Option for visually impaired to ask moderators for formatting help

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Well, I'm blind so, perhaps, this question could seem stupid for most of you.

When I write questions on Stack Overflow, often I'm blocked for some code formatting error and, sometimes, I don't understand where the problem is.

One example: p:dataTable and MalformedByteSequenceException

… tell me why I should press ctrl+k on:

<br/> Where could be the problem? <br/> The xhtml page (that contained a h:dataTable) was modify replacing the dataTable and the column tag with those of PrimeFaces, the class was modify to return a List object and not a DataModel...<br/> I saw this example:<br/> http://www.primefaces.org/showcase-labs/ui/datatableSorting.jsf <br/> and it seems simple to add the sorting option because I must not add any specific code into java's class...<br/> However here it is my code:<br/>

for inserting the question.

So my suggestion is: Why don't you add an option for "calling" a moderator to a question and see why it is malformed?

It could be simple — a flag that permits inserting of a question but not with visibility for all. You could give the moderators the "power" to give a -X reputation penalty if they see an abuse of this option. Or, you could limit this option to a certain number (for each day/month/year or whatever).

What do you think about this?

Answer 1

I like the general idea -- I think making it work like the edit approval system would be better than just leaving it to mods though. Allow visually impaired users to put together an answer and mark it so 10k or 20k users will be asked to review it (anonymously) for formatting before it goes live.

I wouldn't build in a rep penalty, but a certain number of "declined" reviews could lock someone out of this system for a day to prevent abuse.