[FM Discuss] Wordpress Booksprint coming up - some help needed.

[Janet Swisher]

It would be helpful if the announcement included the date of the
sprint :-) Also, the location, if it's not purely online. Will this be
posted on a web page? I would be happy to spread the word, but it
helps if I can link to the announcement.

Cheers,
Janet

On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:34 AM, mick fuzz <mickfuzz at clearerchannel.org> wrote:
> Martin and I are going for a Wordpress update booksprint.
> We're working of the draft of this text below to update it.
>
> But there is a problem - the versioning on the site doesn't seem to work.
> I'm guessing that it would be good to point people to a new version
> But there is a missing page
>
> http://booki.flossmanuals.net/wordpress/_v/2.0/
>
> I've filed a ticket on the track but hoping that we might be able to get
> some help or advice on how to go forward with the sprint without trashing
> the current version too much.
>
> Also any comments on how to improve this call out are welcome too.
>
> Nice one, mick
>
> --// Invite to Wordpress Book Sprint
>
> We invite you to join us on a book sprint to update the Wordpress manual
> hosted on en.flossmanuals.net - The existing one is here -
>
> We want to build on the great documentation that already exists to create a
> manual on flossmanuals for the following reasons:
>
>  * Creating a concise introduction to Wordpress
>
> Some might say that there is already too much existing documentation on
> Wordpress, in numerous locations. This manual will be a digest of the most
> vital aspects of Wordpress for those creating a Wordpress site. We feel that
> there is definitely a place for specialized manuals. This manual is aimed at
> an audience who are new to using Wordpress, want to improve the look of
> their blog or wish to extend Wordpress to make it the basis for an online
> community.
>
>   * Using an Open and Flexible Documentation Platform
>
> Unlike many manuals, Flossmanuals are written with a totally open,
> do-what-you-want-to-it license. This gives writers the freedom to improve
> and update the manuals as new software versions are released. Manuals are
> written collaboratively inviting alterations and improvements from readers
> and users. The most up-to date-version of the manual is available in several
> formats, including printed book, epub, html, and open office.
>
> * Fostering Independent Online Communities
>
> We want to share our enthusiasm for Wordpress as a great tool for sharing
> information, publishing all kinds of media and helping to build
> non-corporate online communities.
>
> We believe that good training and follow up support is key to maximizing the
> involvement of people in on-line communities. With the ability to output the
> manual as a word document anyone can print various chapters off as
> supporting handouts. You can also direct your site users to specific
> chapters of the book online, where they will learn the tools, and perhaps
> encourage others.
>
> * Promoting the Open Web
>
> Flossmanuals has a track record of supporting projects which embrace
> collaboration and the open web. We think that the web is best when it is
> open source and using open standards and decentralised. We believe that
> independently hosted websites and communities a key part of keeping the web
> open. The Wordpress system is perfectly suited to this because it is
> intuitive to use, easy to install and keep updated and is free software.
>
> For more information on these aspects see the following book - An Open Web
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/an-open-web/
>
> * Supporting this manual
>
> In the past this manuals been used and supported by the following groups and
> organisations, tactical tech, transmission video network, people's voice
> media, aktivix and hacktionlab. They have supported the manual by
> contributing and some by paying for transport and documentation meetings.
>
> You can support this version of the manual by giving your time to help us
> write it, check it, and promote it.
>
> You can do this by joining us in irc - #booksprint of #flossmanuals in
> irc.freenode.net, saying hi an seeing what you can do to help.
>
> Then to contribute you can go here - ??
> http://booki.flossmanuals.net/wordpress/_v/2.0/?? . You will need to log in
> or create an account.
>
> See you there!
>
>
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