Mass transfer rates of CVs compared to the stability criterion. Systems above the (red) upper solid line are hot and stable. Systems below the lower (blue) line indicate cold, stable disks if the white dwarf magnetic field B ≥ 10⁵ G. The dashed line represents the expected secular mass transfer rate (Knigge et al. 2011). Square symbols indicate Z Cam type dwarf novae; (red) stars indicate nova-likes. Dwarf novae with f ≥ 0.5 are shown in black and those with f < 0.5 are in gray. Figure A.1 includes system names.