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== What is the FeministWiki? == | == What is the FeministWiki? == | ||
The FeministWiki is a website with different components that aims to offer a | The FeministWiki is a website with different components, that aims to offer a rich digital platform for feminist information and activism. The components of the FeministWiki are: | ||
* 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. Like WhatsApp, but accessible for FeministWiki members only. (And it doesn't need your mobile number.) | * 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 like: [https://blogs.feministwiki.org/socjuswiz/ SocialJusticeWizardry] | ||
* A [https://files.feministwiki.org file-storage platform] where you can upload files you want to save, and optionally share them with others. | * A [https://files.feministwiki.org file-storage platform] (similar to DropBox) where you can upload files you want to save, and optionally share them with others. For instance, you could upload PDF documents, information charts, recordings of seminars, or even just feminist memes, so you can access them from any computer. | ||
Everyone who has a FeministWiki membership can automatically use all of these services, by logging in with their FeministWiki username and password. | Everyone who has a FeministWiki membership can automatically use all of these services, by logging in with their FeministWiki username and password. | ||
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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 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 | 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 and centers male interests is frowned upon. | ||
=== How are new members added? === | === How are new members added? === | ||
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All members of the FeministWiki have a right to [https://add-member.feministwiki.org add further members] as they like. | All members of the FeministWiki have a right to [https://add-member.feministwiki.org add further members] as they like. | ||
Please be careful in who you add, as communities like this are juicy targets for troll infiltration. The system internally keeps track of who was added by who, so in the absolute worst case the technician is able to find the source of a troll infiltration and issue a sweeping ban to bring back peace, but it would of course be ideal if something like this didn't happen in first place. | Please be careful in who you add, as communities like this are juicy targets for troll infiltration. The system internally keeps track of who was added by who, so in the absolute worst case the technician is able to find the source of a troll infiltration and issue a sweeping ban to bring back peace, but it would of course be ideal if something like this didn't happen in the first place. | ||
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. | ||
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=== Can I trust you with my data? === | === 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. | 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 and decrypt it again after downloading/receiving it. (Sadly, most software does not yet make this sort of 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 and even if they follow common security best practices. | ||
=== Who runs the site? === | === Who runs the site? === | ||