Encrypted articles or posts

[NorthernRaider]

Some of the chaps I know from other places have started only doing prepping articles that are encrypted so that they can only be read by people they want to have access to the info and articles they create.

I believe it stems from some preppers using multiple forums taking authors articles and reposting them or sharing them with people outside the group, home forum or mailing list. Generally that is not an issue cos most prepper authors are content to share info freely and willingly with other preppers, but issues are slowly arising.

Eg people DEMANDING articles be created and posted on subject THEY want information about, IE using the main prepper authors like servants.

Also people not bothering to do any research themselves just blasting off demands on the forums or by PM for information.

Equally some writers spend huge amounts of time producing articles, reviews or guides only to find them appearing on forums they do not subscribe to or approve of.

And on occasion plagerism has seen authors works copied, slightly altered and used on other forums with other people trying to charge for that info !!!

I dont know anything about PGP and other encryption systems and I suspect I would not like them anyway, and I'll wager our host SD is totally against constraints on sharing information, but I would be keen to get other peoples viewpoint on encryption or the alternative of only sharing new articles among selected and respected fellow preppers.

As things stand I am already posting less and less on open forums and focusing more on info exhanges directly with other preppers who do research and writing in their own right.