diff --git a/mods/creative/init.lua b/mods/creative/init.lua
index c06dc493..fa26348e 100644
--- a/mods/creative/init.lua
+++ b/mods/creative/init.lua
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ minetest.after(0, function()
 		on_put = function(inv, listname, index, stack, player)
 		end,
 		on_take = function(inv, listname, index, stack, player)
-			print(player:get_player_name().." takes item from creative inventory; listname="..dump(listname)..", index="..dump(index)..", stack="..dump(stack))
+			--print(player:get_player_name().." takes item from creative inventory; listname="..dump(listname)..", index="..dump(index)..", stack="..dump(stack))
 			if stack then
-				print("stack:get_name()="..dump(stack:get_name())..", stack:get_count()="..dump(stack:get_count()))
+				minetest.log("action", player:get_player_name().." takes "..dump(stack:get_name()).." from creative inventory")
+				--print("stack:get_name()="..dump(stack:get_name())..", stack:get_count()="..dump(stack:get_count()))
 			end
 		end,
 	})
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ minetest.after(0, function()
 		inv:add_item("main", ItemStack(itemstring))
 	end
 	creative_inventory.creative_inventory_size = #creative_list
-	print("creative inventory size: "..dump(creative_inventory.creative_inventory_size))
+	--print("creative inventory size: "..dump(creative_inventory.creative_inventory_size))
 end)
 
 -- Create the trash field
diff --git a/mods/default/mapgen.lua b/mods/default/mapgen.lua
index afb35e0f..4907cf7b 100644
--- a/mods/default/mapgen.lua
+++ b/mods/default/mapgen.lua
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ function default.make_nyancat(pos, facedir, length)
 	elseif facedir == 3 then
 		tailvec.x = -1
 	else
-		print("default.make_nyancat(): Invalid facedir: "+dump(facedir))
+		--print("default.make_nyancat(): Invalid facedir: "+dump(facedir))
 		facedir = 0
 		tailvec.z = 1
 	end
diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index ecbd7a81..227a26b7 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ minetest.register_node("default:sign_wall", {
 		--print("Sign at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos).." got "..dump(fields))
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 		fields.text = fields.text or ""
-		print((sender:get_player_name() or "").." wrote \""..fields.text..
+		minetest.log("action", (sender:get_player_name() or "").." wrote \""..fields.text..
 				"\" to sign at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
 		meta:set_string("text", fields.text)
 		meta:set_string("infotext", '"'..fields.text..'"')
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 					-- take stuff from "src" list
 					inv:set_stack("src", 1, aftercooked.items[1])
 				else
-					print("Could not insert '"..cooked.item:to_string().."'")
+					--print("Could not insert '"..cooked.item:to_string().."'")
 				end
 				meta:set_string("src_time", 0)
 			end
diff --git a/mods/give_initial_stuff/init.lua b/mods/give_initial_stuff/init.lua
index 9cf6b51b..c65ddeae 100644
--- a/mods/give_initial_stuff/init.lua
+++ b/mods/give_initial_stuff/init.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 minetest.register_on_newplayer(function(player)
-	print("on_newplayer")
+	--print("on_newplayer")
 	if minetest.setting_getbool("give_initial_stuff") then
-		print("giving give_initial_stuff to player")
+		minetest.log("action", "Giving initial stuff to player "..player:get_player_name())
 		player:get_inventory():add_item('main', 'default:pick_steel')
 		player:get_inventory():add_item('main', 'default:torch 99')
 		player:get_inventory():add_item('main', 'default:axe_steel')