Questions tagged [sandbox]
Use this tag for posts that are, or are about, system testing areas.
28 questions
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4 answers
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List of Sandboxes
New users can fall afoul of not knowing how to use the tools available to create their posts, they can also need a bit of a hand to structure their ideas or ensure their question is easily ...
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1 answer
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Is there any way we can experiment with site design locally, or in some kind of sandbox?
There's been movement at the station with regards to site design for beta sites, and Stack Exchange staff are asking for feedback in meta posts, like this one at Spanish.SE. I'm just wondering if ...
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Could (should?) we exclude the Formatting Sandbox from the Low Quality review queue?
Every so now and again I see an "answer" from the Formatting Sandbox on the Low Quality review queue, presumably automatically added there due to the number of downvotes it received. However, the ...
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Sandboxing the FAQ for Stack Exchange sites to make it international
The content was taken from the rev. 233 of FAQ for Stack Exchange sites to test an idea shared on a comment to my answer to Help develop the site and community knowledge base in your language. The ...
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Add a magic "question sandbox" tag for question sandboxes on per-site metas
The trend of having a question "sandbox" on a per-site meta so that users new to the site (or not) can post a draft of their intended question as an answer, and have it reviewed by site ...
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1 answer
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How do I access an SE site's sandbox?
I have a question I am uncertain about, but I can't find Writing SE's sandbox. I might be blind, but it seems to be in no logical place, because it should be easily accessible due to it being a great ...
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5 votes
1 answer
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What is the Chat Sandbox, and what do the commands there do?
I recently found this Chat Sandbox with the chatbot and wanted to know what all of the chatbot commands do (including learned ones and the ones with no definition.) What exactly was the Chat Sandbox ...
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2 answers
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Embedding code sandbox
Is it possible to embed codesandbox preview in Stack Overflow? I have tried iframe, embed URL and links but none of it works.
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3 answers
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Should there be a sandbox for other sites too?
I personally think we should have sandbox on more sites. Not sites like Stack Overflow just ones that are necessary.
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12 votes
1 answer
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Should we set restrictions on what answers can be posted to the Formatting Sandbox?
(I'm neutral on this issue; I just want to open it for discussion.) The original intent of the Formatting Sandbox was to provide a place for users to test out the formatting features of the Stack ...
2 votes
1 answer
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Fix links to moved sandbox posts and comments
Today I noticed that all answers from Sandbox were moved to archive again. I don’t know the actual reason why they were moved, but some of my bug reports have links to sandbox’s posts/comments, and ...
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What is the purpose of the formatting sandbox?
I went from the Community user to the Sandbox archive to the Formatting Sandbox. What is the point of any of these? I read the formatting sandbox description but you can see how your text will be ...
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3 votes
1 answer
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How can I share an unfinished answer without using the Sandbox?
Occasionally, when I find myself working on a particularly lengthy answer, I'll want to share my answer with a friend or college to ask questions or receive feedback before posting. My typical ...
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Sandbox archive
This post exists purely to house answers formerly attached to the formatting sandbox. You can safely ignore it.
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3 answers
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Why is the sandbox protected?
I noticed that Undo was playing around with the formatting sandbox last night and protected it. Why? Isn't the sandbox supposed to be where any user (new or old) can play around with Stack Exchange's ...
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