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User:JohnTheYooper/Stop Killing Games

2026-07-02T12:45:49Z

JohnTheYooper: /* What is this */ add a section of potential interest

This is currently a draft for demonstration on Discord.

==What is this==
Stop Killing Games is an international effort to end the company practice of selling you a game at sometimes considerable cost and then yanking away your ability to play it without resource.

Its flagship resource is [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ stopkillinggames.com]. They congregate officially [https://discord.gg/TCE6uXwsBe on Discord] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/ on Reddit]. There is [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ a community wiki at wiki.gg].

They are working on an FAQ and a dedicated US coordination space, but these have not yet been published as of {{lastedit}}, when this page was last changed.

===In the news===
Some articles on what has been going on:
* https://www.techspot.com/news/112802-stop-killing-games-lost-biggest-battle-despite-13.html - overview and outcome in Europe, NOT the end of the road
* https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-bill-fails-in-california-senate-committee-after-esa-opposition-3381762/ - got pretty far in California
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Killing_Games - as covered on Wikipedia

===The opposition===
Stop Killing Games runs directly against the interests of a powerful video game lobby, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association Entertainment Software Association], which among other things brought you the ESRB and was formed to dodge the violence in video games moral panic at the time. It has since been a major enemy of software freedom in the vein of video games:

Expect to run up against this organization in particular when pressing this issue, as it is extremely well funded and is backed by the likes of Sony and Nintendo.The antics of all three are further documented at Consumer Rights Wiki: [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Entertainment_Software_Association ESA], [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Sony Sony], [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Nintendo Nintendo].

==How to help==
===Party actionables===
There is a significant movement in California, and it is the state with the most momentum to make a change. And so, the [[California]] Pirate Party is a key pillar to assist with the movement.

The [[Press Committee]] could potentially look at [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/#partner partnership], but there are not actionable ideas how this would work to report yet. There has also not been a party discussion yet to adopt this as a working issue.

Further notes on what can be done by parties are welcome.

===Individual assistance===
* Be an advocate in the California party if applicable, in your state party as possible, and on the national level.
* Offer updates to this page via national communication channels or directly if you have Wiki access.
* Join SKG spaces and see what can be done. Even being on them is support.
* Contribute to [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ the community wiki], as possible.

User:JohnTheYooper/Stop Killing Games

2026-07-01T19:58:27Z

JohnTheYooper: both for immediate use and as demonstration for pages of this format

This is currently a draft for demonstration on Discord.

==What is this==
Stop Killing Games is an international effort to end the company practice of selling you a game at sometimes considerable cost and then yanking away your ability to play it without resource.

Its flagship resource is [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ stopkillinggames.com]. They congregate officially [https://discord.gg/TCE6uXwsBe on discord] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/ on reddit]. There is [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ a community wiki at wiki.gg].

They are working on an FAQ and a dedicated US coordination space, but these have not yet been published as of {{lastedit}}, when this page was last changed.

===In the news===
Some articles on what has been going on:
* https://www.techspot.com/news/112802-stop-killing-games-lost-biggest-battle-despite-13.html - overview and outcome in Europe, NOT the end of the road
* https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-bill-fails-in-california-senate-committee-after-esa-opposition-3381762/ - got pretty far in California
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Killing_Games - as covered on Wikipedia
==How to help==
===Party actionables===
There is a significant movement in California, and it is the state with the most momentum to make a change. And so, the [[California]] Pirate Party is a key pillar to assist with the movement.

The [[Press Committee]] could potentially look at [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/#partner partnership], but there are not actionable ideas how this would work to report yet. There has also not been a party discussion yet to adopt this as a working issue.

Further notes on what can be done by parties are welcome.

===Individual assistance===
* Be an advocate in the California party if applicable, in your state party as possible, and on the national level.
* Offer updates to this page via national communication channels or directly if you have Wiki access.
* Join SKG spaces and see what can be done. Even being on them is support.
* Contribute to [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ the community wiki], as possible.

Template:Lastedit

2026-07-01T19:46:57Z

JohnTheYooper: "convenience" for reusability despite taking too long to look into

{{REVISIONMONTH1}}/{{REVISIONDAY2}}/{{REVISIONYEAR}}<noinclude>
==Notes==
This is sloppy, but a product of being made on an older version of mediawiki without parser functions, otherwise I'd like to do something with a parser function generating a human readable date like <code><nowiki>{{#time:Y-m-d H:i|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}}}</nowiki></code>. There's not a way I know of right now to achieve a better human readable date right now. Going with month first to get it done in the US common way. Amend to the most universally legible clear way you can come up with. [[User:JohnTheYooper|JohnTheYooper]] ([[User talk:JohnTheYooper|talk]]) 19:46, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

User:JohnTheYooper

2026-06-25T20:29:39Z

JohnTheYooper: update some projects and clear out a section that didn't need to be there

==What's Cooking==
Ongoing,
* Update [[Library]]
* Supplant [[Guide to Being Anonymous]] with a personally brewed privacy guide index -> [[/Pirate's Privacy Guide/]]?

Ideas,
* state party logos for wiki entries?
* [[/Michigan/]]
==More==
Candidates for library/related areas
* CGP Grey content, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA introduction]
* [https://www.capable.design/ capable.design] - clothing to confuse creepy cameras
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKOkaZJb6Q Piracy is morally correct, actually.] by noRugrats on Youtube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8 Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software part 1]
** [https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software The presentation as text] at futo.org
* [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Mission_statement Consumer Rights Wiki] - documenting (mostly) business abuses
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - community driven mapping
** [https://www.comaps.app/ CoMaps] - an app to use with ^

Dubious relation to the pirate party now, but possibly compatible causes & reading
* [https://keepandroidopen.org/ Keep Android Open]
* Check gaming compatibility on Linux: [https://www.protondb.com/ ProtonDB] & [https://areweanticheatyet.com/ Are We Anti-Cheat Yet]
** Most games, give or take effort of setup, ''do'' work on Linux. Option overload, troubleshooting, roughly maintained documentation, and a handful of games that refuse to work are why the idea of most games not working on Linux still exists.
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/coffeezilla/videos Coffeezilla] on Youtube
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ Techdirt.]

More interesting outlinks,
* [https://servury.com/blog/privacy-is-marketing-anonymity-is-architecture/ Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture.] - if you care about privacy, stop collecting information you're probably going to lose
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fshsk8MCAf4 He Built a Privacy Tool. Now He’s Going to Prison.] on YouTube from Naomi Brockwell TV
===Deflock your life===
* [https://deflock.me/ deflock.me] - find known roadway surveillance cameras
** [https://haveibeenflocked.com/ Have I Been Flocked?] - check if your car is known to be under this surveillance
** [https://alpr.watch/ alpr.watch] - known instances of this surveillance being discussed, and upcoming events
** All links are a community effort, if something was missed, add :)
Why is Flock a garbage company, deserving this sort of callout?
* [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance] from ACLU
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists] from the EFF
* [https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/ ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows] from 404 Media
* [https://www.wired.com/story/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/ Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI] from Wired
* [https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-20/georgia-police-chief-charged-with-using-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-and-harass-people Georgia Police Chief Charged With Using License Plate Readers to Stalk and Harass People] from US News
**The list is vast, you can find more from a routine search
A useful way to punch back: multiple courts have found flock roadway cameras to be public information. Submit public information requests alongside any other complaints about them. These have a useful chilling effect as the state is less than pleased to share the dystopian fruits of its labor. For private businesses the best you've got is complain and avoid unless you have better recourse in your state/community.

===Age verification is awesome===
* https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-just-leaked-3-million-drivers-licenses-and-passports

===Rule of law===
Here's what happens when you're a rich sob.
* https://apnews.com/article/meta-ai-copyright-lawsuit-sarah-silverman-e77968015b94fbbf38234e3178ede578

Here's what happens if you're a poor.
* https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/retro-pirate-gets-two-year-suspended-jail-sentence-for-being-stuck-in-the-past-burning-and-selling-remix-cds-of-famous-artists-four-year-investigation-into-copyright-infringement-on-40-year-old-medium-began-in-2018

Remember, its justice for the people who make the money, and the middlemen. Not for the consumer, or the people who actually make the things.

User:JohnTheYooper/Outreach

2026-06-25T20:28:21Z

JohnTheYooper: obsolete

{{delete}}

There was a proposed outreach hub page which is now obsolete, there is a good one in existence now.

Template:Infobox party

2026-06-25T20:26:06Z

JohnTheYooper: need to come back and fix logo stuff I notice

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==Notes==
Everything in this section will not appear on any page. This template is a standard html table with some inline css.

If there is nothing to fill, you can just omit the entry, "None" or an appropriate default will appear automatically. All states should have this template already so you can just update information as needed, otherwise see the example section.

Consider replacing an unmaintained, unused, invalid link with "Defunct", you can link <code><nowiki>[urlhere Like this]</nowiki></code> if there is still a page available for reference, otherwise leave it without a link. But, ensure that venue is truly unreachable with no contact before resorting to this. Where possible, reach out to existing party infrastructure and see if they will maintain their wiki space. Otherwise its up to random volunteers to update when they can with what is available.

Party statuses will be briefly covered here in the future, hopefully.

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Will produce this table,
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Michigan

2026-06-25T20:14:15Z

JohnTheYooper: modest update including more of my stuff to hopefully encourage someone

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| state = Michigan
| website = None
| wiki = None
| facebook = Defunct
| twitter = Defunct
| linkedin = None
| youtube = None
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| quartermaster = None
| phone = None
| address = None
| email = None
| pnc = None
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There is no active pirate party in this state, but at-large Michigander "John the Yooper" is present in the national movement and has ideas at [[User:JohnTheYooper/Michigan]]. Please [https://discord.com/invite/3gzEfhM2mB connect with pirates on our Discord] and say hello.

All previous infrastructure from early attempts of the state party no longer exist, except an [https://twitter.com/mipirateparty @mipirateparty unused twitter account] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130212034229/http://michigan.pirate-party.us/ the old website's archive].

If you want to start a local chapter in this state, email the national party [mailto:info@uspirates.org info@uspirates.org], or say hello to John on Discord or via [mailto:john@mccabe.us John's email] and help get started collaboratively.
[[Category:State Party]]

User:JohnTheYooper/Michigan

2026-06-25T20:09:30Z

JohnTheYooper: updating thoughts since clearly the "start of 2026" idea didn't go so well

==Michigan architecture==
The Michigan Pirate Party (name pending) is not off the table but has been subject to crippling issues in motivation and volunteering. There are a few aspects required for this to exist, but mostly just a couple of people who agree on a vision to see it exist. This page reflects my own vision of what a Michigan Pirate Party would look like and do.

==Mission==
Its main practical objectives would be these.
* Provide pirate wheel advocacy in Michigan politics
* Promote third party reforms such as [https://rankmivote.org/ ranked choice voting] and [https://www.mlive.com/politics/2026/05/michigan-third-parties-sue-to-bring-back-a-voting-practice-banned-131-years-ago.html fusion voting]
* A focus on explicit pirate principles in particular, without bogging down too far in left-right debate or specific issues outside of immediate pirate scope. Other organizations would be suitable for these purposes, see the non-exclusivity principle.
* Promoting digital literacy, resources, and projects conducive to the pirate interest, such as inherent opposition to the spread of Flock cameras, or burying deep nonsense like [https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-michigan-bill-is-a-danger-for-the-political-discourse-proton-slams-verification-laws-turning-vpns-into-a-liability the attempted VPN ban].

From broad conventional review, pirate politics visibly appears 'left libertarian' and I would not deny this. However it is not necessarily incompatible to compromise with people who conventionally lean 'center/right' especially if there is agreement on select issues. In some ways it is libertarian, yet treats corporate domination as a similar threat as government expansion and seeks to achieve more of a balance. This would be an informal core to the pitch of pirate politics. Live your life, but reject all attempts to dominate whether the attempt comes from a business suit or military uniform. There would likely be major disagreements on some matters, if the core pirate interest is compatible then there should be cooperation on the matters that can be worked with.

By my reckoning there are some other things this should achieve.
* Non exclusivity: If you want to come and go, be an at large participant, be part of multiple parties, welcome. If you're a Pirate, you belong.
* Support alternative communications to Discord without necessarily being limited to IRC and email.
* Consider a static site built with something like jeckyll or hugo or eleventy, forgoing bulky frameworks like wordpress unless required.
* Able to support other candidates and movements, particularly where they do things well or better.

These are the founding aspects I would like to see for a Michigan Pirate Party.
===Website===
The site would have the following features:
* An FAQ, written to 'give it straight' about the pirate movement with inspiration from the national
* A platform, largely driven by the national, with potential special addition of right to repair initiative
* News, updates, sharing of events of Michigan note.
* Contact, more in depth about as one page.
* Relevant political causes to look into, links on how to engage, 'issues of highlight' aside from news entries ^.
===Social Media===
So this is a point where I'd be terrible because I hate Facebook et al and would only be willing to sustain presence on Mastadon and maybe Bluesky and not a lot else. If some other founding member wants to work on the others that could be cool. Some presence is required so it is apparent we exist.

===Communication===
Leverage national architecture with <code>#michigan</code> on discord and a bridged michigan channel on more libre software such as Matrix, Stoat or Fluxer, perhaps something like xmpp. Self hosted infra would be nice but likely lean impractical. An email would be available.

==Needed volunteering==
There must be several people willing to be 'on the record' as members. This doesn't have to be public PII disclosure however. More in the vein of first name, last name, how do we reach you, stored in private, with the alias you desire being your member alias in communication channels. The information would be held by a founding officer. I could be such an officer but would rather have some kind of aide for representation. My schedule compatibility with national party business is poor, everything happens late for me. We just need to be something tangible and could have asynchronous contact if needed, maybe try to have a proper meeting once in a while as long as somehow we're still moving forward on stuff. Even if its pretty humble in practice.

I am rather introverted by nature. I don't do door knocking, you can barely get me on the phone, I do not like speaking, I am not a field expert except in knowing random stuff that exists, I just like computer stuff and pirate politics interests me. In effect I'm something of a bench warmer, certainly not a leader, which is why this page is as far as the michigan party can go until there are others on board. But I am willing to collaborate with others and take initiative as long as its not just me moving the ball forward.

Branding. The Michigander Pirate Party, or just Michigan? Thinking a logo adapted from the pirate brand with Michigan coloring influenced by pirate purple.

How to avoid shortening the MI Pirate Party so it doesn't read as my pp. "pirate" is uphill as it is and mi pp is just weird.

==Other resources==
* https://www.michiganpublic.org/

User:JohnTheYooper

2026-06-24T11:22:42Z

JohnTheYooper:

==What's Cooking==
Ongoing,
* Update [[Library]]
* Forward, back and more for meetings -> [[/NavMM/]]. Essentially complete, now needs documenting

Ideas,
*[[/Outreach/]]
* Supplant [[Guide to Being Anonymous]] with a personally brewed privacy guide index -> [[/Pirate's Privacy Guide/]]?
* [[/Michigan/]]
==More==
Candidates for library/related areas
* CGP Grey content, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA introduction]
* [https://www.capable.design/ capable.design] - clothing to confuse creepy cameras
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKOkaZJb6Q Piracy is morally correct, actually.] by noRugrats on Youtube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8 Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software part 1]
** [https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software The presentation as text] at futo.org
* [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Mission_statement Consumer Rights Wiki] - documenting (mostly) business abuses
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - community driven mapping
** [https://www.comaps.app/ CoMaps] - an app to use with ^

Dubious relation to the pirate party now, but possibly compatible causes & reading
* [https://keepandroidopen.org/ Keep Android Open]
* Check gaming compatibility on Linux: [https://www.protondb.com/ ProtonDB] & [https://areweanticheatyet.com/ Are We Anti-Cheat Yet]
** Most games, give or take effort of setup, ''do'' work on Linux. Option overload, troubleshooting, roughly maintained documentation, and a handful of games that refuse to work are why the idea of most games not working on Linux still exists.
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/coffeezilla/videos Coffeezilla] on Youtube
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ Techdirt.]

More interesting outlinks,
* [https://servury.com/blog/privacy-is-marketing-anonymity-is-architecture/ Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture.] - if you care about privacy, stop collecting information you're probably going to lose
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fshsk8MCAf4 He Built a Privacy Tool. Now He’s Going to Prison.] on YouTube from Naomi Brockwell TV
===Deflock your life===
* [https://deflock.me/ deflock.me] - find known roadway surveillance cameras
** [https://haveibeenflocked.com/ Have I Been Flocked?] - check if your car is known to be under this surveillance
** [https://alpr.watch/ alpr.watch] - known instances of this surveillance being discussed, and upcoming events
** All links are a community effort, if something was missed, add :)
Why is Flock a garbage company, deserving this sort of callout?
* [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance] from ACLU
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists] from the EFF
* [https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/ ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows] from 404 Media
* [https://www.wired.com/story/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/ Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI] from Wired
* [https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-20/georgia-police-chief-charged-with-using-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-and-harass-people Georgia Police Chief Charged With Using License Plate Readers to Stalk and Harass People] from US News
**The list is vast, you can find more from a routine search
A useful way to punch back: multiple courts have found flock roadway cameras to be public information. Submit public information requests alongside any other complaints about them. These have a useful chilling effect as the state is less than pleased to share the dystopian fruits of its labor. For private businesses the best you've got is complain and avoid unless you have better recourse in your state/community.

===Age verification is awesome===
* https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-just-leaked-3-million-drivers-licenses-and-passports

=== Michigan===
* [https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/12/18/ag-nessel-on-the-mpsc AG Nessel on the MPSC Approving DTE’s Application to Service Saline Data Center] at michigan.gov. English: a government agency flipped the finger at major resident opposition and approved an ai slop datacenter anyway

===Rule of law===
Here's what happens when you're a rich sob.
* https://apnews.com/article/meta-ai-copyright-lawsuit-sarah-silverman-e77968015b94fbbf38234e3178ede578

Here's what happens if you're a poor.
* https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/retro-pirate-gets-two-year-suspended-jail-sentence-for-being-stuck-in-the-past-burning-and-selling-remix-cds-of-famous-artists-four-year-investigation-into-copyright-infringement-on-40-year-old-medium-began-in-2018

Remember, its justice for the people who make the money, and the middlemen. Not for the consumer, or the people who actually make the things.

User:JohnTheYooper

2026-06-21T22:11:10Z

JohnTheYooper: /* More */ opening another deeplink section

==What's Cooking==
Ongoing,
* Update [[Library]]
* Forward, back and more for meetings -> [[/NavMM/]]. Essentially complete, now needs documenting

Ideas,
*[[/Outreach/]]
* Supplant [[Guide to Being Anonymous]] with a personally brewed privacy guide index -> [[/Pirate's Privacy Guide/]]?
* [[/Michigan/]]
==More==
Candidates for library/related areas
* CGP Grey content, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA introduction]
* [https://www.capable.design/ capable.design] - clothing to confuse creepy cameras
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKOkaZJb6Q Piracy is morally correct, actually.] by noRugrats on Youtube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8 Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software part 1]
** [https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software The presentation as text] at futo.org
* [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Mission_statement Consumer Rights Wiki] - documenting (mostly) business abuses
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - community driven mapping
** [https://www.comaps.app/ CoMaps] - an app to use with ^

Dubious relation to the pirate party now, but possibly compatible causes & reading
* [https://keepandroidopen.org/ Keep Android Open]
* Check gaming compatibility on Linux: [https://www.protondb.com/ ProtonDB] & [https://areweanticheatyet.com/ Are We Anti-Cheat Yet]
** Most games, give or take effort of setup, ''do'' work on Linux. Option overload, troubleshooting, roughly maintained documentation, and a handful of games that refuse to work are why the idea of most games not working on Linux still exists.
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/coffeezilla/videos Coffeezilla] on Youtube
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ Techdirt.]

More interesting outlinks,
* [https://servury.com/blog/privacy-is-marketing-anonymity-is-architecture/ Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture.] - if you care about privacy, stop collecting information you're probably going to lose
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fshsk8MCAf4 He Built a Privacy Tool. Now He’s Going to Prison.] on YouTube from Naomi Brockwell TV

Flock "Safety" tangent:
* [https://deflock.me/ deflock.me] - find known roadway surveillance cameras
** [https://haveibeenflocked.com/ Have I Been Flocked?] - check if your car is known to be under this surveillance
** [https://alpr.watch/ alpr.watch] - known instances of this surveillance being discussed, and upcoming events
** All links are a community effort, if something was missed, add :)
Why is Flock a garbage company, deserving this sort of callout?
* [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance] from ACLU
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists] from the EFF
* [https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/ ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows] from 404 Media
* [https://www.wired.com/story/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/ Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI] from Wired
* [https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-20/georgia-police-chief-charged-with-using-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-and-harass-people Georgia Police Chief Charged With Using License Plate Readers to Stalk and Harass People] from US News
**The list is vast, you can find more from a routine search
A useful way to punch back: multiple courts have found flock roadway cameras to be public information. Submit public information requests alongside any other complaints about them. These have a useful chilling effect as the state is less than pleased to share the dystopian fruits of its labor. For private businesses the best you've got is complain and avoid unless you have better recourse in your state/community.

Age verification is great!!!
* https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-just-leaked-3-million-drivers-licenses-and-passports

For Michigan,
* [https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/12/18/ag-nessel-on-the-mpsc AG Nessel on the MPSC Approving DTE’s Application to Service Saline Data Center] at michigan.gov. English: a government agency flipped the finger at major resident opposition and approved an ai slop datacenter anyway

Pirate National Committee (PNC)

2026-06-12T21:41:13Z

JohnTheYooper: /* Officers */ bah, who can forget rowan

{{USPP NAV}}
The Pirate National Committee is an assembly of representatives from each recognized state Pirate Party.

==PNC Membership==
===Member States (Primary Representative, Secondary Representative)===
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Arizona Arizona] (Blase Henry, Dustin C.)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Florida Florida] (Wanda Ward, David Hall)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Illinois Illinois] (Rowan T., Raneen R.)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Indiana Indiana] (Ashley Melody, TBD)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts Massachusetts] (Jamie O'Keefe, Joseph Onoroski)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Maryland Maryland] (TBD)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Ohio Ohio] (Mars Bale, Mike "Mr. Stove")
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pennsylvania Pennsylvania] (Drew Bingaman, Ed Quiggle)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Texas Texas] (Ben H., Frank F.)

===Probationary States===
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=California California] (Darren McKeeman, TBD)

===Observer States (Needs Reps)===
*Delaware
*Kansas
*Nevada
*New York
*North Carolina
*West Virginia

==Officers==
:'''Chair (Captain)''': Jolly Mitch Davilo
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': chair@uspirates.org
:'''Vice-Chair (Vice Captain)''': Blase Henry
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': vc@uspirates.org
:'''Secretary (Scribe)''': Lily Boyt
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': secretary@uspirates.org
:'''Treasurer (Quartermaster)''': Eli McGee
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': treasurer@uspirates.org
:'''State Moderator (Lookout)''': Joseph Onoroski
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': statemoderator@uspirates.org
:'''Auditor (Beancounter)''': Joel Lightfoot
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': auditor@uspirates.org
:'''Swarmcare Manager''': Wanda Ward
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': swarmcare@uspirates.org
:'''Webmaster (Director of Online)''': Mars Bale
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': webmaster@uspirates.org
:'''Public Relations''': Rowan Tipping
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': press@uspirates.org

==Documents==
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Constitution|Constitution]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Bylaws|Bylaws]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Policies|Policies]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Minutes|Meeting Minutes and Recordings]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/State Report | State Report]]
*[[Committees]]

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Pirate National Committee (PNC)

2026-06-12T21:39:36Z

JohnTheYooper: /* Officers */ per election

{{USPP NAV}}
The Pirate National Committee is an assembly of representatives from each recognized state Pirate Party.

==PNC Membership==
===Member States (Primary Representative, Secondary Representative)===
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Arizona Arizona] (Blase Henry, Dustin C.)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Florida Florida] (Wanda Ward, David Hall)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Illinois Illinois] (Rowan T., Raneen R.)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Indiana Indiana] (Ashley Melody, TBD)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts Massachusetts] (Jamie O'Keefe, Joseph Onoroski)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Maryland Maryland] (TBD)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Ohio Ohio] (Mars Bale, Mike "Mr. Stove")
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pennsylvania Pennsylvania] (Drew Bingaman, Ed Quiggle)
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Texas Texas] (Ben H., Frank F.)

===Probationary States===
*[https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=California California] (Darren McKeeman, TBD)

===Observer States (Needs Reps)===
*Delaware
*Kansas
*Nevada
*New York
*North Carolina
*West Virginia

==Officers==
:'''Chair (Captain)''': Jolly Mitch Davilo
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': chair@uspirates.org
:'''Vice-Chair (Vice Captain)''': Blase Henry
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': vc@uspirates.org
:'''Secretary (Scribe)''': Lily Boyt
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': secretary@uspirates.org
:'''Treasurer (Quartermaster)''': Eli McGee
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': treasurer@uspirates.org
:'''State Moderator (Lookout)''': Joseph Onoroski
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': statemoderator@uspirates.org
:'''Auditor (Beancounter)''': Joel Lightfoot
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': auditor@uspirates.org
:'''Swarmcare Manager''': Wanda Ward
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': swarmcare@uspirates.org
:'''Webmaster (Director of Online)''': Mars Bale
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': webmaster@uspirates.org
:'''Public Relations''': Joseph Wolfson
::'''Phone''':
::'''Email''': press@uspirates.org

==Documents==
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Constitution|Constitution]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Bylaws|Bylaws]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Policies|Policies]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Minutes|Meeting Minutes and Recordings]]
*[[Pirate National Committee (PNC)/State Report | State Report]]
*[[Committees]]

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Press Committee

2026-06-12T21:30:50Z

JohnTheYooper: /* Contact */ per election

== Contact ==

Discord: <code>#press-committee</code> channel

=== Officers ===
:'''Chair:''' Rowan Tipping
::contact:

:'''Vice Chair:''' Vacant
::contact:

== Press Committee Projects ==

===Routine Press activities===
* Maintain guidelines for social media posts.
* Prepare press releases, social media posts, etc.
* Provide statements regarding breaking issues.

== Meeting Minutes ==
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United States Pirate Party:About

2026-01-07T21:37:36Z

JohnTheYooper: offer slightly more to chew on than before

You want to know more about us?

Pick your plank:

[https://uspirates.org/about/ About on uspirates.org], [https://uspirates.org/platform/ The Pirate Platform], [https://uspirates.org/faq/ Frequently Asked Questions], [https://uspirates.org/chat/ chat with us]!

User:JohnTheYooper/Outreach

2026-01-07T14:18:13Z

JohnTheYooper: update from recent talks

''This page is a draft seeking relevant PNC officer approval.''

The Outreach Committee is set up to meet on Discord with suggested times being Tuesdays, 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific.

==Contact==
Discord: <code>#outreach-committee</code> channel

==Ideas for early 2026==
Ideas recently pitched in <code>#outreach-committee</code> on Discord for reference and discussion in January. This

Possible outreach & awareness campaigns:
*"Stop saying 'that ship has sailed' on AI and copyright"
* "How third parties work in the US"
* a Data center awareness campaign
* internet safety
* basic cybersecurity
* supporting STEAM programs in our communities

Places to reach out to: Open Source groups, Open Source Conventions, Maker guilds, MakerSpaces,HackerSpaces, and Farmer’s Market

Category:DELETE

2026-01-05T22:38:31Z

JohnTheYooper: marking DELETE for delete because we already have a Delete

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2026-01-05T22:22:15Z

JohnTheYooper: note for updates

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No Safe Harbor

2026-01-05T09:40:42Z

JohnTheYooper: old domain acquired by some kind of spam garbage

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User:JohnTheYooper/Michigan

2025-12-24T23:17:37Z

JohnTheYooper: upd into something more clear

==Michigan architecture==
The Michigan Pirate Party (name pending) seeks to have an official existence to point to at the start of 2026, even if its recognition by the PNC or any more formal organization take place later in the year.
===Website===
* Domain: would like <code>mi.uspirate.party</code> (interim: tbd based on hosting; may select a standalone domain)
** holdup: [[IT|IT official]] approval for domain usage, may select a standalone if this becomes a holdup after discussion
* Host: current preference nearlyfreespeech.net from positive experience
* Site: generated with [https://jekyllrb.com/ jeckyll] or [https://gohugo.io/ hugo]

The site would have the following features:
* An FAQ, written to 'give it straight' about the pirate movement with inspiration from the national
* A platform, largely driven by the national, with potential special addition of right to repair initiative
* News, updates, sharing of events of Michigan note.
* Contact, more in depth about as one page.
* Relevant political causes to look into, links on how to engage, 'issues of highlight' aside from news entries ^.
===Social Media===
This is going to be tricky because the interim founder doesn't really like social media. Desirable coverage would be youtube, facebook,.... twitter.... possibly IG, mastadon, bluesky?, would like at least one decentralized option and at least one mainstream one. Promote what we want, use what works.

===Communication===
Leverage national architecture with <code>#michigan</code> on discord and a bridged michigan channel on more libre software. Founder's preference for this would be xmpp.

Emails attached to the domain of choice will exist to message the party and the party will be more than happy to signal boost reasonable comment.

==Michigan volunteers==
Help explicitly needed to round off membership for PNC recognition, for social media handling, and long term for officer roles including actual leadership. John is a bench warmer for these subjects.

A list of contacts will be maintained of recognized members. This may prove to be a layered party where there are people who are more into observing and don't want to share too much private information (good choice in this age), and people who do want to share more and sign up more boldly.

This is primarily being driven by John McCabe, known in national space as John the Yooper.

==The fuzzy stuff==
Speaking as first person here, John.

I'm not a politician, extrovert, door-to-door type, political expert, speaker, any of that.

I'm a dork who plays with computers, spends time in weird rabbit holes and just likes to fill out the corners for the cause like nibbling at long-needed updates for the wiki. So for Michigan I'm a bench warmer and a librarian. Anyone with leadership aptitude and stake in the project can have it.

Everything that exists is online and has little physical world presence. This is effectively a skeleton waiting for people with the necessary drive to take the party to the next step.

I'm not the guy who will run candidates and get people in office, nor can I manage my way out of a fishbowl let alone a campaign, so that will again require people with a lot more time, energy and relevant skills. But I'm happy to help out and share, even fill the gaps for someone who does want to go further but also needs support to get it done.

===Conceptual things to work out===
How to avoid shortening the MI Pirate Party so it doesn't read as my pp.

Branding. The Michigander Pirate Party, or just Michigan? Thinking a logo adapted from the pirate brand with Michigan coloring influenced by pirate purple.

=== Michigan principles===
A John-founded Michigan Pirate Party would be bluntly honest, stick to the essentials in its technology (I personally intend to explicitly support people who browse without JS or who avoid Discord, and stuff like that), be self aware of its scale and influence, and seek that people who like the mission give it a chance anyway. Promoting not only pirate principles but also the development of third parties and more personal politics not bound by democrat-republican control. A Michigan that represents its components and not just national or majority interests, for example, the UP should be sovereign and self sufficient as far as possible. Michigan is a melting pot and deserves to be represented by its interests. Failing that it should grow in a way where Michigan, its counties, its cities and communities can have a good shot of surviving the collapse or tyranny of central authority. This, while being open to the benefits of unity and taking advantage of resources, while working to encourage the state to use its powers for the people and not for tyranny. Perhaps you could say a libertarian ideal that is more open to cooperation.

Additionally, this party would not demand absolute loyalty or people's participation in every possible angle the party supports, and be satisfied working with people and groups which generally embrace the spirit of the Pirate movement. It may have participants who overlap with less explicitly political organizations, and it may work with people who take the approach of using one of the mainstream parties to further Pirate ideals, for example a pirate-by-heart who runs in a 'big party' primary.

User:JohnTheYooper

2025-12-24T22:12:48Z

JohnTheYooper: upd projects

==What's Cooking==
Ongoing,
* Update [[Library]]
* Forward, back and more for meetings -> [[/NavMM/]]. Essentially complete, now needs documenting

Ideas,
*[[/Outreach/]]
* Supplant [[Guide to Being Anonymous]] with a personally brewed privacy guide index -> [[/Pirate's Privacy Guide/]]?
* [[/Michigan/]]
==More==
Candidates for library/related areas
* CGP Grey content, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA introduction]
* [https://www.capable.design/ capable.design] - clothing to confuse creepy cameras
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKOkaZJb6Q Piracy is morally correct, actually.] by noRugrats on Youtube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8 Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software part 1]
** [https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software The presentation as text] at futo.org
* [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Mission_statement Consumer Rights Wiki] - documenting (mostly) business abuses
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - community driven mapping
** [https://www.comaps.app/ CoMaps] - an app to use with ^

Dubious relation to the pirate party now, but possibly compatible causes & reading
* [https://keepandroidopen.org/ Keep Android Open]
* Check gaming compatibility on Linux: [https://www.protondb.com/ ProtonDB] & [https://areweanticheatyet.com/ Are We Anti-Cheat Yet]
** Most games, give or take effort of setup, ''do'' work on Linux. Option overload, troubleshooting, roughly maintained documentation, and a handful of games that refuse to work are why the idea of most games not working on Linux still exists.
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/coffeezilla/videos Coffeezilla] on Youtube
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ Techdirt.]

More interesting outlinks,
* [https://servury.com/blog/privacy-is-marketing-anonymity-is-architecture/ Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture.] - if you care about privacy, stop collecting information you're probably going to lose
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fshsk8MCAf4 He Built a Privacy Tool. Now He’s Going to Prison.] on YouTube from Naomi Brockwell TV

Flock "Safety" tangent:
* [https://deflock.me/ deflock.me] - find known roadway surveillance cameras
** [https://haveibeenflocked.com/ Have I Been Flocked?] - check if your car is known to be under this surveillance
** [https://alpr.watch/ alpr.watch] - known instances of this surveillance being discussed, and upcoming events
** All links are a community effort, if something was missed, add :)
Why is Flock a garbage company, deserving this sort of callout?
* [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance] from ACLU
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists] from the EFF
* [https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/ ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows] from 404 Media
* [https://www.wired.com/story/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/ Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI] from Wired
* [https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-20/georgia-police-chief-charged-with-using-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-and-harass-people Georgia Police Chief Charged With Using License Plate Readers to Stalk and Harass People] from US News
**The list is vast, you can find more from a routine search
A useful way to punch back: multiple courts have found flock roadway cameras to be public information. Submit public information requests alongside any other complaints about them. These have a useful chilling effect as the state is less than pleased to share the dystopian fruits of its labor. For private businesses the best you've got is complain and avoid unless you have better recourse in your state/community.

For Michigan,
* [https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/12/18/ag-nessel-on-the-mpsc AG Nessel on the MPSC Approving DTE’s Application to Service Saline Data Center] at michigan.gov. English: a government agency flipped the finger at major resident opposition and approved an ai slop datacenter anyway

User:JohnTheYooper/Outreach

2025-12-24T22:12:12Z

JohnTheYooper: draft

IT

2025-12-24T22:08:08Z

JohnTheYooper: /* IT Committee Projects */ splitting to better enforce between what is a speculative want and what has had more official endorsement

== Contact ==

Discord: <code>#it-committee</code> channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

<strike>[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]</strike>

=== Officers ===
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Morgan Landry
::Phone:
::Email: morganelandry@protonmail.com
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== IT Committee Projects ==
*Update MediaWiki
** Wiki is version 1.35. Current versions are 1.39 (oldest supported LTS), 1.43 (current LTS) or 1.45 (latest)
* Explore the use of Odoo community software for official PNC business
** [[IT/Project management tools]]
===Routine IT activities===
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Maintain backups as possible for all official platforms (?)
* Hunt down dead links and information on uspirates.org and the wiki (John)

===Older IT projects (needs review)===
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
** Consider replacing this domain with project management choice?
** Otherwise consider this unsupported?
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
** Status?
* HTML Page for No Safe Harbor Book resources (V)
** Status?
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
** Status?

All previously listed as possible projects. See if someone wishes to adopt these,
* Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
* Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
* Officer email inboxes?
* add all USPP youtube videos to web archive

== Proposed Projects ==
* Open schedule for keeping and verifying backups
* IRC usability improvements and/or introducing Matrix

Small or more vague ideas,
* Consider state.uspirate.party domains (wait for John proof of concept)
*Wiki maintenance,
** Wiki needs a cache refresh, various SpecialPages list entries that no longer exist
** Something is broken reviewing entries at [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Non-free_web_screenshot]]
**revise wiki system date format (on the bottom of the page) to be more universal or americanized by default
** know who active backend, bureaucrat, sysop users are?
** ^ [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?username=&group=bureaucrat&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&title=Special%3AListUsers&limit=500 bureaucrat list] (this is a potential security issue given the amount of advanced rights holders who are also inactive)
** Make the wiki more pretty?
* Favicon for the wiki

== How To Guides ==
* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]] (see: [[mw:Manual:Upgrading]])
* [[How to create an event]]

== Meeting Minutes ==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2017 ===
* [[2/9/2017 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2023 ===
* [[2023/07/19 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2024 ===
* [[2024/06/05 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/10 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/17 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/24 IT Meeting]]
* ''2024/07/31 IT Meeting — Unavailable''
* [[2024/08/07 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/08/14 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/09/04 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2025 ===
* [[2025/07/09 IT Meeting]]
* [[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]
* [[IT Committee 11/19/2025]] (missed, page is now a template)
|}

IT

2025-12-24T22:07:20Z

JohnTheYooper: upd based on recent IT comm channel developments, most importantly the current project priority

== Contact ==

Discord: <code>#it-committee</code> channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

<strike>[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]</strike>

=== Officers ===
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Morgan Landry
::Phone:
::Email: morganelandry@protonmail.com
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== IT Committee Projects ==
*Update MediaWiki
** Wiki is version 1.35. Current versions are 1.39 (oldest supported LTS), 1.43 (current LTS) or 1.45 (latest)
* Explore the use of Odoo community software for official PNC business
** [[IT/Project management tools]]
===Routine IT activities===
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Maintain backups as possible for all official platforms (?)
* Hunt down dead links and information on uspirates.org and the wiki (John)

===Older IT projects (needs review)===
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
** Consider replacing this domain with project management choice?
** Otherwise consider this unsupported?
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
** Status?
* HTML Page for No Safe Harbor Book resources (V)
** Status?
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
** Status?

All previously listed as possible projects. See if someone wishes to adopt these,
* Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
* Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
* Officer email inboxes?
* add all USPP youtube videos to web archive

=== Proposed Projects ===
* Open schedule for keeping and verifying backups
* IRC usability improvements and/or introducing Matrix

Small or more vague ideas,
* Consider state.uspirate.party domains (wait for John proof of concept)
*Wiki maintenance,
** Wiki needs a cache refresh, various SpecialPages list entries that no longer exist
** Something is broken reviewing entries at [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Non-free_web_screenshot]]
**revise wiki system date format (on the bottom of the page) to be more universal or americanized by default
** know who active backend, bureaucrat, sysop users are?
** ^ [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?username=&group=bureaucrat&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&title=Special%3AListUsers&limit=500 bureaucrat list] (this is a potential security issue given the amount of advanced rights holders who are also inactive)
** Make the wiki more pretty?
* Favicon for the wiki

== How To Guides ==
* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]] (see: [[mw:Manual:Upgrading]])
* [[How to create an event]]

== Meeting Minutes ==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2017 ===
* [[2/9/2017 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2023 ===
* [[2023/07/19 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2024 ===
* [[2024/06/05 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/10 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/17 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/24 IT Meeting]]
* ''2024/07/31 IT Meeting — Unavailable''
* [[2024/08/07 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/08/14 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/09/04 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2025 ===
* [[2025/07/09 IT Meeting]]
* [[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]
* [[IT Committee 11/19/2025]] (missed, page is now a template)
|}

IT/Project management tools

2025-12-24T22:02:06Z

JohnTheYooper: upd page

==Background==
This discussion kicked off in November 2025, though there had been discussion here and there before this.

Ideas that had been suggested include
* [https://www.odoo.com/documentation/19.0/applications.html Odoo Community software], a comprehensive business suite
* a discord bot (no strong candidate suggested)
* [https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/user_guide/applications.html Cryptpad], a full office suite including kanban
* [https://github.com/ForumMagnum/ForumMagnum ForumMagnum] - forum suite, rebooting the use of the forum
* A standalone kanban or trello software
* Using the wiki
Following further discussion over Discord and action by the IT Officer, Odoo was considered the frontrunner in December 2025 as a new platform to try out for 2026, chosen for how many tools it offers to the PNC, including but also beyond project management. In the meantime the Wiki would be updated to the latest version at earliest opportunity.

IT Committee 2026-06-08

2025-12-24T21:55:16Z

JohnTheYooper: addressing out of date it committee meeting page

{{NavMMIT|[[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]}}
Note: this meeting was unable to happen due to lack of attendence. It will be converted to the next recorded meeting when it takes place.
==Attending==
Meeting has not happened yet

==Agenda==
To be filled (focused on new project management approach)

==Summary==
Meeting has not happened yet

User:JohnTheYooper

2025-12-21T10:56:55Z

JohnTheYooper:

==What's Cooking==
Ongoing,
* Update [[Library]]
* Forward, back and more for meetings -> [[/NavMM/]]

Ideas,
* Supplant [[Guide to Being Anonymous]] with a personally brewed privacy guide index -> [[/Pirate's Privacy Guide/]]?
* [[/Michigan/]]
==More==
Candidates for library/related areas
* CGP Grey content, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA introduction]
* [https://www.capable.design/ capable.design] - clothing to confuse creepy cameras
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKOkaZJb6Q Piracy is morally correct, actually.] by noRugrats on Youtube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8 Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software part 1]
** [https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software The presentation as text] at futo.org
* [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Mission_statement Consumer Rights Wiki] - documenting (mostly) business abuses
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - community driven mapping
** [https://www.comaps.app/ CoMaps] - an app to use with ^

Dubious relation to the pirate party now, but possibly compatible causes & reading
* [https://keepandroidopen.org/ Keep Android Open]
* Check gaming compatibility on Linux: [https://www.protondb.com/ ProtonDB] & [https://areweanticheatyet.com/ Are We Anti-Cheat Yet]
** Most games, give or take effort of setup, ''do'' work on Linux. Option overload, troubleshooting, roughly maintained documentation, and a handful of games that refuse to work are why the idea of most games not working on Linux still exists.
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/coffeezilla/videos Coffeezilla] on Youtube
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ Techdirt.]

More interesting outlinks,
* [https://servury.com/blog/privacy-is-marketing-anonymity-is-architecture/ Privacy is Marketing. Anonymity is Architecture.] - if you care about privacy, stop collecting information you're probably going to lose
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fshsk8MCAf4 He Built a Privacy Tool. Now He’s Going to Prison.] on YouTube from Naomi Brockwell TV

Flock "Safety" tangent:
* [https://deflock.me/ deflock.me] - find known roadway surveillance cameras
** [https://haveibeenflocked.com/ Have I Been Flocked?] - check if your car is known to be under this surveillance
** [https://alpr.watch/ alpr.watch] - known instances of this surveillance being discussed, and upcoming events
** All links are a community effort, if something was missed, add :)
Why is Flock a garbage company, deserving this sort of callout?
* [https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance] from ACLU
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists] from the EFF
* [https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows/ ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows] from 404 Media
* [https://www.wired.com/story/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/ Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI] from Wired
* [https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-20/georgia-police-chief-charged-with-using-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-and-harass-people Georgia Police Chief Charged With Using License Plate Readers to Stalk and Harass People] from US News
**The list is vast, you can find more from a routine search
A useful way to punch back: multiple courts have found flock roadway cameras to be public information. Submit public information requests alongside any other complaints about them. These have a useful chilling effect as the state is less than pleased to share the dystopian fruits of its labor. For private businesses the best you've got is complain and avoid unless you have better recourse in your state/community.

For Michigan,
* [https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/12/18/ag-nessel-on-the-mpsc AG Nessel on the MPSC Approving DTE’s Application to Service Saline Data Center] at michigan.gov. English: a government agency flipped the finger at major resident opposition and approved an ai slop datacenter anyway

User:JohnTheYooper

2025-11-20T16:58:44Z

JohnTheYooper: streamline, most to do and notes migrated to personal doc

PNC 11/16/2025

2025-11-20T16:55:03Z

JohnTheYooper: as originally posted following discussion

Category:Delete

2025-11-19T14:13:48Z

JohnTheYooper: category setup

These pages are in need of deletion.
[[Category:Maintenance]]

Category:Deprecated

2025-11-19T14:13:26Z

JohnTheYooper: for me mostly

This is content that is no longer highlighted on the wiki.

[[Category:Maintenance]]

Trifold flyer

2025-11-19T14:10:00Z

JohnTheYooper: going to go with this as a solution

''This flyer is no longer available. If you have a copy please add it in or let an [[IT|editor]] know.''

If the doc looks a little funky in the preview, don't worry. Everything should look good when you download it. If it is screwed up please let me know at belle10152@hotmail.com

*[http://www.mediafire.com/view/?t5hr1s6tc6aror1 .doc]
*[http://www.mediafire.com/view/?shp7amxr84udmzk .pdf]
*[http://www.mediafire.com/view/?dv1dmjd4pq23vtx .rtf]
[[Category:Deprecated]]

User:JohnTheYooper/PNC Minutes supplement

2025-11-19T14:07:31Z

JohnTheYooper: /* PNC 11/16/2025 */ migration

=Thoughts=

As an esteemed definitely not slacker minutes-taker for a tiny club in the UP, what the USPP does [https://boardcloud.us/news/posts/meeting-minutes-according-to-roberts-rules-of-order/ isn't really minutes]. And it doesn't have to be fancy but the way they currently work is not that ideal and some of the systems like <code>#pirate-council</code> seem to have slipped. And I get it, if there's not much pep to be formal then meh. But this has lead to a couple issues:
* There's not much pep for outside communication to the PNC, so these 'muscles' like the council have atrophied. This is step one hopefully.
* Certain decisions made just aren't reflected well at a cursory glance like [https://uspirates.org/pirate-candidate-announcement-hunter-rand-for-sparks-city-council-2nd-ward/ Pirate Candidate Announcement: Hunter Rand for Sparks City Council 2nd Ward] being formally endorsed by vote during [[PNC 11/02/2025]]. This is recoverable since there is an external record although I want to present this before just going ahead and making that sort of change. It's not hard for me since I tend to watch recordings anyway to make up for my unavailability during the meeting times (so far).
* Other decisions are lost to public review; [https://discord.com/channels/382701537656307714/806207852133351446/1437476291573186692 in the platform committee channel] there was mention of the PNC firmly seeking a Clean Water plank. Because no business took place on IRC in [[PNC 11/09/2025]], and no transcript is available for Jitsi, that position is at risk of being lost media unless a member had a recording.

This is not an attempt to blame but an observation for PNC consideration, a part of my [[User:JohnTheYooper|'clean the house' agenda]]. Accordingly I also have a suggested draft format for minutes going forward.

Already you can compare the complexity by looking at the Table of Contents:

__TOC__

=New formula=
{{:User:JohnTheYooper/NavMM|Insert date here|Old minutes linked|Upcoming minutes linked}}

''Table of contents here''

==Attending==
* Prop 0: will be made clear in prop 1,

*''Meeting has not happened yet''

==Agenda==
* Prop 1: Have the following minutes page created, available for adding things to by council suggestion so it is clear what is on the agenda in advance. May help boost usage of the pirate council area and non-discord suggestions.
* Prop 2: Simplify. If headers are not filled, eliminate them.

==Summary==
* Prop 3: summarizing; needs only focus on voted actions and official 'the room thinks this' outcomes which are taken to the public. Imo sub headers should be skipped unless the meeting is complex enough to need them.
*It's very important to have notes for here if say, it is an internal jitsi meeting without a recording. If there is a public record I'm willing to 'generate' a summary the old fashioned AI free way with official highlights, see the 'proposed summary' at the end of the page based off a recent meeting.

==Transcript==
*Prop 4: header rename. This area is useful but it is not minutes (that is the page itself). This can have the IRC log and the video feed as appropriate.
=Old formula=
''Basing on [[PNC 11/02/2025]], which seems typical of recent meetings.''

Open with summarizing blurb
*John note: skip in favor of just the header here?

''Table of contents here''

==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

* John note: ^ all is typically empty. Consider eliminating entirely if not used, or using in line with prop 1 above.

==Summary==

===Attending===
* John note: repeat section, consider removing entirely except at the top

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===
Hunter Rand Campaign Announcement:<br>
-Nevada representative Hunter Rand announced his intent to run for Sparks City Council in Nevada.

* John note: The summary often has empty sections. Consider eliminating unused sections per prop 2, splitting out Attending into a top section,
===Proposed summary===
* Meeting was opened by Jolly Mitch with introductions from attendees. (this will probably repeat every minutes)
* Captain's update: Jolly Mitch plans to attend a Transhumanist Party regular meeting the following day as a Pirate Party rep, as well as the upcoming Legal Marijuana Now Party meeting. There will also be a final followup survey for the 2026 Pirate National Conference location.
* Nevada representative Hunter Rand was introduced to the PNC, announcing his intent to run for Sparks City Council in Nevada. His campaign and current progress was presented.
* Hunter Rand was unanimously endorsed by the PNC for Councilman of Sparks, Nevada.
* [[California]]'s probation status and voting rights were discussed. A vote was called and approved with no objections to remove California from probation status, restoring them to active status.
** Probationary states can indeed vote on normal issues, but not on bylaws changes, and they only partially count for quorum.
* The Clean Water plank was briefly discussed. As of the meeting it is still awaiting updates for a draft to further discuss and vote on.

I might like to wiki-link some things from ^ for reader benefit like PNC national 2026 or the transhumanist party, but that's a vanity I would take up only when comfortable and when there's content to link, and that's not an official suggestion here.

=PNC 11/16/2025=
Content was moved to live [[PNC 11/16/2025]]

PNC 11/16/2025

2025-11-19T13:56:41Z

JohnTheYooper: bold implementation of a meeting summary/structure revision, will revert if not desired

{{NavMM|November 16th, 2025|[[PNC 11/09/2025]]}}

__TOC__

==Attending==
*Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)
*Drew Bingaman (PA)
*Blase Henry,Scribe (AZ)
*Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)
*Ashley Melody (IN) - "Jester"
*David Hall (FL)
*Mars (OH)
Non voting,
*Ty Clifford, VC
*Cy Kindsfather, PR Director
==Agenda==
''No agenda posted''
==Summary==
* Meeting was opened by Jolly Mitch at 9pm EST with introductions from attendees.
* Drew Bingaman is running in the Democratic primary for the 108th District State Representative of Pennsylvania, and provided an update on campaign progress.
** The PNC will revisit the campaign when Drew's press release is out.
* The final bracket for locations of the 2026 Pirate National Conference is set for voting on Discord
* A final draft of the Clean Water Plank platform was presented to the PNC. Wanda moved to adopt as presented, seconded by Jester. The motion passed unanimously.
** The plank is now visible on [https://uspirates.org/platform/ the main site's Platform page.]
*Wanda motioned to adjourn, seconded by Drew and Wanda in unison (Drew was barely first but Wanda was louder), with no objections.
==Transcript==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7QdNbxemAs Meeting on YouTube]

PNC 11/16/2025

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{{NavMM|November 16th, 2025|[[PNC 11/09/2025]]}}
== Attending ==
Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)<br>
Ty Clifford, VC (WV/Non-voting)<br>
Drew Bingaman (PA)<br>
Blase Henry,Scribe (AZ)<br>
Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)<br>
Cy Kindsfather, PR Director (MT/non-voting)
Ashley Melody (IN)<br>
David Hall (FL) <br>
Mars (OH)<br>

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===
No committee reports
==== IT ====
Ø
==== Outreach ====
Ø
==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====
Ø
=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7QdNbxemAs

PNC 11/02/2025

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JohnTheYooper: install nav. I'm only going to complete november for now and commit going forward, keeping previous minutes nav on the backburner until energy permits or an automatic solution is set up

{{NavMM|November 2nd, 2025|''navigation not ready for earlier minutes''|[[PNC 11/09/2025]]}}

== Attending ==
Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)<br>
Drew Bingaman (PA)<br>
Darren Mckeeman, QuarterMaster (CA)<br>
Blase Henry,Scribe (AZ)<br>
Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)<br>
Cy Kindsfather, PR Director (MT/non-voting)
Ashley Melody (IN)<br>
David Hall (FL) <br>
Zach Fosic (IL)<br>
James Nguyen (NC/Non-voting)<br>
Hunter Rand (NV/Non-voting)<br>
Trevor Hillan (NV/Non-voting)
==Agenda==
=== Reports ===
No committee reports
==== IT ====
Ø
==== Outreach ====
Ø
==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====
Ø
=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====
Hunter Rand Campaign Announcement
==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===
Hunter Rand Campaign Announcement:<br>
-Nevada representative Hunter Rand announced his intent to run for Sparks City Council in Nevada.
==Meeting Minutes==
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h464zsRY9M&t

PNC 11/09/2025

2025-11-18T22:41:07Z

JohnTheYooper: install nav

{{NavMM|November 9th, 2025|[[PNC 11/02/2025]]|[[PNC 11/16/2025]]}}

The November 9th, 2025 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. It was the fifth meeting of the proposed experiment to have public Jitsi meetings. This meeting took place on IRC at first for IDs then moved to Jitsi.
==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===
*Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)
*Darren Mckeeman, QuarterMaster (CA)
*Blase Henry, Scribe (AZ)
*Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)
*Morgan Landry, Webadmin (TX)
*Ashley Melody (IN)

*Frank Flores (TX)
*David Hall (FL)
*Tanner Basye (ID)
====Non-voting====
*James Nguyen (NC/Non-voting)

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==
<pre>03:57:10 — 11:58:21 T has joined, NomadOfNorad has quit
11:59:21 <T> My 13 year old registration code worked. Good job mIRC lol.
12:41:48 — 18:41:41 NomadOfNorad, originalusername and Tanzy have joined, originalusername has quit
18:44:30 <Tanzy> ahoy yall
18:53:34 — 18:54:03 Morgan-TX, pmchi and LightRiderTX have joined
18:54:27 <Morgan-TX> Ahoy
18:54:37 <NomadOfNorad> Ahoy
18:54:50 <LightRiderTX> Greetings
18:55:03 tjcrowley has joined
18:55:07 <Tanzy> hey
18:55:19 <tjcrowley> ahoy!
18:55:20 — 18:55:43 PoliticalFreedomFighters and Wanda have joined, Morgan-TX has quit
18:55:49 <PoliticalFreedomFighters> Ahoy tjcrowley.
18:55:57 <PoliticalFreedomFighters> where you from?
18:56:03 <Wanda> Ahoy
18:56:59 <pmchi> Ahoy!
18:57:14 — 18:57:40 Morgan-TX has joined, Morgan-TX has quit
18:58:43 <tjcrowley> I'm in San Francisco, the infamous libtard zombie hellhole
18:59:32 <pmchi> In reference to locations for the conference, that is
18:59:38 <BlaseHenry-AZ> Ahoy!
18:59:42 <pmchi> Ahoy!
19:00:05 <pmchi> It is now 9pmET, I call this meeting to order
19:00:06 <NomadOfNorad> are we IDing yet?
19:00:08 <pmchi> IDs please
19:00:23 <NomadOfNorad> Florida PP rep
19:00:27 <Wanda> Wanda Ward, USPP Lookout, FL Rep
19:00:30 <LightRiderTX> Frank Flores, TX
19:00:30 <pmchi> Jolly Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP, USPP Captain
19:00:32 <tjcrowley> Darren Mckeeman, quartermaster for the USPP and the California PP
19:00:35 <Tanzy> Tanner Basye - Idaho
19:00:42 <PoliticalFreedomFighters> James - North Carolina
19:00:47 <BlaseHenry-AZ> Blase Henry, USPP Scribe, AZ Captain
19:00:56 Jester has joined
19:01:06 <Jester> Ashley Melody, Interim INPP rep
19:01:25 <pmchi> Wonderful stuff, thank you guys. Anything anyone wanted to say before we jumped over to Jitsi?
19:01:47 <BlaseHenry-AZ> Anyone late?
19:01:56 iAmV has joined
19:02:00 <BlaseHenry-AZ> Anyone said they come that's late?
19:02:03 <Tanzy> Cy said he may not make it
19:02:05 <LightRiderTX> Morgan was here a bit ago
19:02:08 <PoliticalFreedomFighters> Hello iAmV
19:02:12 <NomadOfNorad> Is it still the same New Pirates Welcome Aboard jitsi address from 2 weeks ago?
19:02:14 <iAmV> Hello
19:02:15 <tjcrowley> "Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
19:02:16 <tjcrowley> --Mark Twain
19:02:17 <LightRiderTX> hey V!
19:02:20 <PoliticalFreedomFighters> where you from?
19:02:22 <pmchi> That’s correct!
19:02:27 <pmchi> Let’s move to Jitsi
19:02:29 <pmchi> https://meet.jit.si/newpirateswelcomeaboard
19:02:30 <papegaai> Title: Jitsi Meet (at meet.jit.si)
19:02:57 Morgan-TX has joined
19:03:09 <Morgan-TX> Test
19:07:36 <Morgan-TX> Anyone still here?
19:07:48 <iAmV> We're mostly on jitsi
19:07:55 — 19:36:16 LightRiderTX has left, Morgan-TX, Jester, iAmV, Tanzy, Wanda and PoliticalFreedomFighters have quit</pre>

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Made by mistake, please ignore, or delete if able.

[[Category:Delete]]

NavMM

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==Notes==
*Invoke as <code><nowiki>{{NavMM|spelledoutdate|lastminuteslink|nextminuteslink(optional)|note(optional)}}</nowiki></code>
* You can skip sections, just leave them empty if so
* Insert the full link to the last/next minutes
* A case in point example you can check: (location tbd)
* You can insert one more field for special cases, for example, if minutes were skipped or there was something different worth noting. If you do that, include the first and second areas even if there is nothing to put in them
* You can preview to make sure it works, and reach out to a [[IT|wiki volunteer]] if there is any confusion

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User:JohnTheYooper/PNC Minutes supplement

2025-11-17T10:55:46Z

JohnTheYooper: draft of minutes

IT/Project management tools

2025-11-13T21:41:33Z

JohnTheYooper: starting page

Current ideas
** [https://www.odoo.com/documentation/19.0/applications.html Odoo Community software], business geared large suite
* Discord bot (no strong candidate yet)
* [https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/user_guide/applications.html Cryptpad], full office suite including kanban
* [https://github.com/ForumMagnum/ForumMagnum ForumMagnum] - forum suite, rebooting the use of the forum/replacing support site?
* Kanban/trello standalone
* Using the wiki

Need to make a table of what each bring to the table, blurbs for what each of them are

IT

2025-11-13T21:41:21Z

JohnTheYooper: reworking the lists, I should do another pass for readability because I know I'm making far too many bullets

== Contact ==

Discord: <code>#it-committee</code> channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

<strike>[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]</strike>

=== Officers ===
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Morgan Landry
::Phone:
::Email: morganelandry@protonmail.com
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== IT Committee Projects ==
* [[IT/Project management tools]]
===Routine IT activities===
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date - who? needs review
** Wiki is version 23423154. Current versions are 341241234 (oldest supported LTS), asdfasdf (current LTS) or 34215rqw (latest)
* Maintain backups - who, when & how?
* Hunt down dead links and information on uspirates.org and the wiki (John)

===Older IT projects (needs review)===
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
** Consider replacing this domain with project management choice?
** Otherwise consider this unsupported?
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
** Status?
* HTML Page for No Safe Harbor Book resources (V)
** Status?
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
** Status?

All previously listed as possible projects. See if someone wishes to adopt these,
* Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
* Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
* Officer email inboxes?
* add all USPP youtube videos to web archive

=== Proposed Projects ===
* Schedule for keeping and verifying backups
* IRC usability improvements

Small or more vague things,
* Favicon for wiki.uspirates.org
* Consider state.uspirate.party domains (wait for John proof of concept)
*Wiki maintenance,
** Wiki needs a cache refresh, various SpecialPages list entries that no longer exist
** Something is broken reviewing entries at [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Non-free_web_screenshot]]
**revise wiki system date format (on the bottom of the page) to be more universal or americanized by default
** know who active backend, bureaucrat, sysop users are?
** ^ [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?username=&group=bureaucrat&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&title=Special%3AListUsers&limit=500 bureaucrat list] (this is a potential security issue given the amount of advanced rights holders who are also inactive, also given the wiki is not really updated)
** Make the wiki more pretty?

Johnlist,
* hunt down who maintains what
* PNC nav integration

* Trello / Kanban?

== How To Guides ==
* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
* [[How to create an event]]

== Meeting Minutes ==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2017 ===
* [[2/9/2017 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2023 ===
* [[2023/07/19 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2024 ===
* [[2024/06/05 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/10 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/17 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/07/24 IT Meeting]]
* ''2024/07/31 IT Meeting — Unavailable''
* [[2024/08/07 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/08/14 IT Meeting]]
* [[2024/09/04 IT Meeting]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
=== 2025 ===
* [[2025/07/09 IT Meeting]]
* [[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]
* [[IT Committee 11/19/2025]] (upcoming)
|}

User:JohnTheYooper

2025-11-13T21:40:02Z

JohnTheYooper: revamp and organize

==What's Cooking==
Ongoing,
* Shadow meetings for minutes
* Update [[Library]]
** Youtube based resource of educational content creators? complete with alt links like nebula, odysee, peertube as applicable
** might be biting off too much ^
* Recheck: [[Special:UnusedTemplates]], [[Special:WantedCategories]], [[Special:UnusedFiles]], [[Special:UnusedCategories]], [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]], [[Special:UncategorizedPages]],

Currently,
* Forward, back and more for meetings -> [[/NavMM/]], [[/PNC Minutes supplement/]]
* Dead link resolution ([[Trifold_flyer]])

Later,
* Templates for state condition -> [[/StateActive/]]? and other conditions, but definitely [[/StateInactive/]]
* Improve [[Local Party Organization]], [[New State Guide]], [[USPP Frequently Asked Questions]]
* Templates, will need official action to complete -> ? [[/Info/]], ! [[/Note/]], ! [[/Warning/]]
** May also need Obsolete, Official(? for party documents like bylaws that are officially adopted and require votes to substantively change), and something to base [[Template:CoreValue]] on
** Note for [[Talk:Main Page]] that we're active elsewhere, as well as notes for other spots where appropriate. Rebase state condition templates on ^ formatting.
** Seek wiki sysop in order to complete these?

Ideas,
* Rename committees to have "(thing) Committee" as the title
* Divide [[Template:USPP Menu]] sections into transplantable, individually editable parts so they can be part of more local navigation
* Supplant [[Guide to Being Anonymous]] with a personally brewed privacy guide index -> [[/Pirate's Privacy Guide/]]?
* Some categories for completion/need for updates?
* environmental plank text? per earlier PNC meeting discussion
* State status categories on wiki pages for easier updating: connect with status templates?
* build a Transhumanist Party wiki page

==More==

Party allies (to spin onto a page later)
* The U.S. Transhumanist Party [https://transhumanist-party.org/ website], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanist_Party wikipedia]
* Favorable towards YNP, CNP, etc; those affiliated with the CIAO (unofficial, not to be spun out)

Random...
* IRC support bot [https://git.omada.cafe/omada/irc-supportbot omada git]
* CGP Grey content, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=orybDrUj4vA introduction]

Discord alternatives,
* Rocket Chat, Spacebar & clients, Mattermost, Zulip, Matrix

Foundational issues for third parties everywhere:
* Binary thinking (left/right, republican/democrat, at omission of all else)
* Ballot access (third party visibility in the first place)
* Winner takes all voting (the overwhelming incentive to ignore better choices in favor of perceived least bad, and the bedrock of binary thinking)

* [[/Michigan/]]

==Other interesting causes, links, resources==
For library or other relevant inclusion, may shift below for low relevance,
* [https://www.capable.design/ capable.design] - clothing to confuse creepy cameras
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKOkaZJb6Q Piracy is morally correct, actually.] by noRugrats on Youtube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8 Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software part 1]
** [https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software The presentation as text] at futo.org
* [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Mission_statement Consumer Rights Wiki] - documenting (mostly) business abuses
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - community driven mapping
** [https://www.comaps.app/ CoMaps] - an app to use with ^

* [https://rufus.ie/en/ Rufus]

Dubious relation to the pirate party now, but compatible I would think.
* [https://keepandroidopen.org/ Keep Android Open]
* Check gaming compatibility on Linux: [https://www.protondb.com/ ProtonDB] & [https://areweanticheatyet.com/ Are We Anti-Cheat Yet]
** Most games, give or take effort of setup, ''do'' work on Linux. Option overload, troubleshooting, roughly maintained documentation, and a handful of games that refuse to work are why the idea of most games not working on Linux still exists.
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/coffeezilla/videos Coffeezilla] on Youtube
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ Techdirt.]

User:JohnTheYooper/PNC Minutes supplement

2025-11-13T19:11:58Z

JohnTheYooper: pnc minutes pitch

IT Committee 2026-06-08

2025-11-13T18:38:10Z

JohnTheYooper: next meeting skeleton

{{NavMMIT|[[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]}}
==Attending==
Meeting has not happened yet

==Agenda==
To be filled (focused on new project management approach)

==Summary==
Meeting has not happened yet

IT Committee 2025-07-09

2025-11-13T18:34:11Z

JohnTheYooper: upd next meeting to new format

{{NavMMIT|[[2024/09/04 IT Meeting]]|[[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]}}

= Discussion =

Suggestion that we start a local forum for people to discuss and report on issues. [https://support.uspirates.org/forum We have a forum] that is now linked to in the blog menus.

Open source forum-like software:

* https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/run-your-own/
* https://join-lemmy.org/docs/index.html
* https://github.com/discuitnet/discuit?tab=readme-ov-file
* https://github.com/discourse/discourse
* https://mybb.com/

How to do IRV better especially vote taking? Should we have our own software?

Possible open source RCV software:

* https://github.com/BrightSpots/rcv
* https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab
* https://www.demochoice.org/
* https://www.rcv123.org/home

Jamie needs to:

* update email addresses
* update blog software
* document updating blog software
* update support.uspirates.org
* document updating software

= Attending =

* JamieO
* v
* Wanda-FL
* Mr Stove
* Ty Clifford
* Berry - TX

2025/11/05 IT Meeting

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