Wikipedia:Using sandboxes for article changes

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Editors working on extensive or complex changes to articles sometimes prefer to work in a "

fait accompli. This essay gives advice on how to use sandboxes for article updates in ways that minimize disruption and conflict.[b]

If you plan to do a rewrite or expansion in a sandbox, the following practices can help:

Notes

  1. ^ Sandboxes are occasionally placed in other locations. Most advice given in this essay applies regardless.
  2. ^ This essay does not focus on use of sandboxes for drafting new articles. New article drafting is discussed on other pages, such as Wikipedia:Drafts and Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft.
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    . Remember not to copy those deletions and/or comment tags back into the article.