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)

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:
 * 4) nested,
 * 5) flat.

On Lists

 * 1) 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.

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.