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Site Feature Concept for Authors Who Want Help and Readers Who Want to Help

Submitted by Sara Selvig on Sun, 2017/04/02 - 12:25pm

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While reading I often encounter errors. Does the Author want to know? Has someone else already reacted? I want to help, but maybe the author doesn't want help, in which case, I don't want to impose on the author. And, I don't want to divert my attention far from the story I am reading.

The following BC site feature concept solves this concern:
. Provide for readers to highlight location or phrases in the displayed text and supply brief notation of issue.
. BC stores the feedback for retrieval by the author and, possibly, to others who are about to provide new feedback.
. Feedback is stored, keyed to the document version and location within the text.
. Review by the author shows the feedback in context and in order with the option to only view new feedback.
. Feedback is performed in a pop-up window containing buttons for common issues (e.g. Spelling, Wrong word, Missing word, Trigger), a text area for suggested change and disposition buttons for "Save" or "Ignore".
. Reviewer's ID, if any, is saved with the feedback in case clarification is needed.

I believe that this proposed feature is feasible, though developing and integrating it into the software might be nontrivial.

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