Linked Questions
53 questions linked to/from Inactive Sandbox 2017-18
34
votes
10
answers
6k
views
Sandbox for Proposed Questions
The Sandbox works best if you sort posts by "active" (click here to do so).
Welcome to the Sandbox!
This "Sandbox" is a place where Worldbuilding.SE users can get feedback on prospective questions ...
- 91.5k
3
votes
1
answer
118
views
Do people still need to see comments under graduated/abandoned question drafts in the Sandbox?
Recently there was a Meta discussion about Deletion of Comments from Sandbox? and according with Monica's comment I want to start a discussion about the usefulness of comments under graduated/...
- 17.6k
24
votes
5
answers
7k
views
Inactive Sandbox 2018 [duplicate]
This sandbox is inactive. Please visit the next Sandbox for Proposed Questions
In order to make the Sandbox easier to use, a new Sandbox question will be posted when the old one becomes too full. ...
- 5,878
1
vote
3
answers
95
views
Is name choice on-topic for Worldbuilding?
I'm very new to the SE "Worldbuilding" site, and therefore I'm not quite sure if a question I have is on-topic there. It is about the mechanics of a world, though its this world, and the mechanics ...
- 676
3
votes
1
answer
112
views
What do you do when no one answers your question?
I posted one question, about an hour ago (What modifications would be needed to turn an oil rig into a self sustaining base?), and no one has answered, commented or anything. I read the help center, ...
- 89
3
votes
2
answers
155
views
Should we have some Guidelines to Creating Magical Creatures?
NOTE: This question is about whether the idea of having guidelines is merited.
Not actually creating them...yet!
You decide you want some magical creature in your land. eg dragons with wings etc. You ...
- 12.8k
0
votes
0
answers
36
views
Is "How to make shotguns practical again" on topic? [duplicate]
I was thinking about asking how I can make shotguns practical in the military outside of a military police context but I think it might be a bit overly broad. Would you agree with this assessment and ...
- 970
2
votes
2
answers
82
views
Would a question about classifying certain actions as rape be on topic?
I will say in advance that this isn't the most cheery subject.
For my writing, I need to know whether a situation is classed as rape or not. However the situation involves a character who, using ...
- 1,231
3
votes
2
answers
75
views
What to do when you receive unsatisfactory answers?
After waiting and receiving unsatisfactory answers (because everyone is misunderstanding what you're saying, even if you restate the important part several times) and not counting adding a bounty, ...
- 3,246
2
votes
2
answers
42
views
Would asking for an outline for worldbuilding issues be on-topic?
Would a question on writing an outline specifically for my worldbuilding belong in the Worldbuilding Stack Exchange or on the Writing Stack Exchange? I mean general advice for how to structure my ...
- 3,246
8
votes
3
answers
274
views
How to rewrite a controversial question when I didn't get the answers I was expecting?
I recently wrote a question on a controversial topic, transgender hormone medication. I knew it was controversial and tried to focus on the least controversial aspect of the question, medication, as ...
- 12.8k
5
votes
2
answers
152
views
Would a question about how deep someone needs to be buried so they wouldn't be found be on-topic?
My friend has just heard about StackExchange and is in the middle of writing a horror story. When I showed her this site she asked me:
"Could I ask how deep you would have to bury someone so they ...
- 1,231
10
votes
1
answer
158
views
Mutually-exclusive goals and how to discover them
I have to admit, I've been here a month now and I still have absolutely no clue what most of y'all's goals are in patrolling posts.
My first question was closed for being too open-ended and ...
- 1,886
0
votes
0
answers
35
views
Transform open ended science based questions to more acceptable format [duplicate]
I would like to explore methods to achieve psionic like effects using known, science based, phenomenon.
For instance:
Instead of an empathy psionic based power what about people that are highly ...
- 2,147
4
votes
2
answers
108
views
Would a question about a potential voting system be on-topic?
For instance, I have the very beginnings of a question swirling around in my mind about a fairly hard to explain ranked-choice voting system (not even close to fleshed out in my mind yet) which might ...
- 319