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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44547
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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44547
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

I love accessibility, so any show that is 100% scripted, my script = the transcript, and I'm happy to share it.

For podcasts with a cohost, there's no easy transcription software, and fiverr is actually a bit more than $5 for a 40+ minute show.

Some podcasts I know have had their listeners collaborate to transcribe, and I would _love_ for that to happen for mine. So I'd like to set it up as much as possible from the beginning, so it's easy to do. (I'll transcribe too, when I can, but I think it's better to put my effort towards creating/editing new shows.)

I think my ideal tool would allow anyone to edit, but also allow banning (in case a troll gets into it.) When a transcript is considered complete, I'd like to "lock" it, as a read-only file. (Show notes would have links to the transcript.)

So should I set up a **wiki** somehow, or is **Google Docs** better? Unlike the StackExchange Podcast that inspired this, I am not familiar with GitHub. (I've never really played with wikis much either to be honest.)

It looks like [Buffering The Vampire Slayer](https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptions) uses Google Docs, and then saves them as PDFs. (I would probably prefer to keep/move them to an html/xml format, but that's just me.)

So thoughts on good collaborative tools for this purpose? Thanks!

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_This is inspired by the first Answer on the [MetaUnicornZoo](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/326560/unicorn-meta-zoo-1-why-another-podcast?cb=1) stack exchange podcast announcement_

Original score: 6