BOUNDARY NOTE

To be discoverable,
content must also be worth trusting.

This is not fine print placed at the bottom of a page. Boundaries decide what may be explained, what must stop, and what a commercial website cannot stand in for.

SCOPE · SAFETY · RIGHTS · NO FALSE CERTIFICATION

CULTURAL LEARNING

What this site can do

Explain concepts, read texts, describe the cultural context of movement, share original practice scripts, and link to public research and collections. Each page retains sources and a statement of what it does not say.

FORMAL QUALIFICATION

What it cannot replace

This site does not grant Daoist lineage, ordination, clerical standing, or any cross-institutional religious identity. Course time, badges, and learning records cannot be packaged as formal religious qualification.

HEALTH & RIGHTS

What it will not promise

It does not use claims of cure, reverse ageing, improvement of a named condition, avoiding care, or guaranteed results. It does not presume that modern translations, commentary, images, or video can be copied freely.

NET IMPRESSION

A hidden disclaimer is not enough.

Titles, images, short videos, descriptions, comments, and outbound links form the overall impression a reader receives. If content implies treatment or a definite result, vague fine print does not automatically remove the risk of misleading people.

HOW WE WRITE

State the scope early.

Movement pages begin with what to notice and when to stop—not what will improve.
Text pages begin with version and context—not a universal slogan.
Support pages first state whether payment, data collection, and delivery are open.
We do not use “official,” “sole orthodox,” or “certified” to imply an unverified identity.

Public basis

The U.S. FTC’s health-products guidance explains that express and implied health marketing claims need to be truthful, non-misleading, and adequately supported; YouTube’s medical-misinformation policy covers video, descriptions, comments, live streams, and external links. Formal Daoist ordination is likewise handled by appropriate religious bodies and procedures—not by an unaffiliated culture website. Open the public sources →