An important thing to realize for all anons is that we, the sane and normal people, are the silent majority.
Thanks for the encouragement, and excellent post. Anons are far from alone with these ideas, even among the general public. Those ideas just need to be articulated well.
If I could I would have archived the previous thread before starting this one, but I do not have moderator powers. Just in case any shills continue to accuse me of spamming.
Opsec. That's the short answer. The longer answer is that it is a simplified trade-off between perfect anon security, which is never meeting up in real life or joining things found on this site, and becoming particularly vulnerable to honeypots, spying, and other forms that come from centralized public planning. Naming specific places on this kind of public board will greatly increase the odds you'll meet someone, but who that "someone" is becomes likewise increasingly uncertain. The older Walk threads worked with that specific locations meetup idea, and I disagreed with it because it seemed too risky. My formulation sacrifices some of the odds of meeting up in favor of better opsec for everyone who participates. It might not be the best formulation, but it certainly is the most secure way to meet an anon for both parties.
As for specific places, there may be ways to do that. One method would be to put up Walk posters with a particular locale area mentioned on them. Normal people won't know what that is and will not even notice them, while anons will know what it means and know someone has set up a Walk there. So long as that process was kept entirely offline it might be useful signalling. Or simply spreading Walk posters without locations on them will signal to any anons that there are other anons actively going on a Walk near them, and that might get some to commit to it.
It would need discussion, and maybe that will come about. But I err on the side of caution personally.
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Walk anon, could you choose a better location next month? I liked the library, but I do not like wandering around for hours.
Also, I think that the OP should be rearranged so that "Walk General for April 2019" and the following crucial information is at the top of the post. Perhaps format it to stand out too.
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I don't need security, braw. For me this is a book club. I'm meeting a friend to go mall walking. We're meeting in a neutral place because parking is so bad downtown and one of us is a student. No one wants to be seen putting on their wrist and ankle weights when we're already at the mall doing stretches.
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Whatever your time zone is. There is no need to standardize.
>>13154198
Just hasn't been a location mentioned yet. It will at some point I imagine since it's a good place to do things while looking around for anons.
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Then make the determination yourself. The ambiguity is useful to decentralize the actual actions.
>>13162947
Thanks for the encouragement, and excellent post. Anons are far from alone with these ideas, even among the general public. Those ideas just need to be articulated well.
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If I could I would have archived the previous thread before starting this one, but I do not have moderator powers. Just in case any shills continue to accuse me of spamming.
>>13163154
Opsec. That's the short answer. The longer answer is that it is a simplified trade-off between perfect anon security, which is never meeting up in real life or joining things found on this site, and becoming particularly vulnerable to honeypots, spying, and other forms that come from centralized public planning. Naming specific places on this kind of public board will greatly increase the odds you'll meet someone, but who that "someone" is becomes likewise increasingly uncertain. The older Walk threads worked with that specific locations meetup idea, and I disagreed with it because it seemed too risky. My formulation sacrifices some of the odds of meeting up in favor of better opsec for everyone who participates. It might not be the best formulation, but it certainly is the most secure way to meet an anon for both parties.
As for specific places, there may be ways to do that. One method would be to put up Walk posters with a particular locale area mentioned on them. Normal people won't know what that is and will not even notice them, while anons will know what it means and know someone has set up a Walk there. So long as that process was kept entirely offline it might be useful signalling. Or simply spreading Walk posters without locations on them will signal to any anons that there are other anons actively going on a Walk near them, and that might get some to commit to it.
It would need discussion, and maybe that will come about. But I err on the side of caution personally.
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Walk anon, could you choose a better location next month? I liked the library, but I do not like wandering around for hours.
Also, I think that the OP should be rearranged so that "Walk General for April 2019" and the following crucial information is at the top of the post. Perhaps format it to stand out too.
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I don't need security, braw. For me this is a book club. I'm meeting a friend to go mall walking. We're meeting in a neutral place because parking is so bad downtown and one of us is a student. No one wants to be seen putting on their wrist and ankle weights when we're already at the mall doing stretches.