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Can a practice "managed page' be available for newbies to experiment on, that would have extra features such as roll back?

Being a newbie, I would like to have a practice "managed page" to work on, that I can experiment with. One that is not posted, but useful for testing layouts. It would have the rollback option as an additional feature, so you could go back to any previous version, and then branch out from there. One could do the initial construction there, and then when ready, "publish" to the page you really are working on. Any thoughts about having this option? Advantages or disadvantages. The rollback feature would be nice on all pages, but this may be to costly to implement. If you like, include any ideas about features you would like on such a page.

This question was triggered by this one: http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-technical-issues/is-it-possible-to-reload-a-topic-page-so-that-it-returns-to-its-original-format
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buddawiggi buddawiggi
 
 August 31, 2009 04:55 PM
I did this exactly like @philipy said I picked a niche topic and just went for it.

The process was new to me so it took me a bit to get the hang of it but now after 3 months of improvements it is one of my highest viewed pages. I really just made a complete mess and then in cleaning it up taught myself the ins and outs of page creation.

No shame in just going for it.
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• It was hard to select between answers. You've been very helpful, and encouraging and recently gave me a tip, so I want to acknowledge that. Like you, I just went for it. I haven't read any of the guides. I rather just plunge in anyway and ask questions on the forum.


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duenhsiyen duenhsiyen
 
August 31, 2009 05:05 PM
can I look at this page? where is it?

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buddawiggi buddawiggi
 
August 31, 2009 07:58 PM
I created Cannibalism on June 7th and it is still a work in progress.

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duenhsiyen duenhsiyen
 
September 03, 2009 04:46 PM
Very cool page! But I'm a little afraid to select such a niche topic, since I don't want to be judged too weird yet!

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buddawiggi buddawiggi
 
September 03, 2009 04:55 PM
Thank you :) I tried to pick a subject I thought nobody would search but it turned out a lot of folks did. In the beginning they must have thought I was crazy.

My first thought was to make a page on the letter "X" or "Y" just to learn.

Good luck with your search.

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duenhsiyen duenhsiyen
 
September 03, 2009 05:01 PM
Actually, one of my first questions I feel a little embarrassed about. So now I don't have to worry about being labeled weird anymore! No one has answered it, maybe because it was difficult or they don't want to be labeled weird!

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philipy philipy
 
August 31, 2009 04:48 PM
This is a great suggestion.

For now you could approximate this by making your own page, and using that for practice. It could be a page about a super-niche topic, about yourself for example, or even just called "X's Test Page".

Look at the History link on your pages. If you see the same things as me, there should be a list of the changes, and a rollback option.

The rollback is a new thing, I've never seen it til recently, and not tried it yet.

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duenhsiyen duenhsiyen
 
August 31, 2009 05:04 PM
I don't see the roll back on my managed page under "view history." Is it so new, that it is only available on new pages? Can I abandon one of my two pages,( I am a newbie,) and create/claim a new one, to get this feature?

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philipy philipy
 
August 31, 2009 05:15 PM
You can abandon a page after finishing playing around with it.

I don't know why you can't see the rollback feature, but it might be limited to people with a high belt level. We have a few more things that we can do than most.

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duenhsiyen duenhsiyen
 
September 03, 2009 04:54 PM
I just asked the question as to what belt level the rollback option become available: http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-technical-issues/at-what-belt-level-does-the-rollback-option-become-available
As a work around, I now have 5 managed pages to play around with. Even this number, though, is not enough for experimentation.

And I just did a page for myself under my name Duen Hsi Yen

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philipy philipy
 
September 03, 2009 05:02 PM
I think one is enough is you want to learn how to make pages.

If you're interested in trying your hand a a variety of different topic areas to see how it goes, then you'd need more. But obviously Mahalo doesn't want people making or claiming lots of pages until they've proven they can do a good job with a few.

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