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* A wiki, where educational and informational articles on feminist topics can be curated by the community. Like Wikipedia but for feminism. (You're reading a page of the wiki right now.) | * A wiki, where educational and informational articles on feminist topics can be curated by the community. Like Wikipedia but for feminism. (You're reading a page of the wiki right now.) | ||
* A traditional [https://forum.feministwiki.org/ web forum], where members can hold discussions about all sorts of topics. If you're familiar with the British website Mumsnet, this one's a bit like that. | * A traditional [https://forum.feministwiki.org/ web forum], where members can hold discussions about all sorts of topics. If you're familiar with the British website Mumsnet, this one's a bit like that. | ||
* A messaging/chat system that can be used [https://chat.feministwiki.org through the website] or via smartphone apps. | * A messaging/chat system that can be used [https://chat.feministwiki.org through the website] or via smartphone apps. Like WhatsApp, but accessible for FeministWiki members only. (And it doesn't need your mobile number.) | ||
* A [https://blogs.feministwiki.org/ blog network], where members who wish to publish articles can become authors on the shared blog or get their own dedicated sub-blog. | * A [https://blogs.feministwiki.org/ blog network], where members who wish to publish articles can become authors on the shared blog or get their own dedicated sub-blog. | ||
* A [https://files.feministwiki.org file-storage platform] where you can upload files you want to save, and optionally share them with others. Just like DropBox. | * A [https://files.feministwiki.org file-storage platform] where you can upload files you want to save, and optionally share them with others. Just like DropBox. | ||
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That said, please bring in as many of your trusted friends as you can! The FeministWiki only has a purpose so long as there's a community making use of it. | That said, please bring in as many of your trusted friends as you can! The FeministWiki only has a purpose so long as there's a community making use of it. | ||
=== Can I trust you with my data? === | |||
If you want maximum security, '''you should never use any FeministWiki service to store or transmit sensitive information'''. The [[FW:Technician|technician(s)]] who have administrative access to the server can see your chat messages, emails, files uploaded to file storage, and so on, unless you use encryption on your end before uploading/transmitting the data. (Sadly, most software does not yet make client-side encryption easy.) There is also always the possibility of security holes in the server leading to data leaks, even if the technicians are not malicious. | |||
=== Who runs the site? === | === Who runs the site? === | ||
The site was set up by [[FW:Technician|a male computer programmer]] who wanted to do volunteer work for the radical feminist movement (and also train his computer skills). For now, he prefers not to reveal his real-life identity, to deter abuse from anti-feminists. He is well aware of the repeated scandals surrounding "male feminists" and has no expectation of gaining the trust of all members. As such, he tries to create an open and well-documented infrastructure that should be easy to replicate by any other IT specialist in case something goes wrong. Also, the site does not expect members to provide any personal information. This way, members shouldn't ''need'' to put trust in whoever is running the site, as they could take things under their own control if needed. | The site was set up by [[FW:Technician|a male computer programmer]] who wanted to do volunteer work for the radical feminist movement (and also train his computer skills). For now, he prefers not to reveal his real-life identity, to deter abuse from anti-feminists. He is well aware of the repeated scandals surrounding "male feminists" and has no expectation of gaining the trust of all members. As such, he tries to create an open and well-documented infrastructure that should be easy to replicate by any other IT specialist in case something goes wrong. Also, the site does not expect members to provide any personal information. (See also the previous section.) This way, members shouldn't ''need'' to put trust in whoever is running the site, as they could take things under their own control if needed. | ||
"Trust is good, control is better." -- German proverb | "Trust is good, control is better." -- German proverb | ||