[teemo_cute]

A while ago I was reading a blog post and I spotted a grammar error. The post was good but it made me a little uncomfortable.

So I decided to make it right. I used chrome developer tools's edit html feature... I edited the html and behold the grammar error was gone. I read the paragraph again with pure delight. I love technology.

Idea Generated: There are lots of blog posts out there that have good content, but sometimes they are not written well or grammar errors exists because of lack of proof-reading.

What if there was a web-app where readers can correct blog posts or articles. Of course, it needs the approval of the author. There might be a 'Correct me if I have grammar errors' button of some sort somewhere in the post.

The editor is not allowed to edit the meaning of the content, only the typos and/or grammar errors, which of course needs the approval of the author. It's like github for blog posts and articles.

[total]

I'm actually rather fond of this idea. Far too often I read blog posts and the mistakes are glaring and plentiful. I understand that English is not everyone's first language and so it is acceptable, of course, but it sure does make reading jarring at times. I've always wanted a feature to correct people but without coming off as rude, overbearing, or overly concerned with semantics. (Please don't have any errors in this reply as I talk about correcting others. ;) .)

[neil_s]

Yes. I imagine this as a javascript/jquery plugin with a backend service that website/blog owners can integrate into their website. It would work something like Medium comments - you highlight the erroneous text, click the 'report typo' button, and then optionally suggest a corrected version.

[artyomkazak]

There are lots of tools which allow sending typo reports instantly to the author, e.g. http://orphus.ru/en.

[AbhishekBiswal]

Not automatic correction right? You said something like "Github for blog posts" sounds cool, but it will take time for others to edit/push new versions of the post, hence a lot of work on a single blog post. Inefficient.

[Detrus]

Quora does this. It would just be hard to standardize across all the variations of publishing.

[Schwolop]

It doesn't provide the "Suggest Edits" feature for blog posts, only answers to questions. Until I discovered Quora, I was working on http://wikiblog.jugglethis.net/ which was my solution to this problem.

[otisfunkmeyer]

Pull requests for blog posts sounds amazing, at least theoretically :)