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A '''sandbox''', named after a child's play area, is a place where users can [[Help:Practice editing in your Sandbox|practice editing]] and try out different options or work on different changes to articles before finalizing | A '''sandbox''', named after a child's play area, is a place where users can [[Help:Practice editing in your Sandbox|practice editing]] and try out different options or work on different changes to articles before finalizing them to an actual page in the [[Main namespace|wiki proper]]. | ||
As sandboxes are practice areas there are fewer rules and policies than other pages in the FamilySearch Wiki. For example, you don't have to follow the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] or reach community [[FamilySearch Wiki:Consensus|consensus]] before making a major change. However, it must not be used for malicious purposes, | As sandboxes are practice areas there are fewer rules and policies than other pages in the FamilySearch Wiki. For example, you don't have to follow the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] or reach community [[FamilySearch Wiki:Consensus|consensus]] before making a major change. However, it must not be used for malicious purposes, and policies such as [[FamilySearch Wiki:No personal attacks|no personal attacks]], [[FamilySearch Wiki:Civility|civility]], and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Copyrights|copyrights]] still apply. | ||
Any article or page created in the main part of the wiki will be indexed and be returned in search results. For this reason sandboxes should not be created in the main article space but should be created in either the [[FamilySearch Wiki:User namespace|user namespace]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:Project namespace|project namespace]]. | Any article or page created in the main part of the wiki will be indexed and be returned in search results. For this reason sandboxes should not be created in the main article space but should be created in either the [[FamilySearch Wiki:User namespace|user namespace]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:Project namespace|project namespace]]. | ||
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