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Are these bugs or intentional changes?

Rather then report these bugs individually, I'd rather put them in one post to avoid problems.

Bug 1: Device category changes now require an admin to approve them (even if you created the page)

This bug isn't annoying, but it is inconvenient since it affects the Device page author and someone going in to correct the category of a device because it was misplaced.

While my example image doesn't show it on a page I made, I don't want to change the category on one of my pages to show this bug and clutter Patrol up because I changed the category on a page I made and had cleared. However, it happens on pages created by the author, along with other's (even if you exceed the 500 minimum, which I easily exceed).

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Bug 2: Insufficient privileges bug

When I go to self approve the edit because in theory I can easily do this, I cannot. The problem I am having is I can't do this and get this error:

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This gets triggered when I try and approve the edit myself when I click Accept. It also isn't limited to pages - it also happens on pages I shouldn't have a problem on. An example of this is this Patrol item: https://www.ifixit.com/Patrol/Guide/2529...

I was able to get one patrol through, but the problem is when I tried for two it happened again. I get the same error message for this as I do on the device pages, so I'm not going to bother posting a screenshot when it'll be similar.

If memory serves correct, the Patrol problem is a bug but is the device page change issue by design or another bug?

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Hey Nick,

We've changed the way categorizations work, so now all categorizations will go through patrol, and they must be accepted by an admin.

On the topic of "self-approval", that is not a bug. If you made the edit and were able to approve the patrol, it would go through patrol without ever appearing in the queue. You have insufficient permissions because only admins can accept category edits. We'll work on expanding those error message so it's more clear what is going on.

The third instance you pointed out is a bug and we're working on fixing it. I'll let you know when it is fixed.

We're making these changes so the majority of our users only see well-formatted, correctly categorized content. If it turns out to be a major blow to your workflow, just let us know and we'll try and figure out a solution.

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I see now. I thought it was a bug because I'm used to the category changes going through automatically if you created the device page. That's how it's been for the past 10 years so that's probably why it was weird and looked like a bug to me. It's a slight annoyance since I know it will be approved or corrected further but this takes ~24 hours when it has happened, which means I need to maintain a link while I start building the page up.

On the other hand it makes sense you'd want to verify a category change like the Inspiron 15 example (even though I picked the right category). With how many pages I've had to categorize in the Inspiron section (mostly into their LCD size subgroup), I see why that change was made. These later models (2010+) use a different model coding many people aren't familiar with. When I change it, I know mine are correct. However, many people aren't well adapted to the newest way Dell organizes their laptop models. Technically Dell Inspiron *is* correct, but they are rarely sorted by LCD size.

The reason I get it in some cases (like the Dell edits I've had to make) is some people aren't aware Dell codes their laptop model numbers differently starting with the (Screen size)-(Model code) and XXR Series systems. The XXR method is easy and established, but not the (Screen size)-(Model code) method; it's still new enough that longtime owners of XXR and models like the 1425 (XX25 Series) still get it wrong.

99% of the time the specs are superficial when it comes to service (the exception is eMMC vs SATA); these model codes are mostly for Dell to identify the system more accurately on the consumer side. Since business buyers probably know what they bought, I usually don't bother there. However, since that's not always the case on the consumer end I'd consider posting the specs for that model code if I have it available. With that being said I'd also want to put a note that more or less says "The specs don't matter for service; all service the same" OR "Unless you have the eMMC model, all guides will work with your device."

Even though it's been that way with Dell since 2010, someone who bought one of the newer models used (Ex: Upgrading from an Inspiron 1425 to a Haswell Inspiron 11) may need that clue to find the right guides.

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