fleet/handbook
Mike Thomas 77972a5fa2
Handbook - Writing guidelines reorg (#33259)
Closes https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/18969

@Sampfluger88, here's the PR you secretly wanted, but I'm sorry to throw
the review in your lap!

I planned to add clear guidance on writing types (guides vs. articles
vs. website copy), but I couldn't comfortably do that because the entire
Writing section needed attention before that could fit in properly.

I reorganized the section to make it easier to follow and maintain,
grouping existing content into clearer buckets:

- Style & values
- Types (examples of different writing formats at Fleet; can expand
later to include social media)
- Process (editing, publishing, PR review)
- Inspiration (Mister Rogers / Paul Graham)
- Assistance (tools like Grammarly and generative AI)
- Mechanics (rules across all mediums)
- Markdown (website-specific rules)

These now live under the following headings:

- Writing (top-level intro)
- Writing style
- Writing types
- Editing and publishing
- Further inspiration (Mister Rogers)
- Writing assistance (Grammarly and generative AI)
- Writing mechanics (Fleet-specific conventions across all writing)
- Writing in Fleet-flavored Markdown (rules specific to the website)

The old structure mixed values, style, rules, and process, which made it
hard to scan. This new hierarchy separates high-level principles from
detailed rules and tool guidance, so contributors can find what they
need more quickly.

### Next steps

I plan to circle back to optimize the Mechanics section:

- Trim redundant content
- Make examples consistent in style
- Improve the order of rules



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Co-authored-by: Sam Pfluger <108141731+Sampfluger88@users.noreply.github.com>
2025-09-24 20:42:51 -05:00
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ceo Create CEO and People pages and reorg (#31559) 2025-08-04 13:07:18 -05:00
company Handbook - Writing guidelines reorg (#33259) 2025-09-24 20:42:51 -05:00
customer-success Add Kitzy to Customer Support Engineer team (#32991) 2025-09-16 12:51:59 -05:00
engineering Handbook processes: New major macOS version (#33046) 2025-09-16 18:42:23 -05:00
finance Update finance.rituals.yml (#33430) 2025-09-24 17:37:55 -05:00
it-and-enablement Manage duplicate accounts (#33154) 2025-09-18 07:37:39 -05:00
marketing Update url (#33435) 2025-09-24 17:02:13 -05:00
people Fix typo in the People page (#33212) 2025-09-19 10:00:18 -05:00
product-design Handbook processes: New major macOS version (#33046) 2025-09-16 18:42:23 -05:00
sales Update signing process (#33431) 2025-09-24 13:22:59 -05:00
README.md DRIs (#17614) 2024-03-14 10:24:53 -05:00

Welcome to Fleet

Introduction

The Fleet handbook is the living source of truth for how we run the company. This handbook is open to the world and feedback and contributions are welcome from everyone. Feel free to click "Edit this page" to suggest an improvement anywhere you see fit. (The right reviewer will be automatically notified, and will reply to you promptly. Your change will go live on the website ≈10 minutes after it is merged.)