Examples used to help me ask questions on a WordPress forum

T31: Node3: Symmetric Amplifying cycle: GIF arrows

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NODE		NODE
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Diagram: The feedback cycle amplifying xx

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T32: Node3: Not Symmetric Amplifying cycle: GIF arrows

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NODE		NODE
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Diagram: The feedback cycle amplifying xx

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T41: Node4: Around cycle: GIF arrows

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	Node
Node		Node
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Diagram: The feedback diagram amplifying xx

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T42: Node4: Top & Bottom cycle: GIF arrows

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Node		Node
Node		Node

Diagram: The feedback diagram amplifying xx

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T51: Damping cycle: Node2: GIF arrows

• Use this for damping two-node cycles.
• Use it for amplifying feedback cycles with two nodes, in purple text.
• It’s easy to edit in visual mode.

More Deviation: The sailing boat heads to the right of the target direction. Less		More Control: The sailor pushes the tiller further to the right. More

Try the short code for the right arrow

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try short code after colon: [icon name=”long-arrow-alt-right” prefix=”fas”]

When I viewed this page, I did not see the arrow, just the [short code] as above

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T07: For my forum question 24/1/2026 and 20/11/2025

Here are the Font Awesome arrows that I often use.

e.g. class = fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right

Awesome font has a clockwise curved arrow. It curves from right to down. It is free – no cost. The other clockwise curved arrows cost.

Here, I have used CSS to rotate and shift this free Awesome font curved arrow. It is in the top right cell of the table.

The arrow was curved from left to down. Now it curves from left to up. Now I can use it in the bottom-left cell I have labelled node 4.

Table top

Table bottom

On this page:

Hints for editing these tables

• Aligning the table centre looks best.
• Align each column to the left, centre or right.
• Use the code editor to change cells that include Awesome Font icons
• Check what the tables look like on my mobile.
• Find arrows by searching for “long-arrow”.
• Find signs by searching for “square” None here now 24/1/2026.
• Use the code editor to change HTML comments.

Two-node cycles need all three corner arrows

Three-node cycles are best set symmetrically using 2 curved arrows, or they can be set in a four-node layout using only one corner arrow.

For four nodes and more than four, you only need to use straight arrows.

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T07: For my forum question 24/1/2026 and 20/11/2025

Awesome font has a clockwise curved arrow. It curves from right to down. It is free – no cost. The other clockwise curved arrows cost.

Here, I have used CSS to rotate and shift this free Awesome font curved arrow. It is in the top right cell of the table.

The arrow was curved from left to down. Now it curves from left to up. Now I can use it in the bottom-left cell I have labelled node 4.

Table top

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T09: Node3: AF arrows: Asymmetric

Table top

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T10: Two Node with More and Less: NO

Table top

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T13: Node2: GIF arrows: + -: NO

top table

Deviation: The sailing boat heads to the right of the target direction. N131		Control: The sailor pushes the tiller further to the right. N132.

Bottom table

T01: Node4: AF arrows

Table uses: Awesome Fonts “long arrow alt right”. It did have font size 50 px

Try changing to other font sizes for the arrows, e.g., 25 looks good

Top of the table.

Bottom of the table

T02: Node2: With GIF arrows

Fascination		Knowledge

T03: Node6: Global heating Cycle

Table top

Table bottom

Start experiments 12/11/25.

I can access Awesome Fonts version 5

T04: Node6

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T05: Three-node cycles

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T06: Three-node cycles

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NODE		NODE
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Diagram: The feedback cycle amplifying xx

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