Wikipedia talk:About the Sandbox

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Please put all comments/suggestions/criticisms regarding User:Jrdioko/Wikipedia:About the Sandbox on Template talk:Sandbox rather than on this page. Thanks! – Jrdioko (Talk) 22:42, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The above no longer applies since the page has been moved. – Jrdioko (Talk) 21:04, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

1 Sandbox space
2 test.wikipedia 403?
3 User sandbox: how to
4 cleaning bot
5 What is the cleaning bot?
6 Wikipoetry?
7 Sand box origins
8 Games

[edit] Sandbox space

Each user (for example rishi) has a user space, which consists of, among others, pages of the form User:Name/page. Is there a similar sandbox space, for pages of the form Wikipedia:Sandbox/page? Or in other words, given that one can create these pages: are they treated similarly to Wikipedia:Sandbox? Ican't think why they shouldn't be, but it isn't meantioned anywhere, and it has obvious implicaitions for policy ---- Charles Stewart 15:51, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I expect they'd be deleted since they add clutter to the Wikipedia namespace and make it harder to search for something. You can have a sandbox in your user space however, like User:Angela/Sandbox. Angela . 16:12, Aug 27, 2004 (UTC)

Ah, thanks Angela! I missed your comment at the time you wrote it, but better late than never.... Another question: is Category:Sandbox a sandbox category? I presume so, but I can't find any ruling to this effect. If so, or if not, I propose to add the fact to this page ---- Charles Stewart 19:12, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC) rdtghufghfghfghfghfghghfghfghfghfgh

[edit] test.wikipedia 403?

why is test.wikipedia.org 403 forbidden? --Smooth Henry 20:26, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)

I found the same problem test.wikipedia.org displays a 403 forbidden error message Wikipedian231 13:24, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The test wiki was taken offline a few months ago, because it was an extra burden on the developers, and was considered a disproportionate risk to the security of the servers - it always ran the latest unstable MediaWiki code, so that new features and bug-fixes could be tested, but this had the side-effect of it having new bugs as well, potentially serious ones. I've taken out all reference to it in this page, because there's no promise that it will come back, and the fact that it used to exist isn't very interesting. - IMSoP 14:49, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User sandbox: how to

The description says that members can create their own sandboxes but it doesn't say how. Suggest instructions would be helpful here. ---- CPES 20:06, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Almost a full year has passed since CPES wrote that and still nothing seems to have changed. Maybe I haven't searched well enough, but I can't find any information on how to create one's own sandbox. It would be very helpful. --x-Flare-x 10:28, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I found it out myself. Sandboxes are created the same way as any other subpage. --x-Flare-x 07:39, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] cleaning bot

how about the bot clearing the sandbox everyday rather then every 6 hours. that way people could see any interesting things that pop up.Wikipedian231 15:52, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What is the cleaning bot?

I'm running a wiki, how do I run a sandbox cleaning bot like here? 219.102.32.92 22:50, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipoetry?

For about a day there was something about poetry in the sandbox. Now it's gone. How does one make it again?--1 black han d 14:07, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sand box origins

one other similarity between real life sand boxes and wiki sand boxes that isn't mentioned.... Whoever can guess what it is gets a cookie. ;) (hint: thats not a tootsie roll)

The first wiki sandbox page was created at Ward Cunningham's wiki place in 1997. Here is a snap shot of that page from the Internet Archive:

http://web.archive.org/web/19980115043939/http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiWikiSandBox

[edit] Games

Is absolutely anyone allowed to start their own game connected to the sandbox? Simply south 22:49, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd assume you could try, though I haven't seen any guidelines about it. You may also want to check Wikipedia:Esperanza/Coffee lounge for other games such as chess and hangman. Also, you wouldn't be able to add a link to a new game in the sandbox header unless you're an Admin, it's protected. Timrem 01:54, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

If the sandbox is about testing, then I, hereby, suggest that something would be written into the code to prevent the protection template from lasting f/ more than ten minutes, or so.

Dear programmers,

Is that technologically feasible?

Thank You.

[[ hopiakuta | [[ [[%c2%a1]] [[%c2%bf]] [[ %7e%7e%7e%7e ]] -]] 16:21, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean, but I have two guesses so I'll explain both.

First, if you are talking about the sandbox header being protected, it is because it's meant to explain the sandbox, not be a part of the sandbox. If people were to mess with the header, others might not understand what the sandbox is all about.

Second, if you are talking about a template you saw in the sandbox (such as {{vprotected}}), it was probably just added by an experimenting user and doesn't really mean the sandbox is protected.

This link can be used to reset the sandbox to its standard state. Otherwise, the Sandbot will automatically reset the sandbox every twelve hours.

If that didn't answer your question, feel free to explain in greater detail what you mean. Also, you may want to consider changing your signature, as currently it contains a lot of useless code at the end. If you need help with that, feel free to ask. Happy editing! Timrem 16:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

header If it is protected, then that's good, certainly; but, it is, frequently corrupted, despite that.

{{vprotected}}) Twelve hours is a long time f/ someone to figure that out; ten minutes, @ least regarding that specific code, would assist new members enormously.

sign There is no uselessness about it. You got to my page? Why have you not read about the two weeks' effort @ an alternative solution? That signature is the best solution that I could find, thus far. I'm eager for a more global, & permanent, solution.

Thank You for your efforts thus far; however, each of us have our perceptions, & reasons. I need to do what I can to make this website easier, rather than as difficult as it frequently is.

[[ hopiakuta | [[ [[%c2%a1]] [[%c2%bf]] [[ %7e%7e%7e%7e ]] -]] 17:19, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I wonder whether I correctly comprehend "If that didn't answer your question, feel free to explain in greater detail what you mean." I sincerely expressed my objectives. Thank You.

[[ hopiakuta | [[ [[%c2%a1]] [[%c2%bf]] [[ %7e%7e%7e%7e ]] -]] 13:20, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

I just wasn't sure which protection template you were talking about in your original post, that's all. Timrem 13:32, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Please, If you have suggestions f/ one, or more, of the three issues, please offer them. Actually, the signature issue includes several other issues, as well, & it's much more personal, about me, also. Please read about it on my page.