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Re:Ask YC: Why? The more time I spend here the more I get ... by pg on Thursday February 21, 2008 @01:53AM (#120290)
What would the UI for that look like, though? Let people do arbitrary edits, and reject them if they changed too much? That would make people mad.
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Re:Ask YC: Why? The more time I spend here the more I get ... by DaniFong on Thursday February 21, 2008 @04:54PM (#120753)
It's only a hunch, but perhaps after a certain point in time, you could change 'edit' to correct. Upon clicking correct, each word or space (to insert a word or two) becomes hyperlinkable, and if you click on it, you can do inline edits. Validate the changes in javascript, apply when a button is pressed, or focus is lost.
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Re:Ask YC: Why? The more time I spend here the more I get ... by hassy on Thursday February 21, 2008 @10:08AM (#120450)
* Allow unlimited editing within X minutes after posting. (Many forums do it this way.)

* Keep history of all edits (as diffs of course). This would be very much in spirit of the board. :)

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