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Why the ‘editing queue’ needs your eyes
This is the first of the ‘iCommons.org hints and tips series’, where we’d like to highlight important aspects and processes of the site, which we hope will iron out any confusion regarding how iCommons.org works.
So here is iCommons.org’s handy hint of the week, #1: don’t underestimate the power of the editing queue.
Here’s a little hypothetical situation: You’re reading an article on the front page of iCommons.org. It’s really good – but then suddenly, a glaring error jumps out at you and smacks you between the eyes. It states that Larry Lessig underpants were sold at the iCommons Summit, when in fact, you know for sure, that the only items of clothing for sale were the bright orange Summit t-shirts with MTAA’s custom made ‘The Art Happens Here’ diagram printed on it.
So what can you do to remedy this fatal error now that the article has already been published? Not much, apart from leaving a comment on the article, because by the time it has made it to the front page, the writer cannot edit this piece any longer. In this case, the myth of the sale of Larry Lessig underpants will be memorialised forever in this text – tragedy.
But let’s rewind to when the article was in the editing queue for 48 hours. You’re reading, you spot the error, but this time, despite your bruised forehead, you feel surprisingly elated – you have the power to make the change.
So this time you leave a comment pointing out the error, and the very vigilant writer, who has been monitoring the progress of her or his article in the editing queue, replies and thanks you for your observation.
And now the moment of truth – the writer clicks on the little pencil icon in the right-hand corner to revisit the text and make the change for good. A quick edit is all that was needed to free the Larry Lessig underpants from the articles archive of iCommons.org.
The point is that when an article is in the editing queue this is the sole time that the writer can go back and edit the text. Once it’s passed to the voting queue, and is then (hopefully) published, factual errors or spelling and grammar mistakes will be fixed there, forever.
So, as a writer, keep checking back on your article for the 48 hours that it is in the editing queue. This is the time when other commoners can help you perfect your text, so consider their advice and hit that edit button.
And as a reader, use the opportunity provided by the editing queue to point out the omissions or mistakes that irk you – of course in the kindest, most constructive way.
We all have knowledge and skills in various fields - from an eagle-eye ability to spot spelling errors to an elephant’s memory of commons trivia - if we pool our resources together we’ll make for some accurate, informative, error-free articles on iCommons.org!
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