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Originally Posted by queentess
It's a Good Thing to be able to correct all the hundreds (thousands?) of mistakes that show up in ebooks... but I definitely see this entire scenario as a Bad Thing.
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Yes, "Let a thousand versions bloom." Apologies Mao.
There is a correct version, the original authors! Now the idea of correcting errors is great, but to just throw it open to any person to make any edits?
What is needed is one responsible gatekeeper. This could be a volunteer or a paid editor. But is not the lack of that what let the errors get through to begin with?