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+1 Editing questions and answers was how I really got interested in Stackoverflow. It was a long time before I started answering questions in earnest; easy questions had the Fastest Gun In the West problem, and anything that wasn't easy required a lot of specialized knowledge or effort.

But editing questions and answers to make them more readable and understandable... that was kind of fun for me, and I was able to contribute in my own way until I "found my footing".

Having a peer-reviewed editing system (e.g., (perhaps with a moderator queue and/or allowing high-karma users to approve/reject/improve suggested edits) would give newcomers an additional vector for participation and help Askbot communities grow.

+1 Editing questions and answers was how I really got interested in Stackoverflow. It was a long time before I started answering questions in earnest; easy questions had the Fastest Gun In the West problem, and anything that wasn't easy required a lot of specialized knowledge or effort.

But editing questions and answers to make them more readable and understandable... that was kind of fun for me, and I was able to contribute in my own way until I "found my footing".

Having a peer-reviewed editing system (perhaps (either with a moderator queue and/or or allowing high-karma users to approve/reject/improve suggested edits) would give newcomers an additional vector for participation and help Askbot communities grow.

+1 Editing questions and answers was how I really got interested in Stackoverflow. It was a long time before I started answering questions in earnest; easy questions had the Fastest Gun In the West problem, and anything that wasn't easy required a lot of specialized knowledge or effort.

But editing questions and answers to make them more readable and understandable... that was kind of fun for me, and I was able to contribute in my own way until I "found my footing".

+1 Editing questions and answers was how I really got interested in Stackoverflow. It was a long time before I started answering questions in earnest; easy questions had the Fastest Gun In the WestFGIW problem, and anything that wasn't easy required a lot of specialized knowledge or effort.

But editing questions and answers to make them more readable and understandable... that was kind of fun for me, and I was able to contribute in my own way until I "found my footing".

+1 Editing questions and answers was how I really got interested in Stackoverflow. It was a long time before I started answering questions in earnest; easy questions had the FGIW problem, and anything that wasn't easy required a lot of specialized knowledge or effort.

But editing questions and answers to make them more readable and understandable... that was kind of fun for me, and I was able to contribute in my own way until I "found my footing".

+1 Editing questions and answers was how I really got interested in Stackoverflow. It was a long time before I really started answering questions in earnest; questions; easy questions had the FGIW problem, and anything that wasn't easy required a lot of specialized knowledge or effort.

But editing questions and answers to make them more readable and understandable... that was kind of fun for me, and I was able to contribute in my own way until I "found my footing".