File talk:Prisoner population rate UN HDR 2007 2008.PNG

This color scheme is not very helpful. Pale green means a higher value than deep orange? That's counter-intuitive. Niczar ⏎ 11:05, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

This color scheme is extremely confusing, it may be intended to be "neutral" (whatever that's supposed to mean), but it is completely inconsistent.Krum Stanoev (talk) 11:28, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

When I commented here there was already a comment here that only appeared when editing, and now my comment is also hidden like that. I do not understand how that happens but I must assume someone is abusing wikipedia, and I will revert the picture to Renku's version if the comments disappear again or I don't get an explanation by the author of the file in a reasonable amount of time.Krum Stanoev (talk) 11:28, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't see how a simple green/red tone scheme isn't "neutral" - the current map is extremely confusing. Kinou (talk) 23:55, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

green to red is never neutral. if you want neutral you should only change the intensity and not the hue of the color. the current color scheme is extremely confusing and does not help the user to understand the map, in fact it's really hurting the understanding because it is very counterintuitive. if you use the colors of a rainbow they should follow that order.94.222.10.141 (talk) 16:27, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

French Guiana needs to be colored the same as metropolitan France, so long as Alaska is colored the same as the contiguous USA. --Golbez (talk) 20:08, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

I agree one should use a more natural color spectrum. Neutrality is unnecessary in this context, If your intent is to avoid misinterpretation of the data, for example, someone confusing the effectiveness of a countries prison system with the amount of criminal activity within that country, you have already done so by providing a clear unambiguous title. I do not understand your intentions, and request someone reverts this image, or an explanation of why such neutrality is needed Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.195.250.2 (talk) 17:14, 21 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Trading in neutrality for clarity is very necessary and a good idea. Especially since rate-maps are basically supposed to be understood in the best way the reader can comprehend to, no one cares what the actual colors are. - GunMetal Angel  17:33, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

The color scheme seems fine to me. The "temperature" of the color correlates positively with the prisoner population rate. "Cooler" colors signify a relatively lower value, and "warmer" colors signify a relatively higher value. --82.31.164.172 (talk) 14:17, 19 March 2011 (UTC)