Wikipedia:Misuse of the sandbox

This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting.

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This page is not a sandbox. It should not be used for test editing. To experiment, please use the Wikipedia sandbox, your user sandbox, or the other sandboxes.

This page in a nutshell: Wikipedia's sandbox is intended for relatively free experimentation, but certain rules still apply to it.

The sandbox is a page where users can make test edits and preview them. Users have more freedom when editing the sandbox; users can post content there that would normally violate policies. However, there is still a lesser degree of editing restrictions in the sandbox; for example, users may not post legal threats or libelous/defamatory material. Such content may be considered vandalism and removed at any time, and repeated infractions can lead to a block.