Topic on Forum:Trope Talk

So, how does Sandbox work and how can I utilize it. Also were can I practice my edits before I post them anywhere (i.e. Trope Workshop)?

Answering the second question first: You can practice your edits in Sandbox.

As to what Sandbox is and how you can use it: Sandbox is a set of pages that are deliberately kept out of the "Main" space where all the articles are kept. They're otherwise just like any other page. You shouldn't be able to break anything by playing in a Sandbox, so you can use it to try out new markup and new gadgets without affecting anything else.

Each User has his or her own Sandbox. Mine is at User:Robkelk/sandbox - I use it as a place to keep track of my ongoing projects. Yours is at User:Jade Shauni/sandbox

So, I can just post stuff there and fix whatever page. Also, where can someone help me with my grammar and other serious issues, like some idea that I found in TVT but won't work here?

This may require I set up a new sub-forum for help with grammar with links to resources and threads for improvement.

Well, this is more geared to the fiction writer than to a wiki contributor, but there are some sections that are hard grammar -- my guide for fic writers. Maybe you can find something of use in it, Jade.

So, when I'm done practicing in the sandbox and fix whatever article that I'm doing, how do I put said article in the trope workshop, main wiki, and etc.?

Thanks for the fic guide.

You're welcome.

If you've been creating a completely new page, you can just move it into the main namespace (or into the Trope Workshop namespace if it's a trope) using the "Move" command on the "More" menu in the upper right corner of the page. If you've been making changes to a copy of an existing page, you'll need to manually cut-and-paste your new page into and over the old page, through the usual edit function.