here is a layout I came up with: I just modified the one that was posted earlier, let me know what you think. I think if we had one mod in charge of each chapter and possibly subchapter and some person contributing a piece on their particular set of mics it would be good.
Intro by someone pro-taping (I have an idea but i'm not sure if i can pull it off)
Chapter 1: So you wanna be a taper? mod:____________
Chapter 2: General definitions, basic stuff to know, taper friendly bands, stealth vs. open, bootlegging vs.taping. mod:____________
Chapter 3: Equipment choice (Based upon level of $ to spend, discuss beginner rigs, with user ratings, suitability for stealth or open taping, approx cost etc) mod:____________
subchapter: mics (I would like to see users of different mics writing a paragraph or two, w/ or without pictures discussing how they like each one)
subchapter: decks (same deal as above)
subchapter: preamps and phantom power (same deal as above)
subchapter: cables
subchapter: stands, t-bars, ect.
Chapter 4: Being nice to tapers (patching) mod: yemncsu
Chapter 5: Being nice to soundmen (SBD) mod:____________
Chapter 6: Technique (How to pick the sweet spot, mic configuration, levels, monitoring, troubleshooting) mod: S_TL-Taper Assistant mod:____________
subchapter: how to find the sweet spot
subchapter: mic configurations
subchapter: setting your levels and monitoring
subchapter: troubleshooting: what to do when something goes wrong
Chapter 7: The Audience (subtitle: your biggest enemy and your friends)
Chapter 8: How to stealth a recording mod:____________
Chapter 9: Matrix techniques mod:____________
Chapter 10: The future (24 bit etc) mod:____________
Chapter 11: Mastering (discuss different software and the basic do's and don'ts when mastering a recording mod:____________
Chapter 12: Spread that recording! mod:____________
subchapter: shn
subchapter: flac
subchapter: bittorrent
subchapter: web resources to spread recordings (archive.org, bt.etree.org, sharingthegroove(not the most popular choice)
Appendix 1: Stories from the field mod:____________
Appendix 2: History of 'bootlegging' and how it became live taping mod:____________
Appendix 3: Equipment mods and Taper DIY (description of how to mod equipment (digimod ua-5, gain knobs on the dmic, NJB3 batts, ect) mod:____________
Appendix 4: Archival and storage information. mod:____________