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The paste events panel and revision history are two of the most detailed sources of writing process evidence available in Puddin. Together they let you reconstruct how an applicant’s document was built — what text they typed from scratch, what they pasted in and from where in the document, and how the content evolved from first keystroke to final submission. This page explains how to navigate both panels and what to look for when reviewing a submission.

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Paste events

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Navigating to the paste events panel

  1. Open a submitted personal statement via Applicants → [Applicant Name] → View Submission.
  2. In the Evidence Panel on the right, click the Paste Events tab.
The panel displays a chronological list of every paste action Puddin recorded during the applicant’s writing sessions.

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What each paste entry shows

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Viewing a paste in context

Click any paste entry in the list to:
  • Highlight the corresponding section of the final document in the Document Panel, so you can see where pasted text sits within the overall submission
  • See the document state at the moment of the paste (i.e., what the document looked like immediately before and after the action)
If a large paste was later heavily edited, the highlighted section in the final document may look quite different from the original pasted text. Compare both to understand how much the applicant reworked the content.

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Interpreting paste data in context

A paste event on its own does not carry inherent significance. Consider the following when reviewing paste data:
  • Volume relative to document length — Pasting a few sentences from notes is very different from a single paste that constitutes the majority of the document.
  • Pasted text content — Does the pasted text read as consistent with the rest of the document, or does it represent a stylistic shift?
  • What happened after the paste — Did the applicant continue editing, rewriting, and developing the pasted content, or did they paste and move on?
  • Session context — Was the paste part of an active, varied writing session, or the only significant action in a very short session?
Puddin records paste events regardless of the source of the pasted text. The platform does not identify or classify where pasted content originated — that judgement is yours to make based on all available evidence.

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Revision history

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Navigating to the revision history

In the Evidence Panel, click the Revision History tab. The revision history displays every recorded change to the document in chronological order, from the first keystroke to the final submission.

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How revisions are displayed

Each entry in the revision timeline represents a discrete change to the document. Changes are colour-coded: You can click any revision entry to see the document state at that point in time, with the change highlighted. Use the Previous and Next buttons to step through changes one by one, or drag the timeline scrubber to jump to a specific moment.

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Filtering and searching the revision history

For long documents with many revisions, use the toolbar above the revision list to narrow what you see:
  • Filter by change type — Show only insertions, deletions, or rewrites
  • Filter by session — Show only revisions that occurred in a specific writing session
  • Search — Enter a word or phrase to find all revisions that added or removed that text
  • Filter by date/time range — Show revisions within a specific window
Searching the revision history for specific phrases is useful when you want to check whether a particular sentence in the final document was typed in full, arrived via paste, or was assembled from multiple edits over time.

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What the revision history reveals

Authentic iterative writing typically produces a revision history with a characteristic shape: a mix of forward progress, backtracking, small corrections, occasional larger rewrites, and gradual refinement across multiple sessions. A revision history that shows very little editing — particularly when combined with high paste volume — gives you important context for your review. At the same time, revision patterns vary significantly between individuals. Some writers plan extensively before they start and produce clean first drafts. The revision history is one piece of evidence to weigh alongside the full picture of the applicant’s writing process.