Merge User Groups into Events and rename to Rules to Better Events

[tiagov8]

What this does

Most content under Rules to Running Better User Groups is general event guidance that duplicates Rules to Better Event Management. There isn't enough User-Group-specific content to justify a separate category, so this PR merges them into one Events category, reorders it by event lifecycle, and standardizes the titles.

1. Merge + rename

• Renames Rules to Better Event Management → Rules to Better Events (uri → rules-to-better-events)
• Merges all User Groups rules into Events (6 new; 5 already there)
• Deletes the User Groups category file
• Redirects to Events from both old URLs (rules-to-better-event-management and rules-to-running-better-user-groups), so existing links keep working
• De-duplicates categories for rules that were in both, and repoints one prose link

2. Reorder by lifecycle

Planning → Venue → Speakers → Sponsors → Tickets/Registration → Promotion → Operations → Audience → Marketing → Feedback/Follow-up

3. Title standardization

Consistent, prefix-free "Do you …?" titles across the whole category — all Speaker -, Events -, Retro -, Promoting -, Channel -, Promotion -, and Feedback - prefixes removed — plus specific rewordings (venue, tickets, budget, agenda, signage, volunteers, sponsor booth, marketing). URIs and rule body content are unchanged — only order and titles.

Final order under Events (32)

1. Do you have an Event Organiser & Event Master?
2. Do you check the calendar when planning an event?
3. Do you have an adequate event budget?
4. Do you have an appropriate event agenda?
5. Do you choose the right venue for your event?
6. Do you book a venue a month ahead?
7. Do you confirm with the venue on the day of the presentation?
8. Do you have the right speakers?
9. Do you inform speakers of venue-specific details before presentations?
10. Do you make sure speakers know what they need to do at an event?
11. Do you encourage speakers to use their social media to promote user groups?
12. Do you offer value to sponsors?
13. Do you provide booth space for sponsors?
14. Do you simplify event ticket sales with a ticketing platform?
15. Do you register your guests and help them find you?
16. Do you share your events?
17. Do you promote events via social media?
18. Do you highlight upcoming events on the YouTube channel banner?
19. Do you avoid dates text in graphics for events' promo videos?
20. Do you have enough volunteers to help on the day?
21. Do you assign a job to each volunteer?
22. Do you provide a presentation run sheet?
23. Do you provide event catering?
24. Do you provide adequate event signage?
25. Do you know how to get the most out of your event booth?
26. Do you have a minimum number for live events?
27. Do you organize the audience when numbers are low?
28. Do you use events to market your consulting work?
29. Do you bring evaluation forms to every event you speak at?
30. Do you collect feedback from events?
31. Do you evaluate your event feedback?
32. Do you follow up with your attendees after events?

No broken links

• Both old category URLs redirect to Events.
• All rule frontmatter points at Events; rules in both categories were de-duplicated.
• The one prose link to the old page was repointed.
• frontmatter-validator and category-sync-validator both pass.

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• Marketing and Video
• Rules to Better Events
• Do you simplify event ticket sales with a ticketing platform?
• Do you avoid dates text in graphics for events' promo videos?
• Do you bring evaluation forms to every event you speak at?
• Do you provide booth space for sponsors?
• Do you offer value to sponsors?
• Do you provide event catering?
• Do you check the calendar when planning an event?
• Do you confirm with the venue on the day of the presentation? (or the day before
• Do you book a venue a month ahead?
• Do you encourage speakers to use their social media to promote user groups?
• Do you inform speakers of venue-specific details before presentations?
• Do you promote events via social media?
• Do you run events?
• Do you use events to market your consulting work?
• Do you assign a job to each volunteer?
• Do you evaluate your event feedback?
• Do you know how to get the most out of your event booth?
• Do you collect feedback from events?
• Do you follow up with your attendees after events?
• Do you have an Event Organiser & Event Master?
• Do you have an adequate event budget?
• Do you have an appropriate event agenda?
• Do you have enough volunteers to help on the day?
• Do you have the right speakers?
• Do you provide adequate event signage?
• Do you have a minimum number for live events?
• Do you organize the audience when numbers are low?
• Do you provide a presentation run sheet?
• Do you share your events?
• Do you register your guests and help them find you?
• Do you choose the right venue for your event?
• Do you make sure speakers know what they need to do at an event?
• Do you highlight upcoming events on the YouTube channel banner?

Branch: rename-user-groups-category

[tiagov8]

Summary of this PR (ready for review):

Merge + rename

• Rules to Better Event Management → Rules to Better Events (uri → rules-to-better-events)
• Merged all User Groups rules into Events (6 new, 5 already there) and deleted the User Groups category — its content was general event guidance duplicating Event Management, so there was no need for a separate category
• Redirects to Events from both old URLs (rules-to-better-event-management, rules-to-running-better-user-groups)

Reorder by event lifecycle: Planning → Venue → Speakers → Sponsors → Tickets/Registration → Promotion → Operations → Audience → Marketing → Feedback/Follow-up

Titles standardized to consistent, prefix-free "Do you …?" phrasing (all Speaker -, Events -, Retro -, Promoting -, Channel -, Promotion -, Feedback - prefixes removed), plus the specific rewordings in the description.

Safety

• Only order and titles changed — URIs and rule body content are unchanged.
• No broken links: both old category URLs redirect to Events; all rule frontmatter points at Events (de-duplicated where a rule was in both); one prose link repointed; the URL-linter fix (www) applied.
• frontmatter-validator and category-sync-validator pass.

One open question for the reviewer: rule #7's stored title keeps its parenthetical — "Do you confirm with the venue on the day of the presentation? (or the day before if it's a morning presentation)". Left as-is; easy to trim if preferred.

— tiagov8