# This place needs a "sandbox"...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 10, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320 "2009-10-10T17:14:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/21 "2009-10-13T02:53:55Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> There’s stickies and a FAQ that we’re in the midst of updating, new folks are highly encouraged to read those things.
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> I don’t want to segregate new people, I want them to hang out and learn how this place works and jump in and participate, don’t you?

Well, yeah. When you put it that way. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/22 "2009-10-13T18:09:47Z")

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When I pulled up my subscribed threads this morning, the last two on the list were:

\*Do you let your cats go outside?  
\*This place needs a “sandbox”

That amused me.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/23 "2009-10-14T01:48:47Z")

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> [@InvisibleWombat](#):
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> When I pulled up my subscribed threads this morning, the last two on the list were:
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> \*Do you let your cats go outside?  
> \*This place needs a “sandbox”
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> That amused me.

So – did you post it in Sequential Threads, or didn’t you?

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/24 "2009-10-14T03:16:36Z")

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Oh, wow, Twicks. I thought Sequential Threads applied only to threads listed under forums. Do you mean it applies to subscription lists as well?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/25 "2009-10-14T14:06:51Z")

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I was making a joke – but I’ve seen people do it based on a “new posts” list, with threads from different forums – so why not?

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/26 "2009-10-14T14:34:00Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> So – did you post it in Sequential Threads, or didn’t you?

As **Lib** figured, I never thought about it, since it was my “subscribed thread” list, so they weren’t actually sequential anywhere else.

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**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/27 "2009-10-27T21:43:09Z")

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Subsequent to my starting this thread someone else searching for del/del started another thread. It seems it might be helpful if this curious del/del were included at the ‘go advanced’ screen.

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**Author:** ![davey77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-needs-a-sandbox/513320/28 "2009-10-28T04:34:10Z")

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> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#):
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> However, having a forum for “test only” could be a useful idea.

I really don’t know how to make a short quote, so testing it now. Please forgive me.

Got it.:smack:

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