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## Principia Cultura Hortensis

1. Good soil
2. Water well
3. Pests out
4. Plenty of sun

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# I. 💩

Ensure you have somewhere to easily publish and update your data.

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# II. 🚰

Not too little, not too much. There's a technique to keeping datasets alive, ensuring their sustained improvement, and focusing your resources where they are needed.

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# III. 🐛

'Wild', out of date, unsupported datasets and buggy/compromised data may bump your stas, but they stifle the visibility and use up resources needed for truly valuable content. Keep a tidy portal, have a culling strategy.

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# IV. 🌞

Without promotion, active usage and critical feedback loops the whole point of publishing your data disintegrates.

See also: [Sunlight Foundation - Ten Principles](https://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-open-data-principles/)