[FM Discuss] WordPress Flossmanuals Book Jog - help spread the word.

[mick fuzz]

WordPress Flossmanuals Book JogInvite also here - http://blog.booki.cc/
We're off to a bit of a slow start, but the Book Jog us underway - Please do
spread the word!
There is a chapter framework in place and a welcome message for those that
call in.
Invite to WordPress Book Jog

We invite you to join us on a book jog to update the WordPress manual hosted
on Floss Manuals <http://en.flossmanuals.net/> – The existing one is here –
http://en.flossmanuals.net/wordpress/

<http://clearerchannel.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fm_booki.png>What
is a Book Jog? It builds on the concept of Book
Sprint<http://blog.booki.cc/category/book-sprints/>but downgrades the
concept somewhat (sorry about that). While a book sprint
normally has a real life meet up at its core and has a solid time frame of
anything from 2-5 days typically, a book jog takes place over a longer time
frame and may not have a real life meeting at its core.
For this manual there is no real meet up, we are all geographically
disparate. We aim to complete it in 10 days from the 12-22nd of August 2011

We want to build on the great documentation that already exists about
WordPress to create a manual on Floss Manuals 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
audiences who are;

   - new to using WordPress
   - want to improve the look of their blog and learn more about design in
   WordPresss
   - wish to extend WordPress to make it the basis for an online community

 <http://clearerchannel.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/floss3.png>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.

Working towards a book is a great focus for a documentation project.
Helping to 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

<http://clearerchannel.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CF_cover200.png>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, and seeing what you can do to help.

To contribute directly you can go here -
http://booki.flossmanuals.net/wordpress/_edit/ – You will need to log in or
create an account.
There is a draft chapter framework in place and a welcome message for those
that call in.

See you there!
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