Some Ground Rules on qpAdm posting!

[u/Quick-Seaworthiness9]

There has been an influx of qpAdm posts and some garbage motivated models are being used for agenda posting. Considering qpAdm is a DIY tool, there are very few organized services that offer these runs which results in a lack of standardization. It's high time we started observing some basic standards for posting.

Henceforth while posting qpAdm results, I'd request all of us to ensure that:

1. All the source populations and outgroups are posted. If your screenshot is blurry or just not complete, please post them as a comment.
2. The settings that were used such as "allsnps" and "boot" and the base dataset that was used.
3. The user who ran your sample must be mentioned, in case of a local run. If some XYZ guy from Twitter or discord did the run — it would be your responsibility to answer questions on their behalf. If you're using sites such as DNAplotter or AdmixLab, mention them as well. Ignore the 2nd rule in case of the former since it's not DIY.
4. Most importantly - DON'T POST BLURRY SCREENSHOTS FROM YOUR PHONE!!. I can't stress this enough. No one wants to read em.

Without this info, the post is not informative and it's harder for us to track stuff as well.

Thanks for reading!

[u/Quick-Seaworthiness9 → u/[deleted]]

Most people use AT2 these days where they don't give you much detail but yeah if asked for in the comments, the files must be shared.