How do I compare different versions of a discussion page to see what changes were made?
In the “history” page of any discussion, you’ll notice that each version in the list has a “radio button”—a little circle that fills in when it’s clicked. Click the radio buttons associated with any two versions of the discussion page that you’d like to compare and then click the “Compare Selected Versions” button. This will bring up a side-by-side comparison of the two article versions, and all of the edits that have been will be highlighted. There will be a bit of Mediawiki code in there too, but you should be able to tell what changes have been made to the article. (The confusing highlights are primarily restricted to changes in the way the text has been formatted, i.e. when someone changes text from bold to italic, etc.. We’re actively working to improve the way that the compare-versions text appears.
In the “history” page of any discussion, you’ll notice that each version in the list has a “radio button”—a little circle that fills in when it’s clicked. Click the radio buttons associated with any two versions of the discussion page that you’d like to compare and then click the “Compare Selected Versions” button. This will bring up a side-by-side comparison of the two article versions, and all of the edits that have been will be highlighted. There will be a bit of Mediawiki code in there too, but you should be able to tell what changes have been made to the article. (The confusing highlights are primarily restricted to changes in the way the text has been formatted, i.e. when someone changes text from bold to italic, etc.. We’re actively working to improve the way that the compare-versions text appears.
