The 'Category
Logs
' link on your dashboard allows you to view the edit history
for a specific category. You are shown the log for the category
that you enter in the 'category' box. you should enter the category
name in the slash separated format. e.g. Arts/Music.
Editing Log
This log shows the edit history of
the category specified. You must specify either
a category or an editor. If you specify both, category
and editor, then the editor name is ignored.
If you restrict by category, a typical
line of the log could look like this:
If you restrict by editor however,
you will be shown that editor's Edit Summary.
The logs are divided into blocks
of 250 per page. The logs are arranged chronologically, thus the
oldest edits are displayed first. The "-Next->" link, shows the
next 250 edits. To see the most recent edits for the category, click
the " -End->> "
link. If you click the 'Show Editor Notes', they will, if present, show
underneath the corresponding URL.
Actions
The first word on each line is the action.
Add - Indicates that either a URL, @link, relcat,
altlang, category charter, category guideline, or category
description has been added. Any of these actions earns the adding
editor one unique add. Note, only one unique add is recorded for
the relcat/altlang block on a page. i.e. the first relcat to be
added earns the adder a unique add, subsequent relcats added to
this page earn the adder a 'modify'. Newsgroup entires are counted
the same as URLs; a unique add is only earnt if that newsgroup
has never been added to the directory before.
Delete - Indicates that either a URL, @link, relcat,
altlang, category charter, category guideline, or category
description has been removed. Note, for altlangs/relcats/newsgroup
blocks, if the entire block is removed a delete is counted. Else,
a modify is counted.
Move - Indicates that the URL has been transferred
to another category. Each move earns one 'delete' edit.
Modify - Indicates that the corresponding URL/category
charter/category description/category guidelines/altland
block/relcat block has been changed, but not removed in its entirety.
An edit of this time increments the total edit count by one.
However, if the site is moved from one unreviewed queue to another,
the unreviewed edit count is also incremented by one.
Cool - Indicates that the corresponding URL has been
designated cool. Increments the total edit count by one.
See also: Sites: Cooling.
Unreview - Indicates that the corresponding URL has
been moved from the public-side of the directory, to unreviewed.
This increments the total edit count by one.
No Change - Indicates that an editor has confirmed
a change but not actually made a change. For instance, if
you were to go to edit an altlang block, not change anything, but
click the 'Update' button, then an 'No Change' action would be logged.
This increments the total edit count by one.
Explanations of the Rest of the Line
If the log has been restricted by category, the
next word is the name of the editor who made the change. Their
name is linked to their edit-side profile. If the log has been
restricted by editor, the next word is the name of the category
in which the edit has been made. The category name is linked
to the public page of that category.
The editor/category name is followed by the time
and date of the edit. The format in which this information
is displayed can be changed from your profile. (See also:
Customizing Your Profile
).
Underneath the editor name, time, and date line,
there is a link to details of what was actually edited.
If a URL was edited then it is shown.
If an @link is edited then
link 'LinkName@ -> LinkTarget' is
shown. LinkName is the text displayed
in the category containing the link, for instance Magic@,
LinkTarget is the slash-seperated path for the category
the link points to, e.g. Arts/Performing_Arts/Magic.
If sort priority is edited then 'pricat' appears.
If an alternative language block is edited 'altlang'
appears.
If a related category block is edited then 'related'
appears.
'desc.dat (category description)' refers to an
edit of the Category Description.
'charter.summary.dat (category charter summary)'
refers to an edit of the Submission Notice.
'charter.dat (category charter)' refers to an
edit of the Category Guidelines.
Note: A specific category
editing log is linked from the edit-side view of
category pages. Choosing option four from the edit
screen will open the edit log for the current category.
Newcat Log
This shows details of category
creations. It shows chunks of 100 at a time, in chronological order, with
the most recent first. There is a link at the bottom allowing access to the
previous 100. The log can be restricted by editor, category, or both. Or,
it can be ran without any restrictions. In this case it shows the 100 last
categories that have been made anywhere in the directory, by anyone.
It shows the name of the editor
that created the category, the name of category that was made, and when
this action occurred.
Delcat Log
This shows details of category
deletions. It shows chunks of 100 at a time, in chronological order, with
the most recent first. There is a link at the bottom allowing access to the
previous 100. The log can be restricted by editor, category, or both. Or,
it can be ran without any restrictions. In this case it shows the 100 last
categories that have been deleted anywhere in the directory, by anyone.
It shows the name of the editor
that deleted the category, the name of category that was deleted, and
when this action occurred.
Catmv Log
This shows details of categories
that have been moved, or are queued to be moved.
The status of the action can be
either 'waiting', 'pending', or 'done'. 'Pending' means that the request
is queued while the catmvd is paused for RDF generation. 'waiting' means
that the request is the first in the queue to be processed after catmvd
is un-paused. 'Done' means that the job has been completed successfully.
The 'editor' column shows who requested
the move. The final column shows the category's original location, and
where it has been/will be moved to. If the request is done the category's
target path will be a clickable link. If the request is either pending
or waiting. the category's original path will be a clickable link.
Cooling Log
Shows details of sites that have
been cooled or uncooled. The log can be either restricted by editor,
or by category, or left unrestricted.
The action is either 'cool' or
'uncool'. If 'cool' is rendered in bold text the corresponding site is still
cooled, if not, the site has been uncooled.
The log shows a maximum of 100
entries at a time, in chronological order, newest first. The editor name
links to their cooling log, i.e. the sites that they have either cooled or
uncooled.
New Editor Log
Shows details of editors that have
been accepted into the directory.
It can be restricted by meta, category,
or left unrestricted. Restricting it by meta, shows details of all editors
added by that specific person. The meta's name links to the log, restricted
to the editors added by them. Restricting by category shows all editors
that were accepted into that category, and its sub-categories, when they
were joined.
Last update: 2002-06-25
