The Good Docs Project Community
We are a bunch of technical writers, educators, product developers and power users who also write. Some of us have big titles in large organisations; others don’t. We are committed to helping others write great documentation through this project.
Our who are we page lists our active members who have taken up official roles.
Learn and Connect
Using or want to use The Good Docs Project? Find out more here:
- GitHub Organization: All projects for this organization.
- Primary Mailing List: Development Discussion
- Twitter: Follow us on Twitter to get the latest news.
There are more details on our Community and Contact page.
Develop and Contribute
You can find out how to contribute to these docs in our Contribution Guidelines.
If you want to get more involved by contributing to The Good Docs Project, join us here:
- Working Groups: Join a Working Group to guide the future of the project.
- Slack Workspace: Chat with other project members.
- Slack Join Link: To join The Good Docs Project Slack Workspace.
Communication
Email lists are our primary form of communication. See the links above to the various resources available.
Why do we use Email lists?
- They are archived.
- They work well for people working across multiple timezones and work patterns.
Slack
We often chat in slack, you can join here.
The main channels are:
- #announcements: Notifications of upcoming initiatives / releases / etc.
- #general: General development discussion
- #random: Non-work-related stuff
Real-time conference calls
As of 2019/2020 we have been holding weekly half-hour video conference calls. The timeslot often changes. Reach out to us to get an invitation. All interested in contributing are welcome.
Weekly meeting minutes
Minutes from our weekly meetings can be accessed from here.
Working Groups
Working Groups are established to make progress in many areas of effort related to The Good Docs Project. See the current list of Working Groups to explore the opportunities available to all members.
Code of Conduct
We are nice to each other, in line with our Code of Conduct.