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Life & fun · February 16, 2011

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A user powered copy editing tool (running on Ars Technica)

I blew off a bunch of "serious" side work last month and built a tiny little embeddable editing tool that I've wanted to have for Ars Technica since, well, the beginning of internet time. It lets any random user make edit suggestions for writers/editors to consider and act on. I think it's pretty cool and it's gotten some good use over the last few weeks. Of note, it's uses a single-field signup form. Edit administration is currently email based, so all it needs is an email address to get people going. I'm sure I'm not the only person to ever do this, but I basically just turned it on one…

A user powered copy editing tool (running on Ars Technica) launched on February 16, 2011 with 56 votes, #16 of 163 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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An embeddable copy editing tool embedded on Ars Technica that allows readers to suggest edits and improvements to published articles. Writers and editors review submissions through an email-based interface. The tool requires only an email address for signup and has gained steady user adoption since launch. It enables crowdsourced editorial feedback on a single platform without complex authentication or administration overhead.

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