Talk:Flowchart/2008

self-ref diagram for dealing with WP "difficult editors" needs to come out
Please take a moment to review Selfref. The lead-in diagram relating to WP culture needs to be replaced with something more general-interest. This article is not about Wikipedia policy, and the very few readers who might actually be familiar with the internal workings of Wikipedia almost certainly will not benefit from an illustration as elaborate as this one.

Moreover, the concept of "difficult editor" is almost certain to be meaningless to readers who are not WP "insiders" (what does the term "difficult editor" actually *mean?* A hard-to-use program like Microsoft Word? A person who writes about abstruse subjects? Someone who reviews content that other people have written when no one else feels like reviewing it?). This diagram simply infers way too much prior knowledge to be immediately useful to a general audience, which is the target readership for WP.

Whoever put that image in, it looks like you put a lot of time and hard work into it, so please reply here so we can discuss and figure out a more appropriate place to re-use your image. dr.ef.tymac (talk) 02:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree a flow chart about a more general subject would be better. -- Mdd (talk) 21:48, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Software example
Interesting example, lamps. A situation could occur when one purchases a considerable number of lamps before realising (never, according to the process) that there is a problem with the mains electricity supply or the photodetectors used to detect the light.

81.138.5.131 (talk) 11:43, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Structures and Types of Flowcharts
Where is the 'Types of flowcharts' here. It is a very important, top-priority information that should've been included with the creation of this article because it is the question professors usually ask their students in subjects that includes making flowcharts. I have found a source www.uwec.edu/Sampsow/307/2005c/PowerPoints/Workshops/FlowCharts-002.ppt that describes the types of flowcharts which includes Functional Flowchart, Process Flowchart, Process Flow Description Chart, Deployment Chart, Top down Flowchart, and Detailed Flowchart. It's stated reference links within the Powerpoint file no longer exists. However, this reference is not credible enough for me as a source because it's a Powerpoint file and anyone can make one. Kindly look for more credible sources and include this on the main page ASAP. Triadwarfare (talk) 18:38, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

I'd like to add another one called 'Control Structures' which includes Sequence, Selection, and Repetition and in local textbooks in the philippines 'Dump Structure'. Here's the sourceTriadwarfare (talk) 14:39, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

The symbol conventions aren't entirely followed in the example.
The "Symbols" section states the following: "Note: All process symbols within a flowchart should be numbered. Normally a number is inserted inside the top of the shape to indicate which step the process is within the flowchart."

The example flowchart (for calculating N!) does not follow this convention.

There is a "citation needed" tag on this, so I haven't made the relevant change, but some consistency would be good. Indeed, I personally disagree with the convention for small flow-charts at least, but I don't often use them so I don't know much about their conventions.

JacobBramley (talk) 15:12, 9 July 2008 (UTC)