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:-

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

On Lists

Is it just me, or are these rather like the corresponding list elements in HTML?
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.

Two.

Three.

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.