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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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This includes, for instance, anti-prostitution and anti-pornography activism, female reproductive rights, opposition to gender stereotypes, support for female-only spaces, allyship with lesbian feminists and generally support for lesbian rights, and so on. | This includes, for instance, anti-prostitution and anti-pornography activism, female reproductive rights, opposition to gender stereotypes, support for female-only spaces, allyship with lesbian feminists and generally support for lesbian rights, and so on. | ||
Genuine | Genuine intersectional approaches are definitely valued, such as allyship with black feminists, support of women in poverty, etc., whereas faux-intersectionality that denies sex-based oppression is frowned upon. | ||
Though if you're a member, you probably already knew all that. | Though if you're a member, you probably already knew all that. | ||
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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 | ||
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''Main help page: [[Help:Password]]'' | ''Main help page: [[Help:Password]]'' | ||
If you want to have safety against lost passwords, you can set | If you want to have safety against lost passwords, you can set a recovery e-mail address via the [https://settings.feministwiki.org/settings.html FeministWiki Account Settings] page. This e-mail address should '''not''' be your FeministWiki e-mail address (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org''), because you need your FeministWiki password to access that one in the first place. (Chicken and egg problem.) The recovery e-mail address will be invisible to everyone except the FeministWiki technician. | ||
If it's very important for you to keep your identity private, and if you don't trust the technician or fear data leaks, then you can use an e-mail address that isn't tied to your real identity. Just make sure that you can always access the e-mail that you use for this purpose, as otherwise you will not be able to reset your password. | If it's very important for you to keep your identity private, and if you don't trust the technician or fear data leaks, then you can use an e-mail address that isn't tied to your real identity. Just make sure that you can always access the e-mail that you use for this purpose, as otherwise you will not be able to reset your password. | ||
'''Alternatively,''' you can contact the technician and ask for a manual password reset. You can reach the technician by sending an e-mail to admin@feministwiki.org, or by writing to [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter. | '''Alternatively,''' you can contact the technician and ask for a manual password reset. You can reach the technician by sending an e-mail to admin@feministwiki.org, or by writing to [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] or [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki2 @FeministWiki2] on Twitter. | ||
=== How does creating or editing wiki pages work? === | === How does creating or editing wiki pages work? === | ||
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=== How do I publish on the blog? === | === How do I publish on the blog? === | ||
''Blog front-page: https://blogs.feministwiki.org/'' | ''Blog front-page: https://blogs.feministwiki.org/'' | ||
If you want to publish articles on the FeministWiki blog, ask the technician by sending an e-mail to admin@feministwiki.org, or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter, and your FeministWiki account will be granted the ability to publish on the blog. | If you want to publish articles on the FeministWiki blog, ask the technician by sending an e-mail to admin@feministwiki.org, or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter, and your FeministWiki account will be granted the ability to publish on the blog. If you want, you can also get a personalized blog that you have full control over, under a name like "blogs.feministwiki.org/JaneDoe". | ||
The blog uses a self-hosted installation of the well-known blogging software [https://wordpress.com/features/ WordPress]. While the WordPress organization controls blogs that are hosted on their own servers, they also release the software behind their blogging system under a [https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software free software] license, | The blog uses a self-hosted installation of the well-known blogging software [https://wordpress.com/features/ WordPress]. While the WordPress organization controls blogs that are hosted on their own servers, they also release the software behind their blogging system under a [https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software free software] license, so anyone can install it on their own servers. The FeministWiki has such a local installation of that software, meaning that the WordPress organization has no control over what's published on the FeministWiki blog. As such, you don't need to fear censorship. | ||
For further information on | For further information on the FeministWiki blog, visit the blog front-page linked above. | ||
=== How do I use the file storage? === | === How do I use the file storage? === | ||
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=== I have a friend who wants to become a member! === | === I have a friend who wants to become a member! === | ||
'' | ''Interface: [https://settings.feministwiki.org/add-member.html Add a member]'' | ||
Every member of the FeministWiki can add further members. Currently the above-linked basic web interface is the way to do so. | |||
Simply fill out your own FeministWiki username and password, and then enter the desired username for the member you want to add. After you click the "Add member" button, the page will show some text saying that the operation was successful and show you an automatically generated password. Send the username and the generated password to the new member and inform them that they can change their password after logging in. | |||