Is it just me or are most charts nonsense?  I rarely walk away with more 
information on the topic than I came in with when I read a chart.  It's 
just colors and patterns that have no relative value.
  When I create a chart or a graph I gain a thorough understanding of the 
topic and my own chart makes perfect sense to me.  When I read someone 
else's chart most appear to be incomplete.  Units are ignored.  Key's are 
seldom present.  If there's documentation with it, references seem vague.  
Mine probably appear similar to others.  I find it takes a great deal of 
thought and organization to overcome some of these particulars and I'm 
never sure if I've communicated effectively with a chart.
  A text description is often faster for me to comprehend especially when 
the word smithing describes the subject matter concisely.  Text 
descriptions can, however, be just as discombobulating as a chart if the 
description and terminology is vague.


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