Talk:Sandpit

catogorise

--> yer exactly - how do you catogorise sandpitts? --Infinitive definition 12:50, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Litterbox

--> I think that in the first paragraph, the line "Homeowners with pets should be concerned that the sandpit does not become a litterbox." should be eliminated. According to the official policy of Wikipedia, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not,

"Wikipedia articles should not include instructions, advice (legal, medical, or otherwise) or suggestions"

Therefore, as of July 26, 2007, I am deleting "Homeowners with pets should be concerned that the sandpit does not become a litterbox." from the Sandpit article.

--LivingforHim 19:40, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

I can agree with following such rules, but in the interest of not just deleting valuable points, perhaps such so-called "advice" can be rephrased in a more informative way, e.g. something like: "Homeowners and property managers often take precautions against neighborhood pets, or their own pets, from using the sandbox as a litterbox, as such usage can create a sanitation hazard for the children who play in the sandbox." Try to cite any such claims if you can (e.g. http://schoolnet.gov.mt/healthandsafety/Newsletters/06-01.pdf , http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf710924.tip.html , http://cats.about.com/od/faqsonlitterboxmatters/f/sandbox.htm , etc.) - Blueguy 65.0.221.140 (talk) 17:11, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Protecting

OK you need to protect this page if you are going to have sandbox redirect here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.71.132.20 (talk) 09:47, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

Hrmm, I was unaware of that existing re-direct. I'll take a look at what can be done about that, thanks for the head's up! ^Ariel♥Gold 09:53, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Probably need to protect this page.

"Sandpit" directs here. UK users will mistake sandboxes for sandpits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.166.135.44 (talk) 09:25, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

"Sandpit" or "Sandbox"?

So, which term is most used? As you might know, the title of a Wikipedia article should use the most commonly used name. Judging from a Google comparison [1][2], the term "sandbox" seems more often used in computing, while "sandpit" seems more commonly used to refer to the real thing. It looks like the current situation is the correct one, but I could be wrong of course. Cheers, Face 10:31, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

I've never heard the term "sandpit" before, so while it may be used, it's certainly not as popular as "sandbox", especially in the USA. (The only time I've heard "pit" used to refer to a sandbox is in the case of a "long jump pit", which has a very different purpose than a playground sandbox.) It seems like naming this article "sandpit" instead of "sandbox" is to artificially inflate the usage of "sandpit" just so you can make a distinction between the original and more recent metaphorical uses. Consider the Google search build sandbox vs. build sandpit, (using "build" so as to eliminate some of the metaphorical results): Not only does the first search have many more results, but the the results take you to well known sites which have chosen to use the word "sandbox" over the less common "sandpit". The first 9 results I got (bobvila.com, lowes.com, wikihow.com, thisoldhouse.com, about.com, doityourself.com, ehow.com, diynetwork.com, wisegeek.com) are all sites I've visited before, unlike the random assortment of sites I got with [build sandpit]. - Blueguy 65.0.221.140 (talk) 16:36, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Sandpit is British, Sandbox is American. Wikipedia does not preference English variations on neutral subjects such as this. The most common term is not relevant for this kind of thing. A Brit probably created the article, so the article will remain in standard English. "Thems the rules" as you might say. McLerristarr (Mclay1) (talk) 03:41, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Also, calling the article "Sandpit" helps differentiate between it and WP:Sandbox. McLerristarr (Mclay1) (talk) 03:45, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Also - "Sandpit" is the thing that children play in, while "sandbox" is also used in computing terms to mean "test area". Therefore the distinction is useful here. EuroSong ^talk 21:44, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

In Canada, a sandbox is a man made container usually filled with sand or water (which is sometimes called a water station), most kindergarden classrooms have them. A sandpit is a hole dug into the ground and filled with sand, very common in playscapes (natural playgrounds). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.112.135 (talk) 13:53, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Please put a lock on this page

I got 3 warnings for editing this page mistaken it for SandBox, maybe it needs a lock? In UK, Sandpits and Sandboxes are synonyms--86.135.86.189 (talk) 16:38, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry you got warnings for an honest mistake. We already have a notice at the top of the article, and a bit "Attention New Users" notice at the top of the page you see when you edit it, but I can see how it's possible to miss those. I'm hesitant to request that this article be semi-protected, and I don't think an admin would be likely to grant the request anyway, as that would hinder future users who wanted to edit it constructively. I will, however, add an additional note to the editing box itself.

Don't worry about it too much, by the way. No real harm was done. The article was quickly reverted, and while you received warnings, you weren't blocked so you can keep editing so long as it's done constructively. I hope you decide to stick around! Visit WP:WELCOME for some helpful advice and information for new users. --Icarus ^(Hi!) 19:23, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

History

I came looking for information on when & where sandpits originated, the article could do with some expansion in that area. Ryan Paddy (talk) 22:10, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I quite agree. That's what I came to the article hoping to find out, but there's nothing in this article that isn't pretty much common knowledge. - Blueguy 65.0.221.140 (talk) 16:41, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

I tried to find some reliable sources on the historical aspect of specifically sandboxes, but a quick search mostly found information on history of playgrounds in general, and not much outside of North America. Here's a source that shows they were common as early as the 1930s. The Playground article has some general historical information as well. Now, if I were to guess, I'd say the sandbox idea originated from parents watching their children play in sand at the beach, which led me to search for sandplay in general where I had better luck. Google Scholar turned up a promising article, here's a short snippet, "The use of sand in children’s programs has a long history, starting with a series of sand gardens developed in Berlin in the 1880s. These play areas, consisting of piles of sand encased in wooden borders, inspired the construction of America’s first supervised playgrounds: ten sand gardens in poor areas of Boston in 1887". I'll leave it to someone else to add content to the article if they wish. On a side note, while doing this search I came across another interesting Wikipedia article: Cold War playground equipment! -- œ^™ 03:43, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

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Diff. English variant tags

The template above tells us to use UK English, but, when looking at the text editor in the main article, it tells us to use {{Use American English}}. Which one is it? 2601:4A:C300:412:1C33:1F1:9584:59C8 (talk) 18:36, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

add { { Not a sandbox } } tag perhaps?

Does this belong on the article? I can't add it myself (edit protection), so I am hoping somebody adds it or finds that it does not belong.

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