Timeline for answer to An info box to point new users to The Sandbox by dzaima
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| Sep 6, 2019 at 17:27 | comment | added | dzaima | @Oliver 1) probably. 2) I don't know why, but with 'first' sounds better to me, but that could possibly just be me. | |
| Sep 4, 2019 at 18:43 | comment | added | Oliver | Shouldn't it be "[...] first post proposed challenges to the Sandbox."? to instead of in? I also think it would sound better if you dropped the word first. "[...] it is highly recommended to post proposed challenges to the Sandbox." | |
| Sep 4, 2019 at 16:20 | comment | added | DJMcMayhem Mod | This is officially live now, so I'm accepting this answer. | |
| Sep 4, 2019 at 16:20 | vote | accept | DJMcMayhem | ||
| Aug 30, 2019 at 14:04 | history | edited | dzaima | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2019 at 13:59 | comment | added | dzaima | @SriotchilismO'Zaic ah okay, yeah, that does make sense. | |
| Aug 30, 2019 at 13:55 | comment | added | Wheat Wizard Mod | The issue I see is that newcomers often misinterpret this to mean more like a validity criterion. e.g. an answer wins if it does XYZ. Scoring criterion doesn't seem to have this issue. I personally have shifted to using Scoring criterion when explaining it to newcomers and I have found it effective. | |
| Aug 30, 2019 at 11:36 | comment | added | dzaima | @xnor Answering is way easier to do correctly as there are bound to be examples around you, there are way smaller consequences, and the generic SE popup already says "Anybody can answer". If the info box allowed to enter newlines, a second smaller paragraph about TNB & answering would make sense though | |
| Aug 30, 2019 at 11:25 | comment | added | dzaima | @SriotchilismO'Zaic how is winning criterion more misleading? There are scoring systems where answers aren't actually scored (e.g. answer-chaining, some king-of-the-hills) and while I'm okay with not including those in the info box for purposes of clarity, I don't see how it is clearer | |
| Aug 30, 2019 at 1:05 | comment | added | xnor | Adám's post made me realize it might be good to mention something about answering challenges before stuff on writing them. Unlike most SE sites, answering is easier and new users usually do that first. | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 22:15 | comment | added | Wheat Wizard Mod | Could we say "scoring criterion" instead of "winning criterion". The former is clearer and more accurate to what it describes while the former is a bit outdated and misleading. | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 18:30 | comment | added | dzaima | @mbomb007 implemented. Makes sense, I didn't think much about capitalization. | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 18:28 | history | edited | dzaima | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 29, 2019 at 18:26 | comment | added | mbomb007 | I think it should be "the Sandbox", with the 'S' capitalized, and the link should exclude the. | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 17:55 | comment | added | xnor | Since this info box has to be short, I think we should add the suggested first-timer guidance to the Sandbox question itself, like how long to Sandbox questions and what to do if nobody comments, and add links to relevant meta FAQ's and Things to Avoid. | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 15:12 | comment | added | flawr | @dzaima Right, while I don't think the amount of time in the sandbox has any significance a link to TNB would certainly be nice | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 14:41 | comment | added | Catija StaffMod | That's a great thing to consider, @dzaima! As we direct more users to specific guidance, it's good to make sure that guidance has everything a first-time visitor would need without being too much info! | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 12:43 | comment | added | dzaima | @flawr that should be already the purpose of the current sandbox, though now looking at its post, i notice that it doesn't mention anything about how long answers should stay there or TNB, etc. imo the FAQ should be in the sandbox itself, but that's a separate issue | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 12:32 | comment | added | flawr | I'd make a comment that sandboxing alone is not enough but that they should also seek out some feedback. (Or maybe we should also introduce a newbie-sandbox?) | |
| Aug 29, 2019 at 11:02 | history | edited | dzaima | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 29, 2019 at 10:59 | comment | added | dzaima | @DJMcMayhem yeah, I guess that would make sense | |
| Aug 28, 2019 at 20:09 | comment | added | DJMcMayhem Mod | What would you think about changing the first sentence to Code Golf Stack Exchange is a site for recreational programming competitions, not general programming questions.? Personally, I think this info box would be a great spot to explicitly state that code troubleshooting questions aren't on topic | |
| Aug 28, 2019 at 18:54 | history | edited | dzaima | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 28, 2019 at 18:46 | comment | added | dzaima | @Poke yeah, I thought about objective vs clear, but didn't even notice i wrote condition instead of criterion, which does sound much better | |
| Aug 28, 2019 at 18:33 | comment | added | Poke | +1 I like the "objective winning criterion" vernacular of the other answers but I think this answer the best. | |
| Aug 28, 2019 at 17:48 | history | answered | dzaima | CC BY-SA 4.0 |