So a funny thing happens on the way to the BBB Online website..

Still trying to resolve the issue where my former web hosting provider, iPowerWeb (BBB Online reliability report), refuses to quit abusing my various hard-earned virtual identities and instead continues to use my web positioning to sublimally redirect traffic to itself under the identity, VDeck..

Have now given iPowerWeb more than a week to comply with my, what had been to this date, anyway, "request" that they cease and desist abusing my very public self-identifying disability self-advocacy virtual identity for their own financial gain.. I play with a personal server such as it is (Windows 98, Cygwin, Apache, Perl, PHP).. I know how many flicks of a switch it takes to shut down a virtual domain..

Sooo, as promised privately to iPowerWeb, AND, again, after allowing ample time for human intervention, just took a trip over to Phoenix's BBB (Better Business Bureau website) as the first of several intended steps should this continue any further..

Four QUICK questions later and where do I find myself, at the Department of Justice's ADA website of all places.. Guess it was the "yes" answer to the "Did I feel this was violating my civil rights..?" question that unexpectedly flipped that particular switch on..

Oy, goodness.. Wanna come with..?

PS.. Beyond that they have the same person doing their billing and they exhibit the same physical address location, anyone have any idea of iPowerWeb's relationship to Startlogic, Inc (reliability report)..? Startlogic was the only thing I could initially get to come up is how it even came to mind to ask..

Tried using the search engine to see if there were any others listed at that same location and bearing same-named employees and/or contractos through BBB's site, but it kept coming back empty, completely empty even though other ways yielded the initial two companies.. Gotta love technology..

Notable is that it is easier to read into that these are not completely the same or immediately related as Startlogic's showing no unresolved issues while iPowerWeb, well, not so much.. Oh, and not to mention that Startlogic and its no unresolveds showing record ARE a BBB member, while, well, you guessed it.. Surprise, not.. :\

PPS.. Gotta give iPowerWeb that, as of last contact, they were trying to resolve this.. They keep saying, "Now that we've shafted you and your websites' visitors by shutting down your domain and thus subdomains, give us money, and we'll power it right on back up.."

I don't think so, and I've politely told them so.. No, ma'am, no way, not ever..

They had 100% go-ahead, they had payment in hand as the email that started all of this states explicitly.. The subject line says something along the lines of, "Your payment has been approved", and the body says something like, "We look forward to the next two years with you".. SOMETHING like that..

Still a little bit more to how this came about (next time), but, yup, it was THEIR Choice, not mine, to shut down my suicide survival tip website after explicitly stating payment had been received in full..

My traffic might have been a miniscule guppy in the big fish sea of sites, but those some 13,000 page turns meant something to someone out there.. I know they meant the World to me as they indicated Value and constantly encouraged digging deeper for more leads, more answers to mental health and disability advocacy out there on the World Wide Web.. That's why it feels so incredibly quite convenient they won't let it go so my identity belongs to me and me alone, not serving as a blatant potential direct lead into their bank account..

Huge cyber hugs to those who did come by to visit.. Whoever you all were, you always made my day.. Gave horrendous Life-garnered experiences some sense of explanation for their existence at the end of Day.. :)

PUBLIC NOTICE to iPowerWeb.com: Request for an immediate cease and desist..

To whom it may concern at iPowerWeb.com, interchangeable with "VDeck"..

As privately forwarded to your attention very early this A.M., this is my promised public notice of intent to pursue legal channels of cease and desist against your company regarding your use of my publicly established identity of (but not necessarily limited to):

• ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise recognized as Butterfly Bytes, Web Design by Cindy Sue
• Calendar.ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise recognized as Georgia Disability Advocates' Calendar
• SixAlmostSeven.ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise recognized as Six. Almost Seven.. A [psychiatric survivor] advocates for change..
• Cadillac.ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise known as Country Country Club, Family-operated sports bar and grill

How important do I consider this request for a cease and desist of your current (mis)use of my sweat and tear established cyber identit(y/ies)..? Three words, the three very simple words of "Six", "Almost", and "Seven" from the English language, when entered into the widely recognized search engine, Google, ranked Numbers Two and Three of 29 million plus returned possible outcomes just this very second.. THAT'S how important this is to me..

Six. Almost Seven.. was just beginning to find its speed in the world of mental health and disability advocacy.. Sitting in my inbox currently are several "thank yous" from individuals who have found my Life-experience garnered leads to self-advocacy and support beneficial.. We are talking about individuals who are themselves or who have family members or friends experiencing some level of suicide related crisis and/or suicide survival.. This is very, very personal on any number of levels..

Because you have chosen the path you did with respect to my account with your company (related correspondence to be posted within later, including the original final timely email from me stating all was hunky-dory, was cool, was covered by a financial supporter with respect to your "lightly-announced", ill-timed deduction from an assoicated bank account), you are now using MY self-identity(ies) of Six. Almost Seven.., Georgia Disability Advocates' Calendar, and Butterfly Bytes, Web Design by Cindy Sue along with my friend's brand newly established cyber identity of Cadillac County Club to redirect to your sole benefit.. MY cyber identities, the ones that have taken nearly ten years to create and establish, are now being used by you to your monetary benefit..

To that end, and as was first brought to your attention a reasonable eight business hours ago, you are officially notified of my request for you to cease and desist using my cyber identities to your monetary benefit now..

Thanking you in advance for your full cooperation in this very serious matter..

As stated earlier in my private correspondence to you, best wishes in your future business endeavors..

Peace..

Cindy Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Georgia

Ref: Butterfly Bytes
Six. Almost Seven..
Georgia Disability Advocates' Calendar
Cadillac Country Club

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Blue Ribbon Camapaign :: Free Speech Online..

Speaking of kind, unselfish acts.. :))

Accidentally just now found out my main website and all the attached sub-domains went down for the count in the last few days.. Former webhost, iPowerweb, apparently is not interested in our business so will be a couple of days before I can be back up and running.. Already had a new favorite chomping at the bit, but if you know of GOOD, reasonable webhosting services that know how to communicate with their clients, I'm all ears. :P

In the meantime, Google does a wonderful job of keeping cached copies of websites for a short period of time should you need anything from my websites.. THANK YOU, Google..

To friends I've just recently brought up exactly this kind of thing in the last week or so, the Internet has brought us an awesome tool to use for advocating and self-advocating for persons with disabilities.. BUT, for those of us who deal in topics more critical in nature, for example suicide survival as Life chose for these fingertips, today's Technology can definitely provide a double-edged sword when there is a glitch, regardless of how the glitch occurs..

Everyone be safe out there, and don't forget, Google caches.. A perfect reminder we need to never let up steam on finding ways to make sure we are all completely independent of others as Time continues forward..

Warm cyber hugs to all.. :)

P.S. Speaking of being shut down with absolutely no warning, think, hear, recognize, read all about the, at first glance, seemingly very geekette phrase of Net neutrality.. Get involved to make sure it stays our Reality..

Bear in mind that, with a flick of a virtual switch by someone who does not agree with our subject matter, our content, there always stands that chance that our Voices can be snuffed out instantly like a Light.. The more radical your point of view being voiced on the Net, bet your bottom circuit that your topic moves closer to the top of the list to be censored should they ever figure out a way to do so legally..

Stay informed.. Stay involved.. Help guarantee Net neutraliy becomes one less battle we need to confront each day.. ;)