Appendix 2: Guideline Change Log
This guideline is updated regularly to remain relevant over time. Changes from the past two years (July 2020 - July 2022) are summarized below.
Date Published
Summary of Changes
July 2022
● Refreshed language to be aligned with the newly published Search Quality Rater Guidelines: An Overview ● Refined YMYL to focus on topics that require a high level of accuracy to prevent significant harm; added a new table of examples and refreshed existing examples ● Added clarifications to Low and Lowest Page Quality sections to emphasize that the type and level of E-A-T depends on the purpose of the page, and that low quality and harmful pages can occur on any type of website ● Refactored language throughout to be applicable across all devices types ● Minor changes throughout (updated screenshots; removed or updated outdated examples and concepts; removed user location when irrelevant; etc.) ● Expanded the definition of the YMYL subcategory ' Groups of people ' ● Refreshed guidance on how to research reputation information for websites and content creators ● Restructured and updated ' Lowest Page Quality' section; reorganized and refreshed examples to reflect new structure ● Simplified the definition of ' Upsetting-Offensive' to remove redundancy with Lowest Page Quality section ● Minor changes throughout (updated screenshots and URLs, wording, and examples for consistency; removed outdated examples; fixed typos; etc.) ● Added note to clarify that ratings do not directly impact order of search results ● Emphasized ' The Role of Examples in these Guidelines ' as an independent section in the introduction ● Added clarification that Special Content Result Blocks may have links to landing pages; added illustrative example ● Updated guidance on how to rate pages with malware warnings and when to assign the Did Not Load flag; added illustrative examples ● Changed the order of Rating Flags section and Relationship between Page Quality and Needs Met section for clarity ● Added ' Rating Dictionary and Encyclopedia Results for Different Queries ': Emphasizes the importance of understanding the user intent and query for Needs Met rating; added illustrative examples ● Minor changes throughout (updated examples and explanations for consistency; simplified language regarding raters representing people in their locale; fixed typos; etc.)
October 2021
October 2020
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