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[Robert Lyon <robertl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

>From forum:
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=6470&offset=0&limit=10

'It appears to me that students can "game" assignment deadlines by
creating incomplete Journal entries before the assignment deadline, then
editing them after the deadline, since the Journal entry time stamps
don't update after editing'

Taking a quick look at this - a journal entry displays the creation date
- which should never change.

What would be needed is to either display the modification date instead
of the creation date (which are the same initially but change on
editing) or have both display if different, eg

Posted on Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 9:37 AM
Last edited on Thursday, 9 October 2014, 19:45 PM

** Affects: mahara
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: journal

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1381228

Title:
  Problem with journal entry only showing creation date and not modified
  date

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  From forum:
  https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=6470&offset=0&limit=10

  'It appears to me that students can "game" assignment deadlines by
  creating incomplete Journal entries before the assignment deadline,
  then editing them after the deadline, since the Journal entry time
  stamps don't update after editing'

  Taking a quick look at this - a journal entry displays the creation
  date - which should never change.

  What would be needed is to either display the modification date
  instead of the creation date (which are the same initially but change
  on editing) or have both display if different, eg

  Posted on Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 9:37 AM
  Last edited on Thursday, 9 October 2014, 19:45 PM

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