KnowledgeBase
Community Knowledge Base
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Welcome to the community knowledge base!
This page is here to provide an index of documents and articles that can help you build strong, vibrant communities. It is encouraged that the community create new articles to help expand and grow our existing documentation to help create even better teams. If we all work together to expand this documentation, we can create a pretty compelling resource.
If you want to add a document to the Knowledge Base, see [:BuildingCommunity/AddingCommunityGuide:this page].
Guides / HOWTOs
This section contains guides and HOWTOs for doing things effectively in the Ubuntu community, from setting up resources to resolving issues and being productive.
Team Processes
Things that all teams should be doing.
[:BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting:Team reporting] - reporting to the wider project what your team is working on
Team Resources
[:BuildingCommunity/CreatingWikiHomepage:Creating your team wiki homepage] - how to create a homepage for your team on the Ubuntu wiki
[:BuildingCommunity/SampleTeam:Sample Team Wiki Site] - see this collection of suggested wiki pages for a sample team and use them as the basis for your own team.
Events
[:BuildingCommunity/TeamIrcSessions:Running Team IRC Sessions] - how to run discussion, training, show and tell or other team related sessions via IRC
[:BuildingCommunity/BookingUbuntuMeetingChannel:Booking #ubuntumeeting] - how to book the #ubuntumeeting IRC channel
[:BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty:Running a Release Party] - how to organise and run an Ubuntu Release Party.
[:BuildingCommunity/RunningCommunityStands:Running community Ubuntu stands at shows/conferences] - a guide to running an exciting, dynamic, well staffed stand at a conference
[:BuildingCommunity/RunningAnUbucon:Running an Ubucon] - a guide to running a community-driven Ubucon event
Working effectively
[:BuildingCommunity/KeepingPeopleMotivated:Keeping People Motivated] - some hints, tips and techniques for keeping people in your team motivated to carry on contributing
Disputes and Conflict
[:BuildingCommunity/DealingWithConflict:Dealing With Conflict] - how to deal with conflict in your team
[:BuildingCommunity/CoCAndDisputes:The role of the Code Of Conduct in Disputes] - some notes about where the Code Of Conduct plays a part in dispute and conflict resolution
[:BuildingCommunity/TakingConflictToTheCommunityCouncil:Taking Conflict To The Community Council] - a guide to what to do when taking conflict issues to the community council
Articles, Blog Entries and Multimedia
Blog entries and articles:
[http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=868 Misinformation: The Enemy Of Community] by Jono Bacon
[http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=751 Transparency in process] by Jono Bacon
[http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/04/the_increasing_importance_of_c.html The Increasing Importance of Community] by Jono Bacon
[http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2005/09/hindsight_is_always_2020.html Hindsight is Always 20/20] by Jono Bacon
[http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2004/04/advocating_honesty.html Advocating honesty] by Jono Bacon
[http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/12/how_to_build_a_.html How To Build a Community: Part 1] by Kathy Sierra
Multimedia:
[http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=878 How To Herd Cats And Influence People] by Jono Bacon