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That said, the FeministWiki promises to show the utmost responsibility with regard to privacy and security.  It doesn't expect you to provide any sort of personal information in your profile, and even if you choose to do so, the FeministWiki will never give that information out, unless forced to do so by German law enforcement.
That said, the FeministWiki promises to show the utmost responsibility with regard to privacy and security.  It doesn't expect you to provide any sort of personal information in your profile, and even if you choose to do so, the FeministWiki will never give that information out, unless forced to do so by German law enforcement.
Being hosted in Germany and belonging to a German non-profit organization, the FeministWiki is also bound by European and German law with regard to respecting user data and privacy.


=== 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 server administration 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.
The platform is offered by the German non-profit company '''FeministWiki gemeinnützige UG (haftungsbeschränkt)''' or FeministWiki gUG for shortThe founder of the non-profit and administrator of the website is male computer programmer [https://twitter.com/KammerTaylan Taylan Kammer], who also goes by [https://spinster.xyz/@socjuswiz Social Justice Wizard] on Spinster.
 
"Trust is good, control is better." -- German idiom, commonly attributed to Vladimir Lenin


== Help topics ==
== Help topics ==
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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] or [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki2 @FeministWiki2] on Twitter.
'''Alternatively,''' you can contact the technician by sending an email to technician@feministwiki.org and ask for a manual password reset.


=== How does creating or editing wiki pages work? ===
=== How does creating or editing wiki pages work? ===
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''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, 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".
If you want to publish articles on the FeministWiki blog, ask the technician by sending an e-mail to technician@feministwiki.org, 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, 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.
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.
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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]''
''Interface: [https://account.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.
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.
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.