User:Tark/Sandbox

A user space is a collection of pages located in the user namespace, identified by the User: prefix. These pages are commonly used for personal sandboxes (you can visit yours here), to-do lists, or other meta topics. There are three types of pages within one's user space:

• User page: your personal profile (User:WikiUsername).
• Talk page: your message board (User_talk:WikiUsername).
• User subpages: additional pages within your user space (User:WikiUsername/Sandbox, User:WikiUsername/Template, Category:User:WikiUsername pages, Module:User Sandbox/WikiUsername etc.).

Apart from maintenance edits (e.g,. fixing broken links, removing deprecated templates, deleting content that violates policies and guidelines), only you are expected to edit pages in your user space. If you wish to allow someone else to edit your pages, clearly state this on the page itself, as edits by others will likely be reverted.

Guidelines

• User pages and subpages are expected to adhere to the Steam Online Conduct guidelines.
• User pages and subpages should be relevant to the Team Fortress Wiki or related works.
• User pages and subpages should not contain categories that are intended for use on the main namespace.
  • For sandbox-like pages, add a colon (:) before Category: (e.g., [[:Category:Items]]) to prevent the page from being added to the category.
• User pages and subpages must not contain content intended for external use or anything that violate policy. If you think your page's content could be valuable, ask whether it belongs in the main namespace.
• User pages or subpages that are used to document custom weapons, game modes, maps, or otherwise that mimic the style of official pages must have __NOINDEX__ included somewhere on the page. It is also recommended to add __NOINDEX__ to all user pages except your user page.

User images

This is a shortened version for convenience. Please read Team Fortress Wiki:Licensing images and Team Fortress Wiki:Images.

• User images must be prefixed with User WikiUsername (e.g., User WikiUsername avatar.png) and categorized under Category:User images.
• User images containing trademarked content must be uploaded at the lowest possible resolution or match the resolution used in the user page.
• User images that are no longer in use may be deleted without warning.

User templates and modules

• Templates
  • The preferred way to edit a template is to first update its /Sandbox subpage (e.g., Template:Colour/Sandbox). This allows you to test changes without accidentally breaking hundreds of pages.
    • Before editing this shared sandbox, please make sure to check the history tab to ensure you're not overwriting someone else's work.
  • You can also create personal templates for use in your own user space. These can be made as normal subpages and don't need to be in the template namespace or have the Template: prefix (e.g., User:WikiUsername/MyTemplate is good, User:WikiUsername/Template:MyTemplate is okay, but Template:User WikiUsername is very very very bad!).
• Lua modules
  • Pages under Module:User Sandbox/WikiUsername are considered part of your user space.

User categories

To organize or keep track of your user pages and sandboxes, you may create a user category specifically for your user space:

• Prefix the category with User: followed by your username. This can be possessive (e.g., Category:User:WikiUsername's pages) or non-possessive (e.g., Category:User:WikiUsername pages). End the name with a meaningful suffix, such as Category:User:WikiUsername custom weapons.
  • When creating the category page, add the following: {{non-article category|user-category}}.
• User categories can only be added to your other user categories. They should not be added to categories outside your user space.
• User categories must still comply with the general category rules. Categories that don't follow these guidelines may be deleted without warning.

See also

• Category:Userpage decoration