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PiPoe posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Interesting solution suggestions – “Strange Game” by the Burning Platform
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2021/02/08/a-strange-game-part-two/
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Me:
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to create a secure group forum for the free exchange of ideas on a wordpress website? All input will be greatly appreciated.
George Ghostwell 02/09/21 07:19:56AM
[Reply to] Me – Any reason you can’t do it here? You could set it up, place the invite and instructions on your WP site, and get it up and running.
First, define “secure” in terms of functionality — what precisely you want it to do — and this will help in getting what you want.
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – really? Where do I find the instructions to do this – newby 🙂
George Ghostwell 02/09/21 07:27:28AM
[Reply to] Me – There are FAQs here — instructive posts (not chats) with lists of Qs and As. Then there are more discussion-type forums to ask and find what is not on the FAQs, or build on it.
I do also recall a New User Basics board where it shows how to set up and use the blogs/room/groups functions, try to find that first. I’ll go look now too.
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – thanks George – off I go
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – I found this in the Blog area: Blogs Content
If you want to share ideas, you can do so using a Blog Room.
If you have a premium account, a blog room can also be turned into an external website.
A Blog Room is really a group space since other people sharing the same interest can post content as well if you allow it.
Blog Rooms are membership managed areas. They can be completely public or private. They can be “discoverable” (meaning listed for users to find), or they can be found only by invitation.
Join the many blog rooms available or start your own. This is how you begin to build a community.
Blog Rooms can be chained together with a parent Blog room and child blog rooms to better organize content.
Rob Braxman [Trusted Brax.Me Resource]
02/28/20 03:36PM
Is this what you were referring to George? And if so, probably a stupid question on my part, is a private blog here secure?
Thanks much for your help George.
George Ghostwell 02/09/21 07:50:24AM
[Reply to] Me – Yes and yes. But it would be best if you define what you mean by secure. Encrypted? Anonymous? Invite only? Undetectable?
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – I’m defining ‘secure’ as unlikely to be breached by those who do not support the exercise of free speech.
George Ghostwell 02/09/21 08:01:42AM
[Reply to] Me – I believe the correct answer would be not only unlikely, but impossible, or effectively impossible, by anyone or any entity, regardless of their feelings about feee speech.
You and your members would play a role, of course, but membership and access can be 100% controlled by you, so not even a member could allow someone to breach it.
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – Let me restate; would invite only help protect participants from ending up on a ‘list’. These people would be discussing topics that tend to get censored if they don’t tow the mainstream narrative.
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – how could it prevent a member from allowing it to be breached? Not allowing them to invite others?
George Ghostwell 02/09/21 08:05:44AM
[Reply to] Me – Yes.
Me
[Reply to] George Ghostwell – Ah. Thank you George. I think I have the information I need now. A wonderful day to you kind sir 🙂
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What do you think?
This appears to be something that could be utilized by the Giza site (Dr. Farrell and Daniel) if they so chose.
George Ghostwell 02/09/21 08:07:44AM
[Reply to] Me – I’d say the only human way for a member to betray the confidences would be to copy and paste or screen shot content and publish it.
But even that would be impossible for anyone outside to authenticate, especially if you don’t use real names and don’t reference details in your private lives that identify who what or where you are.
It’s aside from my main point, but since you mention it… I don’t believe anything on the internet is secure. IMO the claim that something digital is fully secure and private is at best a pipe dream and at worst some kind of trap.
And yes, I agree that nothing on the internet is entirely secure. It is my understanding that there are subjects not expressed within the TOS that are risky for this site (which is quite public). By risk, I am referring to just suggesting a different perspective than that which is the official position/narrative. It is my interest to find a way where alternative views and simply sensitive topics can be discussed openly without placing the Giza site in jeopardy of censorship/de-platforming. Just for clarification, there are certain topics that I would not discuss nor advocate online regardless.