesthetically pleasing works of data visualization.[2][3][4] It was created in 2012; as of January 2020, it had over 14 million members.[1]

r/dataisbeautiful
Type of site
Subreddit
Available inEnglish
Founder(s)u/zanycaswell
URLwww.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful
CommercialYes
Launched2012 (2012)[1]

Rules

The r/dataisbeautiful subreddit requires users submitting visualizations to clearly credit both the individual who created the visualization and the source of the data on which it is based. If someone submits a visualization they created themselves, the rules require them to put "[OC]" in the title of the submission, and to identify the source of data and software tool they used to create it.[5]

Media attention

A 2014 VentureBeat article noted that r/dataisbeautiful "...aims to collect the best of the Web in a daily rounded up of gorgeous data visualizations." The article also stated that the subreddit has been "unearthing the best ways to visualization thought-provoking and topical stories."[4] In November 2019, the decision of moderators at r/dataisbeautiful to temporarily ban animated bar chart graphs showing the relative position of entities on a list over time – so-called bar chart races – received attention from The Next Web.[6] In January 2020, Eleanor Peake noted that, because the subreddit had received so many submissions by Tinder users plotting their experiences on the app, one Reddit user set up a separate subreddit dedicated entirely to Tinder-related data visualizations.[1] Individual posts in the subreddit have also been reported on by the National Post[7] and Vice.[8]

gollark: Although it's more "complete inability to listen to anyone competent" than "lack of maths knowledge".
gollark: Politicians who don't know maths can just ignore it and demand changes somewhere, see.
gollark: Remember, even if you only studied philosophy or politics, maths can't hurt you if you just deny it constantly or ban it, and technology people can do anything if you complain enough!
gollark: As is typical for this sort of immense stupidity this was about cryptography and them wanting magic backdoors.
gollark: “The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia,” - Malcom Turnbull.

References
  1. Peake, Eleanor (2020-01-10). "How she ghosted me: the men being radicalised by Tinder data". The New Statesman. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. Nield, David (2019-09-03). "21 Sneakily Useful Subreddits That You Might Not Have Heard About". Gizmodo Australia. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. Kopf, Dan (2017-12-28). "The five most popular charts of 2017, according to Reddit". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. Ferenstein, Gregory (2014-08-09). "Data Is Beautiful is a hidden gem for gorgeous data visualizations". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. Campbell, Mary Pat (November 2016). "The Where of Data Visualization". CompAct.
  6. Mix (2019-11-28). "Reddit's DataIsBeautiful is sick of bar chart races — so it's banning them". The Next Web. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. "A Reddit user posted a graph of her heart rate during sex and was accused of faking her orgasm". National Post. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  8. Rogers, Kaleigh (2018-11-09). "This Word Appears in More Reddit Post Titles Than Any Other". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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