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[Matthew Revell <matthew.revell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 28 November 2011 19:02, Robert Collins <robert.collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Julian Edwards
> <julian.edwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wednesday 16 November 2011 13:06:47 curtis Hovey wrote:
>>> 4. We do not know who hid the comment, or why.
>>
>> This is a more general problem across Launchpad and I see requests for "who
>> did this?" all the time.  We should start recording this data in a generic
>> fashion as soon as possible and worry about adding an interface to view it
>> later.  It probably needs a new audit table where we can store generic actions
>
>                                                     s/table/service/
>
>> and link them to a Person.
>
> Why a service? Because if its generic there is no need for it to be
> part of LP core; being separate will allow reuse in e.g. SSO, Software
> Centre Agent, Ratings and Reviews, .... Being a separate service also
> allows for restricted restricted access to its DB, if we choose - to
> allow a higher standard of security around the audit trail[s].

This service would provide fodder for activity walls, too, right?

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Matthew Revell
Launchpad Product Manager
Canonical

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