User:Simon G Best/Sandbox

Introduction

I thought it would be a good idea for me to have my own, personal sandbox. It was suggested on the main sandbox page that a user's own sandbox be created this way, so that's what I'm doing. It's because I'm just about as much of a newbie as it's possible to be when it comes to editing Wikipedia. When I'm not quite such a new newbie, I'll perhaps join the bigger kids in the main sandbox. But first, I've got to stop wetting my nappies.

--Simon G Best 16:43, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Since I am only a baby, and am easily damaged, please do not come into my sandbox. Thank you.

--Simon G Best 17:05, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Playing with Lists

A Simple List

• I like lists.
• Lists are fun.
• Lists have heads and tails.
• Lists are, generally, not coins.

Nested Lists

• Nested lists are:-
  • nested;
  • lists of lists;
  • hierarchical.
• Flat lists are:-
  • possibly elements of non-flat lists (in which case they're nested as well as flat);
  • not the opposite of nested lists.
• Unnested lists are:-
  • lists that are not elements of other lists;
  • lists that might contain (nested) lists as elements;
  • not the same as flat lists (necessarily, though they can be flat).

Numbered Lists

Numbered lists:-

1. are lists;
2. have numbered elements;
3. can be:
   1. nested,
   2. flat.

On Lists

1. Is it just me, or are these rather like the corresponding list elements in HTML?
2. So, why isn't XML used instead of this other mark-up scheme?

Definition Lists

Well, what do you know! There are definition lists, too!

definition list

Has strange syntax.

strange syntax

Syntax that doesn't come 'naturally'.

naturally

You know, how it's meant to be.

I'm really not so sure on the syntax when mixing lists with definition lists included.

Indentation

Bleugh!

It looks like the mark-up is a bit too presentation-oriented. It should be structural, not presentational, surely!

Blockquotes

Blockquoting is better, though it seems they're still thinking presentationally. Bad, bad practice.

Preformatted Text

Okay, so if I start some text with a space, then it's preformatted.
That's okay.  I'll have to try it out, and see how it goes.
Does it carry on onto the next line, I wonder?  Nope.
A leading space is needed for each new line of preformatted text.

Or do I have to have a blank line in between? Nope, a blank line is not required between preformatted text and following, unpreformatted text.

Centered Text

Another ghastly presentational thing.

Horizontal Dividing Lines

One.

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Two.

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Three.

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Four.

Links

Internal Links

Here's a simple link to a Wikipedia article.

Piped Links

Why are they called piped links, when they're not actual pipes as such? Yes, it's the 'pipe' character, but it's not really what I'd call a piped link. There's no piping going on.

Blended Affixes

Blended affixes are preferable to piped links, but still not general enough (unless it's doing something magical, but I don't think that would be a good idea).

Namespaces

Wikipedia has namespaces.

Sections in Pages

Sections in other pages can be linked to.