Stack Exchange — crafts.stackexchange.com

A Stack Exchange (crafts.stackexchange.com) dataset of 1,901 users, 3,367 answer-collaboration edges, 2,305 questions, 4,280 answers, collected by Stack Exchange, Inc. via the annual Stack Exchange Data Dump. Each record contains user nodes (reputation, badge counts, vote history), directed weighted edges (answerer→asker, weight=answer score, count=interactions, accepted=bool), post text, tag distribution. User collaboration network from crafts.stackexchange.com — directed weighted graph where edges represent knowledge-sharing relationships (A answered B's question), with edge weight reflecting answer quality. Enables prestige hierarchy, community detection, and expertise flow analysis.. Suitable for expertise network analysis, reputation systems, community detection, knowledge flow, PageRank-based authority ranking, Q&A platform dynamics..

#Craft#Expertise network#Reputation#Stack exchange data dump

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The full graph has 1,901 nodes; this view shows the 1,000-node sample the pipeline drew for display. Node size is centrality, colour is community.

1.9K
Nodes
3.4K
Edges
9.32e-04
Density
31
Components
-0.2123
Assortativity
1.2%
Reciprocity
1.1K
Bridges
Most central nodes
440.05211
960.02895
300.02474
10260.01474
22460.01421
3430.01263
114390.01158
2320.01105
920.01
4260.00947
Content metrics

6,585 records scored · min–maxmean ± 0.675 σ (the interquartile range if the values are roughly normal)mean

scoreμ 3.769 ± 3.461
min -6max 42
view countμ 700.505 ± 3.7K
min 0max 122.5K
answer countμ 0.65 ± 1.173
min 0max 12
comment countμ 1.489 ± 2.083
min 0max 20
8.1
Flesch–Kincaid grade
US school grade level
8.7
Automated readability index
Frequent terms
uselikepaperpaintwantquotneedworkdongoodgluewayfabricquestioncolorsurfacedifferentwatertimeanswerlookmaterialcutknowthinkfinddrawingplastictrysuresmallwoodlightdrybetterpaintingyarnoilcolorsrightdoesnartlotlongpiecelittlewhitemakingbestacrylic
Topic clusters

Topic 0

cut
blade
drill
tool
cutter
hole
bit
cutting

Topic 1

draw
drawing
art
line
style
image
artist
perspective

Topic 2

glue
adhesive
paper
stick
tape
hot
surface
use

Topic 3

mold
silicone
plaster
cast
concrete
cure
kiln
material

Topic 4

answer
question
edit
comment
ask
post
think
link

Topic 5

wire
ring
metal
steel
copper
silver
gold
jewelry

Topic 6

paint
acrylic
oil
dry
painting
water
varnish
medium

Topic 7

fabric
seam
sew
skirt
hem
stitch
edge
cut

Topic 8

pen
ink
paper
nib
fountain
marker
refill
cartridge

Topic 9

color
rgb
red
light
blue
green
mix
primary

Topic 10

epoxy
resin
cure
mix
hardener
time
layer
surface

Topic 11

thank
answer
helpful
awesome
great
edit
update
response
Show all 31 topics

Topic 12

machine
sewing
thread
bobbin
stitch
needle
sew
foot

Topic 13

printer
print
ink
paper
card
printing
inkjet
laser

Topic 14

arts
crafts
welcome
question
topic
site
art
craft

Topic 15

stitch
row
knit
knitting
pattern
crochet
yarn
needle

Topic 16

book
page
bind
spine
cover
binding
sheet
glue

Topic 17

picture
image
video
link
post
add
upload
answer

Topic 18

leather
belt
tan
clasp
glue
hole
needle
inside

Topic 19

clay
microwave
oven
dry
power
polymer
bake
heat

Topic 20

charcoal
graphite
pencil
carbon
drawing
soft
blend
paper

Topic 21

pencil
color
castell
faber
dark
drawing
draw
graphite

Topic 22

yarn
ball
strand
skein
wind
crochet
pull
hank

Topic 23

origami
fold
paper
model
crease
complex
folding
flap

Topic 24

brush
bristle
hair
paint
synthetic
clean
water
sable

Topic 25

eraser
erase
kneaded
knead
paper
pencil
plastic
rubber

Topic 26

label
bottle
remove
adhesive
glue
soak
acetone
solvent

Topic 27

candle
wax
scent
wick
burn
essential
oil
melt

Topic 28

knot
string
cord
tie
loop
braid
end
hitch

Topic 29

leaf
flower
pumpkin
dry
gold
rose
petal
dye

Topic 30

mug
glaze
ceramic
fire
water
hot
cup
dishwasher
Top hashtags
#229
#119
#413
#39
#105
#84
#53
#63
#0002
#00002
#01a07c2
#01ae8b2
#06a4742
#077dc02
#078eb02
#0a7dd52
#0a91e72
#0b70cb2
#0b9a3c2
#0cc98b2

Computed over the full corpus.

Record

Catalog key
stackexchange-crafts-stackexchange-com
Authors
Stack Exchange, Inc.
Year
2025
Source paper
Stack Exchange Data Dump
License
CC BY-SA 2.5 / 3.0 / 4.0 (by post date) (CC-BY-SA-2.5 AND CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Records
19,177
Nodes
1,901
Edges
3,367 (directed)
Nodes are
user (Stack Exchange account)
Edges are
answer collaboration (A answered B's question)
Attributes
nodes have attributes; edges have attributes
Text corpus
question titles, post bodies, comment text, tag names
Languages
en
Collected
2016/2024 (2010s, 2020s)
Tasks
From the graph: link prediction, community detection
Region
Global (inferred: the platform is used worldwide)

Provenance

Originally published at
https://archive.org/download/stackexchange link checked
Hosted copy
Mirrored on echo.directory on 2026-10-09, 8.3 MB across 1 files. Checksums in MANIFEST.json.

How to cite

BibTeX

@misc{echo2026,
  title  = {ECHO: Exploratory Compendium of Humanity Online},
  author = {Switzer, Braden and Zafarani, Reza},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://echo.directory},
  note   = {Syracuse University}
}

@misc{stackexchange_2025,
  title     = {Stack Exchange Data Dump},
  author    = {{Stack Exchange, Inc.}},
  year      = {2025},
  publisher = {Internet Archive},
  url       = {https://archive.org/download/stackexchange}
}

APA

Switzer, B., & Zafarani, R. (2026). ECHO: Exploratory Compendium of Humanity Online [Data repository]. Syracuse University. https://echo.directory

Stack Exchange, Inc. (2025). Stack Exchange — crafts.stackexchange.com [Data set]. https://stackexchange-crafts-stackexchange-com.echo.directory/

MLA

Switzer, Braden, and Reza Zafarani. ECHO: Exploratory Compendium of Humanity Online. Syracuse University, 2026, echo.directory.

Stack Exchange, Inc. Stack Exchange — crafts.stackexchange.com. 2025, stackexchange-crafts-stackexchange-com.echo.directory/.

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