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 +Feedback from people who already organized a party is collected [[documentation:howtothrowaparty_feedback|here]].
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 ===== How To CryptoParty ===== ===== How To CryptoParty =====
-  * Throw a party. All you need is a time, a date and a location. Add it to the wiki: [[https://cryptoparty.in/|https://cryptoparty.in/]].+  * Throw a party. All you need is a time, a date and a location. Add it to the wiki: [[https://www.cryptoparty.in/parties|https://www.cryptoparty.in/parties]] and [[https://www.cryptoparty.in/parties/upcoming|https://www.cryptoparty.in/parties/upcoming]].
   * Make sure you have Internet connectivity and enough power sources for all devices. If you do not have a place to hold a CryptoParty, find a pub or park where you can meet and squeeze the public bandwidth. That will really hone your skills!   * Make sure you have Internet connectivity and enough power sources for all devices. If you do not have a place to hold a CryptoParty, find a pub or park where you can meet and squeeze the public bandwidth. That will really hone your skills!
   * Bring USB sticks and printed handouts for those who need them, and set up old computers for people to fiddle with and try out new skills.   * Bring USB sticks and printed handouts for those who need them, and set up old computers for people to fiddle with and try out new skills.
-  * Talk about Linux to everyone you meet at your CryptoParty. If you are new to CryptoParties - ask someone "what is Linux?" ASAP.+  * Talk about GNU Linux to everyone you meet at your CryptoParty. If you are new to CryptoParties - ask someone "what is GNU Linux?" ASAP.
   * Make entry free for all if possible - CryptoParties are not-for-profit, not commercially aligned and especially important for those without other resources.   * Make entry free for all if possible - CryptoParties are not-for-profit, not commercially aligned and especially important for those without other resources.
   * Teach basic cryptographic tools to the masses. Crowd-source the best crypto. We suggest PGP, OTR, and Tor as the first tools to install.   * Teach basic cryptographic tools to the masses. Crowd-source the best crypto. We suggest PGP, OTR, and Tor as the first tools to install.
   * Invite experts and non-experts from all fields. Everyone is an expert on something.   * Invite experts and non-experts from all fields. Everyone is an expert on something.
-  * If you want CryptoParty to do something, start doing it. Organise organically and chaotically. Have no clear leadership. Urge people to take on a sudo leadership role - take a tutorial, fix the wifi, update the wiki, or organise the next CryptoParty. If someone claims others are doing it wrong - invite them to nominate themselves to do it better.+  * If you want CryptoParty to do something, start doing it. Organise organically and chaotically. Have no clear leadership. Urge people to take on a pseudo-leadership role - take a tutorial, fix the wifi, update the wiki, or organise the next CryptoParty. If someone claims others are doing it wrong - invite them to nominate themselves to do it better.
   * Ask for feedback. Assimilate critics - ask them for their help in creating a better CryptoParty. Do not be scared to troll the trolls back or boot them from your space. Share feedback on the wiki. Iterate.   * Ask for feedback. Assimilate critics - ask them for their help in creating a better CryptoParty. Do not be scared to troll the trolls back or boot them from your space. Share feedback on the wiki. Iterate.
   * A successful CryptoParty can have as many or as few as two people. Size doesn't count, it's what you do with it that matters. The criterion for success should be that everyone had fun, learned something and wants to come to the next party.   * A successful CryptoParty can have as many or as few as two people. Size doesn't count, it's what you do with it that matters. The criterion for success should be that everyone had fun, learned something and wants to come to the next party.
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-Taken from [[https://github.com/cryptoparty/handbook/blob/master/src/chapter_00_cryptoparty_handbook/02_how_to_cryptoparty.md|The CryptoParty Handbook]] on [[https://github.com|github]] ([[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/|cc:by-sa]], for complete licence note/authorship, see [[http://weise7.org/tmp/cryptobook-v1.1.pdf|the book]]).+Taken from [[https://github.com/cryptoparty/handbook/blob/master/src/chapter_00_introducing_cryptoparty/02_how_to_cryptoparty.md|The CryptoParty Handbook]] on [[https://github.com|github]] ([[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/|cc:by-sa]], for complete licence note/authorship, see [[http://weise7.org/tmp/cryptobook-v1.1.pdf|the book]]).