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is an automatically generated list of actions of a certain type, showing when they were performed, by what user, and with respect to what page or other user. Logged actions include page deletions and restorations, page moves (renames), user blocks and unblocks, page protections and unprotections,
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by that user; for actions affecting a given user (such as blocks), the username (preceded by "User:") must be entered in the "Title" field of the log page, not the "User" field. (This configuration can be accessed directly from the "View history" tab of the user's userpage.)
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Some logs will have additional filtering options to show only specific kinds of actions. In this case, the deletion log can be further filtered to show only page deletions, page undeletions,
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links take you to the next or previous page of entries. The blue numbers list the number of entries displayed on the page. You can choose to display 20, 50, 100, 250 or 500 entries at once.
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logs. They can be enabled at "Show additional logs" when "All public logs" is selected. The example is set to only show the deletion log, which lists page
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When performing most actions, the user will be prompted to provide an optional summary or explanation of their actions, which will be shown here.
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attached to the action, if applicable. Tags are usually automatically added to actions and are used for maintenance or tracking purposes.
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a page or user. Type the name of the page you want to look up the logs for. If you want to look up the logs performed
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A link to the log of actions relating to a particular page can be found on the "View logs for this page" link on the "
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links let you quickly jump to the newest log entries or to the oldest log entries. The
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The type of log to display. By default, all public logs will be shown, except the
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a specified user. Type the username of the user you want to look up the logs for.
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field can be used to show only the logs created on or before a specified date.
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contains a list of users ordered by number of logged actions performed.
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by default on Knowledge; registered users can change this in their
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Log files which are not automatically generated can be found in
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field lets you search the logs for entries that were performed
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The name of the page or user that the action was performed on.
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user account creations, abuse filter reports, and others.
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Several other pages in the "Special:" namespace (such as
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The date and time of the logged action. The time is
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Knowledge:LOG
information page
encyclopedic article
Knowledge's policies or guidelines
consensus
vetting
Shortcut
WP:LOG
Special:Log
Special:Log/block
delete
move
protect
rights
upload
patrol
View history

patrol
review
tag
thanks
deletions and undeletions
tagged
revision deletions
redirects
UTC
preferences
username
IP address

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