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Regards of template sandboxes being replaced with different text

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Hey, I noticed that you replaced every template in all of the template sandboxes with "oops". This counts as vandalisim and I had to copy and paste one of my previous revisions of Template:X45 because my work was replaced. I noticed that you did it in all of the template sandboxes execpt for Template:Template sandbox. I may or may not revert the changes you made, if some of the template sandboxes are not cleared regulary by Cyberbot I. I'll let you off with a warning since I am a nice guy. If you have any questions, leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks for your understanding. RandomWikiPerson_277talk page or something 15:16, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that, didn't know you were working on something on X45. I did that to test and see which sandboxes get automatically cleared by Cyberbot I when it's the bot's time to do so. And I got my answer: X1-X20 and Template sandbox are cleared automatically by Cyberbot I, but not X21-X53. Feel free to revert the remaining template sandboxes. 1033Forest (talk) 15:35, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@1033Forest: It's fine, it's a learning experience. RandomWikiPerson_277talk page or something 15:39, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Why do you keep editing the sandbox with the same message, at around the same time?

 🇮🇱🇺🇸JayCubby probby haz NPOV on the Isr.-Pal. Conflict🇮🇱🇺🇸  talk 17:02, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just for testing purposes as that's what the sandbox is supposed to be for, and also so the bot has something to clear each hour. 1033Forest (talk) 17:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, thank you, I didn't mean to come off in an accusative manner. Does the bot malfunction if it has nothing to clear?
 🇮🇱🇺🇸JayCubby probby haz NPOV on the Isr.-Pal. Conflict🇮🇱🇺🇸  talk 19:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, but only once or twice from what I remember is when it didn't clear anything despite there being stuff on the sandbox. 1033Forest (talk) 19:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Hello @1033Forest,

Are you still testing User:Sandbox to see if the bot automatically clears content? If no, please stop. Thank you. Myrealnamm (talk) 22:05, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and I'm not doing "anything wrong" by testing there; anyone (including me) is allowed to test in the user space with that sandbox as long as it doesn't disrupt other Wikipedia activity. It's not as popular as Wikipedia:Sandbox so I'm like the only user there most of the time. 1033Forest (talk) 22:08, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thank you. Just asking!
Myrealnamm (talk) 22:12, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mass editing of sandbox pages

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You have made 6453 edits to English Wikipedia and, of those, 4421 have been to public sandbox and sandbox talk pages. That is 68% of your edits. Over 2/3.

This is a project to build an encyclopedia. It is not a place to engage in unproductive fooling around in sandboxes.

Please stop and focus instead on improving the encyclopedia. I hope that you stop voluntarily. Otherwise, page blocks will be required. Cullen328 (talk) 22:32, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about all that, I didn't realize all this sandbox editing with the exact same "O.P.E" message almost every single time would eventually take up over 2/3 of my edits. On this encyclopedia I usually focus on editing TV show episode lists whenever new episodes and airdates are announced, but there hasn't been any in a while and I kept doing these edits out of boredom until I was caught in the act just now. I do not want to do anything wrong or mean any harm, so I will stop posting the same message and only test something there if really needed from now on. Thanks for letting me know, I understand now. 1033Forest (talk) 23:02, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you need to conduct a legitimate sandbox test, then use your own sandbox pages, not the public ones. Cullen328 (talk) 00:49, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Got that, thanks for the response. Understood. I will use my own personal sandbox for these tests from now on. 1033Forest (talk) 01:24, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]