I have put up with the bots, endless shaving threads, complaints about chat... but the assignment of meaningless, unmemorable, usernames to new users has me about done with this site. I can't tell people apart at all, learn absolutely nothing about the user from their choice of name. "Like" clicks, views, my list of messages, and so forth have become as meaningless as the names that indicate them, It would be such a simple change to stop assigning those names. Please?
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MarcusJul 3, 2024These users are fake anyway, so you can see directly who is a fake.
ReactReply - STSteveOriginal PosterJul 3, 2024
Actually, no. There was an earlier thread involving a certified guy who had one of those names, who told us the name was assigned / suggested to him, and regretted that he couldn't now change it without re-certifying. Yes, they LOOK fake, which is part of the problem. It's a horrible way to introduce new members to the site.
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JohnJul 4, 2024I figure that meaningless user names are a sign that the poster wishes to be as anonymous as possible, not even revealing any interests, indication of gender, or true interest in nudism.
Which reminds me: not all user names are completely transparent. Like mine. I am an avid camper, although now I prefer camper vans to tents. I used the name "Woodsman" on a few boards dedicated to the outdoors, and felt free to use it on this one, too. (I added the "21" because at the time there was another user who used the name "Woodsman" but he seems to have disappeared now.)
Somebody took the name as sexually suggestive, something on the order of "got wood" or "morning wood" or such. That wasn't my intention at all, but since I don't know how to change it, I'll just leave it be. I'm "Woodsman" on other boards like the Naturist Hub, anyway.
ReactReply - STSteveOriginal PosterJul 5, 2024
No, really!! After another user on the forums reported this, I did a test myself, using a burner e-mail to create a new account. And the TN SYSTEM defaulted me the username "nudist_al2865"
Clearly - given the other comments on this thread - this defaulting makes every unwary new user look like a fake or an anonymous creeper, which means they all get the cold shoulder, and the rest of us think everybody now's a fake or creeper, and lament to each other about the death of the site.
It's a single, monumentally stupid, design decision.
(Yes, of course, the fakes and creepers have those names too, because everybody does.)
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SteveJul 5, 2024Perhaps the advantage in assigning a automatically-generated username is that applicants may appear to baulk when asked to come up with something themselves, especially if their first choice is among the ~525k already taken.
Obviously it's nice if they create their own name rather than plunge forward with the autoname but not everyone is going to do that, and perhaps they overlook that they can.
If it's not too late, choose a nice name, peoples!
ReactReply - JOJohnJul 5, 2024[quote]No, really!! After another user on the forums reported this, I did a test myself, using a burner e-mail to create a new account. And the TN SYSTEM defaulted me the username "nudist_al2865" [/quote] Well, as a username it doesn't make much sense, because it doesn't tell anything about the user except that he/she is a nudist. Aren't we all, here? (Well, maybe they're just pretend nudists, but I suspect that most of the people who are active participants in the forums are really at least part-time nudists.) What username did you attempt to register?ReactReply
- STSteveOriginal PosterJul 5, 2024
I don't think, in my little experiment, that I tried to override the default. And I don't have another burner e-mail to use. But it's a bit much, even if it's overridable, to expect a user who's just at that moment joining the site to recognize that the default is not the best idea
ReactReply - MEMemberJul 6, 2024
Oh come on Steve. Anybody who ever joined any group or signed into any social knows about user names.
ReactReply - STSteveOriginal PosterJul 6, 2024
Well, 84 out of the last 100 signups apparently didn't, including a good number of people who posted a real profile pic, and a few fakes.
ReactReply - MEMemberJul 12, 2024
While there are numerous reports of over zealous moderation in the TN chat forum it seems there is little or no scrutiny regarding new membership.
I reported a member whose profile photo was a racist poster which should never have been permitted had it actually been viewed before the profile was displayed to all. Another fake account had a photo of a very well known British businessman. Instead of being removed from the site these accounts still exist with the generic TN image replacing the offensive or stolen images.
I look in occasion to see whats happening here, however as far as being a useful website, truenudists is so full of fake accounts it has become largely frustrating to view.ReactReply - JO
JohnJul 12, 2024[quote]While there are numerous reports of over zealous moderation in the TN chat forum it seems there is little or no scrutiny regarding new membership. I reported a member whose profile photo was a racist poster which should never have been permitted had it actually been viewed before the profile was displayed to all. Another fake account had a photo of a very well known British businessman. Instead of being removed from the site these accounts still exist with the generic TN image replacing the offensive or stolen images. I look in occasion to see whats happening here, however as far as being a useful website, truenudists is so full of fake accounts it has become largely frustrating to view.[/quote] Profile photos never get reviewed/approved unless they are reported, and even then it often takes a direct message to TT2. I have made this complaint before to TT2, that you should only be able to select from your profile gallery pre-approved photos to use as your profile and/or background photo. As most things, it falls on deaf ears. This is how explicit dick pics and wide open vagina pictures end up as profile pictures. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. John aka cobeachbumReactReply - EA
EarlDJul 12, 2024Scary thing is those show up in the public photo feed visible on the net which only serves to invite more of the same. [quote]. This is how explicit dick pics and wide open vagina pictures end up as profile pictures. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. John aka cobeachbum[/quote]ReactReply - NU
nudist_by3_89875Aug 3, 2024I am a new user who signed up using Google verification, so I was not prompted to pick my password. After signing up and paying for a lifetime membership, I found it very disappointing that I could not change my username without entering a site password (which I don't have because of Google verification). I am, therefore, stuck with this very impersonal username going forward.
I would consider deleting this account and starting over, this time picking my username and password. However, it also looks like I would lose the lifetime membership I purchased and be unable to carry that forward to my new account without first asking for a full refund. I may end up doing that anyway, as I've been waiting for certification and haven't had my application reviewed yet.
I appreciate all the safety and safeguards this site has put in place for users; it's one of the reasons I was so quick to sign up for a membership. Unfortunately, I can't customize my profile to share more about me with other users.
ReactReply - MEMemberAug 5, 2024[quote] I appreciate all the safety and safeguards this site has put in place for users; it's one of the reasons I was so quick to sign up for a membership. Unfortunately, I can't customize my profile to share more about me with other users.[/quote] You might as well delete your profile and start over with a new profile but this time do not make it PRIVATE. Doing so will make the legit people here (those few who are left) avoid you like the plague.ReactReply