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Really thanks for your suggestions! I made this infographic since I was not able to quickly understand the number on the official website. I would take it as

Really thanks for your suggestions! I made this infographic since I was not able to quickly understand the number on the official website. I would take it as a 'general' website, and I think that people know that they should check the official website in order to have something 100% reliable. Also, the line at the end is a simple suggestion that any government is trying to say to the population to avoid overcrowding of hospitals. But I will edit the phrase to be lighter and less 'instructive'.

afandian 7y ago
I think my experience was similar to yours. The reason I made it was to make the presentation of interesting data more accessible. But the lesson I took from it is that people put data to all kinds of uses, including those I didn't think about. I was really surprised by that email, but it was enough to make me understand. If you linked to your sources, show prominently the last time the data was updated, don't give any advice and clearly state that it's just for interest only, I think this would be less risky. But whatever you do, there will be someone, somewhere, using your page for a reason you didn't expect.
- francescovaglia 7y ago
  Just put a disclaimer with the last update on the top. I will edit the suggestions soon, thank you
mettamage 7y ago
> I made this infographic since I was not able to quickly understand the number on the official website. I would take it as a 'general' website, and I think that people know that they should check the official website in order to have something 100% reliable. No, I know enough people that don't. Look into the low educated part of your family (if you have that part). In my family the low educated people will believe anything that says Stanford or Harvard without any source other than just typing it. Heck, they would almost see this comment as reputable. In your visualization, the data for The Netherlands is wrong by a few days. It's not 804, it's 1135. I remember it to be 950+ yesterday. My source is the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment [1]. Apparently your source is John Hopkins? I'm not entirely sure, I quickly skimmed it. But I don't want old information on HN. It has a nice design though. But because of its exponential nature and my knowledge of humans being terrible on it, I'm on edge. I don't want misinformation or stale data. [1] https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland
- francescovaglia 7y ago
  I just inserted a disclaimer on the top. Thank you for the suggestions!
6510 7y ago
Get rid of it entirely, you have no way of words, you have no writing skills. Does one figure out one has symptoms at home? I am to make a call and I have to do it with a phone? Clearly state you are a programmer and why you've made the page. Then it is cool. Nice visuals... WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!
- francescovaglia 7y ago
  Made it. Thank you, nice suggestion :)
  - 6510 7y ago
    I think it would be cool if you made an organized list of other similar data pages. Local ones for example. This is NL: https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland

afandian 7y ago

I think my experience was similar to yours. The reason I made it was to make the presentation of interesting data more accessible. But the lesson I took from it is that people put data to all kinds of uses, including those I didn't think about. I was really surprised by that email, but it was enough to make me understand. If you linked to your sources, show prominently the last time the data was updated, don't give any advice and clearly state that it's just for interest only, I think this would be less risky. But whatever you do, there will be someone, somewhere, using your page for a reason you didn't expect.

francescovaglia 7y ago
Just put a disclaimer with the last update on the top. I will edit the suggestions soon, thank you

mettamage 7y ago

> I made this infographic since I was not able to quickly understand the number on the official website. I would take it as a 'general' website, and I think that people know that they should check the official website in order to have something 100% reliable. No, I know enough people that don't. Look into the low educated part of your family (if you have that part). In my family the low educated people will believe anything that says Stanford or Harvard without any source other than just typing it. Heck, they would almost see this comment as reputable. In your visualization, the data for The Netherlands is wrong by a few days. It's not 804, it's 1135. I remember it to be 950+ yesterday. My source is the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment [1]. Apparently your source is John Hopkins? I'm not entirely sure, I quickly skimmed it. But I don't want old information on HN. It has a nice design though. But because of its exponential nature and my knowledge of humans being terrible on it, I'm on edge. I don't want misinformation or stale data. [1] https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland

francescovaglia 7y ago
I just inserted a disclaimer on the top. Thank you for the suggestions!

6510 7y ago

Get rid of it entirely, you have no way of words, you have no writing skills. Does one figure out one has symptoms at home? I am to make a call and I have to do it with a phone? Clearly state you are a programmer and why you've made the page. Then it is cool. Nice visuals... WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!

francescovaglia 7y ago
Made it. Thank you, nice suggestion :)
- 6510 7y ago
  I think it would be cool if you made an organized list of other similar data pages. Local ones for example. This is NL: https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland https://www.rivm.nl/coronavirus-kaart-van-nederland