Wikipedia talk:Training/For educators/Sandbox edits for existing articles

Suggested rewrite

How about:

If you (or your students) are revising an existing article, consider drafting your first significant edits (e.g., a new or heavily revised section) in a sandbox to get the hang of things. Subsequent edits should be done live, discussing major edits with other editors on the article's talk page as needed. This is much more effective than fully rewriting an existing article in a sandbox and then replacing the article all at once, which may antagonize other editors.

If the students decide to use a sandbox, they should start by placing a notice on the talk page of the article with a link to the sandbox. This allows other interested editors to post comments and suggestions to the talk page, which the students may find useful, before work starts. Once the students are happy with their draft they can place another notice on the talk page of the article with a link to the sandbox, asking for comments before editing the article itself.

This addresses the concern expressed by Sandy at the ENB about letting editors know before the students start work. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 15:25, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, something along these lines would address my concerns. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:29, 16 December 2012 (UTC)