Why is some content restricted?

Chances are if you've found our site, you understand the value of privacy and want to learn more about how to protect yours or your that of your family or friends. You may have heard talk in the freedom / law communities about public vs private and how "changing your status" or remaining "in the private" can help preserve your rights and freedoms. Well, the tl;dr; of why we restrict so much of our content is because it helps the fellowship (and its members) remain private. But we're sure you, with your inquisitive mind, would appreciate the long explanation as well.

Maybe you're here because you've heard about unincorporated associations (UAs or PMAs) and want to learn more about those. Although the restrictions may be frustrating at first, we think you'll appreciate our dedication to privacy because it shows that we know what we're doing, and you're getting information from an experienced, trusted source that walks the walk and doesn't just talk the talk.

Whether the private nature of a UA or PMA can be "pierced" and fall under the jurisdiction of public agencies is largely due to the concept of "minimum contacts." The way an organization engages the public falls on a spectrum, and the more it engages in certain ways, the more likely those requirements for "minimum contacts" are met, and the organization opens itself up to risk. In other words, it's not just the foundational documents that makes an organization private, it's how it operates (that's a big one we teach here).

You may have heard the phrase "anything you say, can and will be used against you" before. Well, the more information you're putting in the public, especially on the internet, the more ammunition you're giving to agencies that may want to use it against you. Now, apply that to an association like ours, with our members, and discussion in our community forum. Restricting our content helps to protect the privacy all of our members who want to engage it. And there are also strictly technical benefits like preventing our site from being scraped by bots, which is even more important with the new internet landscape we are seeing form with the advent of AI.

The restrictions are definitely a trade off that puts us at a relative disadvantage for growing our community compared to some others. But we think it's more important to stick to true principles of privacy, and we hope that it helps make sure we attract a membership-base that truly resonates with what we do, such as you, who've read all the way down to here!

We'll spare you from further explanation and examples because you probably get the point. And, if you do, and it resonates with you, then you'll be happy to know that this is the kind of stuff that we provide information on in our content like the articles, courses and lessons. And it's what we discuss at our regular members' meetings, and at any time in our community forum.