1) Remember, this is the internet! Whatever you post on here is here forever! This website and
these forums/message boards utilize an “archive” feature to make sure older posts are still
searchable.
2) “California Self-Determination is ME”, “casdp.life”, “californiaselfdetermination.me”, any other
web addresses that lead to this website, directory, directories, calendar and forums, the owners
of this website, the employees and volunteers of this website, the administrators and
moderators of this website, the webmaster of this website ARE NOT responsible for any
perceived or interpreted harm that may come from participating anywhere on this website. The
website owner and website administrator can be reached at info@casdp.life
3) All content on this website and forum/message board is open to anyone 13 years of age and
older. This topic (disabilities and disabled children/people/adults) tends to attract people
looking to take advantage of others. Be very cautious of who you interact with and who you
share information with until you can verify and are very sure of who they are. The
administrators and moderators will assist as much as we are legally allowed to, if asked. This
website, the administrators and moderators, employees and volunteers, and webmaster ARE
NOT responsible for any exchange of information or money between members/participants
using any feature on this website.
4) Verify the person or organization posting any links to Google Forms or Microsoft Forms or
“Survey Monkey” forms and similar and related types of “information gathering” forms/links
BEFORE and PRIOR TO filling out the forms or sharing any personal information. Never share
names, birthdates, or any other sensitive information in these forms without verifying the
originator of the form first. “California Self-Determination is ME”,
“californiaselfdetermination.me”, “casdp.life”, any other web addresses that lead to this
website, the website owner, website administrator, moderators, employees, volunteers and/or
webmaster ARE NOT responsible for and have no control of and over the linking to forms and
the originators of these forms.
5) Remember: If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. No one is giving away free tablets, laptops
and computers or cars or houses….if you see any of these types of posts, please report them to
info@casdp.life and include a link to the post or a screenshot of the post.
6) There will never be “lotteries” or “drawings” allowed on this website or allowed on the message
boards/forums. If you see any, please report to the site administrator at info@casdp.life Include
the link to the content or a screenshot of the content.
7) No users under 13 years of age permitted. Users 13 years of age through 17 years of age need to
have guardian permission/consent to participate on the forum/message boards and to post in
the Micro-Enterprise forum and/or Micro-Enterprise part of the Directory.
8) No blocking of website/forum administrators or moderators. Anyone blocking administrators
and/or moderators will be banned with no warning or additional notice.
9) Members who continue to break rules or continue to be reported to moderators and/or
administrators will be warned privately (twice) via Private Message and email, then muted for
48 hours and then banned without any additional warning or notice if they continue to break
rules.
10) Remember: Treat other people the way you want to be treated. If you would not want to see
what you are about to post, don’t post it. If you would not welcome the message in your
“private message” box, don’t send it.
11) Signing up/registering to participate on the message boards/forum automatically signs the user
up to receive website email newsletters via email unless the users specifically “unsubscribe”.
12) Listing any Service in any part of the Directory automatically signs the user up to receive website
email newsletters via email unless the users specifically “unsubscribe”.
13) Listing any event on the calendar/events page automatically signs the user up to receive website
email newsletters via email unless the users specifically “unsubscribe”.
14) USER NAME RULES: You are responsible for maintaining your privacy. Create a generic “user
name”. Do not post any information that could be used to identify yourself, your children and/or
the people you serve. Your user name should not be “-----‘s Mom”, or any other kind of indirect
identifier. Use of your actual, legal, given name is at your own risk. Using a “user name” you are
known as in and on other Social Media platforms is permitted.
15) USER NAME RULES: No sharing accounts. If you have more than one person operating your
business ID/user name, each person must also have their own personal user name/ID.
Couples/families cannot share a user name/ID/account. Each person must have their own
account.
16) USER NAME RULES: Your “user name” cannot be an email address.
17) ANONYMOUS POSTS: There is no ability to allow for “anonymous” or “guest” posts. If you feel
that you cannot post under your own user name, please “private message” your message to the
administrator or moderators for “anonymous” post publishing. You can also email
info@casdp.life to have an “anonymous” post published.
18) Respect other people and their privacy. No flaming, doxing (revealing a person’s identity),
inflammatory speech.
19) No politically charged speech. No religiously charged speech. No hate speech, no anti-Semitism.
No gender, ethnic, racial, religious insults. No harassment of members or harassing speech. No
threatening speech. No linking to any websites with these themes.
20) DO NOT GIVE medical advice. DO NOT suggest specific medications, therapies and/or
treatments. Suggesting medical specialists is allowed
21) No AI (Artificial Intelligence) generated posts allowed. They will be deleted. Text-To-Speech and
Speech-To-Text generated posts are permitted.
22) Please use “plain language” when posting in the forums/message boards. If you use acronyms or
abbreviations, also spell them out.
23) No “text speak” speech or communication using primarily emojis and/or abbreviations. No using
emojis to hide/mask “adult” content.
24) No “adult” content. No profanity. No pornography. No sexually suggestive content, pictures,
speech. Keep it PG (Parent Guidance movie rating).
25) Please use the “report post” feature if you come across any content or posts that appear to
break any rules or just do not look “right”. You can also email the administrator at
info@casdp.life
26) No videos of children. No exceptions.
27) No pictures of children in swimsuits. No pictures of children in situations that could be
considered “compromised”, for example, no pictures of children with open legs. No pictures of
children wearing no shirts, regardless of apparent/assumed gender.
28) Any posted pictures of children must have their face “covered” or their face not visible.
29) The message board/forum is split up into topics and sub-topics. Please post in the appropriate
topic in the forum. Posts that appear to be posted in/under an inappropriate topic may be
moved by the administrators or moderators without warning or additional notice.
30) Stay on topic in the forum or thread that you are in.
31) Signatures: Service Providers may have links to their businesses/services in their signatures. Self-
Advocates may have links to their Micro-Enterprises in their signatures. No MLM (Multi-Level
Marketing) links. No Affiliate Marketing links. No “GoFundMe” or other fundraising links. No
links to “stores” or “shops”. Pictures in “Signature” area must be 500 wide x 100 pixels high or
smaller. Only one image per signature. No links to e-books, “software-as-a-service”, anything
illegal (pornography, warez). Your entire signature will be deleted and you will not be allowed to
have a signature if these rules are violated.
32) Signatures: General forum members may have signatures. Please remember that the more you
share, the less anonymous you are. You can link to your personal blog or website as long as you
are not selling anything and you have no “fundraising” activity in the links. No MLM links. No
Affiliate Marketing links. No “GoFundMe” or other fundraising links. No links to “stores” or
“shops”. Pictures/images in the “Signature” area must be 500 wide x 100 pixels high or smaller.
Only one image per signature. Pictures must meet the same rules and criteria as Rule 34,
“Avatars”. No links to e-books, “software-as-a-service”, anything illegal (pornography, warez).
Your entire signature will be deleted and you will not be allowed to have a signature if these
rules are violated.
33) Signatures: “California Self-Determination is ME” website owners, forum administrators and
forum moderators ARE ALLOWED to have a “make a donation” link to support the running of
this website (only) in their signatures. These are the only “fundraising” links allowed anywhere
on this website. “California Self-Determination is ME” website owners, administrators and
moderators ARE ALLOWED to have “California Self-Determination is ME” website-related links
to “shops” and “stores” in their signatures. These are the only “affiliate marketing”, “shop” and
“store” links allowed anywhere on this website.
34) Avatar rules: Avatars must be in “good taste”. No depictions of violence. No vulgarity, profanity,
pornography or sexually suggestive images. Avatars that are reported and/or considered to be
inappropriate will be removed without warning or additional notice.
35) Absolutely no linking to any kind of illegal content, including and not limited to “hate”, “anti-
Semitic”, “pornography”, “warez” or other illegal sites.
36) No spamming. No links to competitor directories, no links to competitor message
boards/forums. No advertising outside of the “Service Provider” sub forum and in the Directory.
No automated messages. They will all be deleted.
37) All posts with links to “research” surveys (college students, any “.edu” surveys) must be
approved by the forum/message board administrator. Please email info@casdp.life to have your
survey approved prior to being published.
38) Service Providers are responsible for the content in and of their listings. This website provides
the space to place their listing and contact information only, and does not “vet” or verify each
Service Provider listing. Listing a service on “California Self-Determination is ME”,
“CaliforniaSelfDetermination.me”, “casdp.life” or any other web address that leads to this
website and directory is not a guarantee of increased “exposure” or an increase in business
referrals or increased revenue for any listed business, service or service provider.
39) Even though there are areas of the Message Board that cannot be seen by the public, post as if
“the public” can see those posts. Please utilize the “private message” feature to have “secure”
off-board communication and conversations.
40) “By invitation” private forums and topics are not available or visible to all members and are by
“invitation only”. Absolutely NO SHARING of information from these “private forums” outside of
these “private forums”, either by text or screen shot, voice or Private Message. Violators will be
banned without warning or additional notice.
41) DO NOT USE the “Private Message” feature for advertising, spamming, or any other
“unwelcomed” content. Treat other people how you want to be treated. When in doubt, ask
permission to “private message” in the forum before you send a private message. “California
Self-Determination is ME”, “casdp.life”, any other web addresses that lead to this website and
forum, this website owner, this website administrator, this website’s moderators, employees,
volunteers and webmaster are not responsible for and have no access to any Private Message
content. The sender of the private message is solely responsible for any content of any private
message they send. If there are any difficulties with the Private Message system, please reach
out to the website administrator at info@casdp.life
42) No posting or reposting of copyrighted material without giving credit to the original creator. If
you cannot give accurate credit, do not post it.
43) Posts and replies to posts may be edited or deleted by forum administrators and moderators for
any reason without warning or additional notice.
44) Contact the website administrator at any time at info@casdp.life with any questions, comments,
complaints or concerns.
Inspiration for these rules found at “wikiHow”, “Bleeping Computer”, “npnparents.org” and a good, old
fashioned, Google search for “forum rules”.
