Mandatory Certification

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• LA

  

  Lakeman221

  Mar 29, 2018

  [quote]When viewing the forum sorted by newest to oldest, I saw a post recommending mandatory certification within one year of registration. I could not open the full post because it is in the certified users only area. In my opinion, I think this is a terrible idea. While I enjoy being nude and discussing nudity related topics, i am not comfortable posting a picture of myself on a nudest website, on anywhere else for that matter. I am sure there are others who feel the same way.[/quote] When you get certified, you only submit the appropriate photos to the site administrators for your certification. They are not put out on the site for general consumption. If they show up in your profile pictures it is because you put them there.

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• TD

  

  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Mar 29, 2018

  Thanks, but not matter how secure photos are supposed to be, I still do not want to have them stored on any computer.

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• MB

  

  mr. bill

  Mar 29, 2018

  Certification is not 100% but it is a good starting point. numerous reasons not to post public photos, employment, physical and well true nudist are suppose to be excepting but as seen on this site not all are by the comments. Just an opinion !

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• ME

  Member

  Mar 29, 2018

  Hah, if Facebook collects biometrics from people's photos, imagine the biometrics available here, lol!

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• RT

  

  Reuben Titus

  Mar 29, 2018

  Bad idea, if implemented it could kick out good honest people just because they dont have a camera, or some other quirk. Like the one I ran into when I attempted to certify and haven't bothered to try again. When I don't have a nude compatible companion to take pictures it isn't easy to set up to take self photos. And then when I do and it's accepted, all is fine, until 3 days later and someone decides something wasn't perfect and kicks me out. The excuse didn't make sense, I could see the print on the sign in my own picture, why couldn't they? Did they have bad eyesight? Low resolution monitor? So what! It's not that big a deal anyway. Certification doesn't prove legitimacy anyway does it? Pictures can be borrowed and manipulated. A person's attitude shows in the posts they make. A few comments will reveal what they come here after, if it's all for sex and lust kick them out. Yes it takes someone's time to monitor. That's the price of maintaining a discussion group of any kind.

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• T=

  

  Tom === Thomas S. Tierney

  Mar 29, 2018

  [quote]Bad idea, if implemented it could kick out good honest people just because they dont have a camera, or some other quirk. Like the one I ran into when I attempted to certify and haven't bothered to try again. When I don't have a nude compatible companion to take pictures it isn't easy to set up to take self photos. And then when I do and it's accepted, all is fine, until 3 days later and someone decides something wasn't perfect and kicks me out. The excuse didn't make sense, I could see the print on the sign in my own picture, why couldn't they? Did they have bad eyesight? Low resolution monitor? So what! It's not that big a deal anyway. Certification doesn't prove legitimacy anyway does it? Pictures can be borrowed and manipulated. A person's attitude shows in the posts they make. A few comments will reveal what they come here after, if it's all for sex and lust kick them out. Yes it takes someone's time to monitor. That's the price of maintaining a discussion group of any kind.[/quote][LIKE]Certification is not proof of being a nudist/naturist. Certification is only proof that someone made up a name, wrote the name on a piece of paper and took a picture of someone, a man or a woman, holding that piece of paper.

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• PA

  

  Paul

  Apr 1, 2018

  Agreed. It proves nothing.
  
  I joined this site 8 years ago, made no attempt to hide my identity, even posting the link to my travel club in my profile, and there are plenty of pictures of me nude online (because I grew up a nudist, and many of my youth photos were included in a nudist resort pamphlet years ago). I am one of the more legitimate "True Nudists" here, and I am constantly PM'ed and attempted to be friended by "Certified Users" here who are genuine CREEPS!
  
  All "Certified" means to me is, you took a picture holding a sign and sent it to the moderators. It does not magically make you a legitimate true nudist. I don't think certification means a thing.

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  StevieLorna

  Apr 2, 2018

  Apparently we are missing a lot if we haven't upgraded....

  According to the adds on the right of the screen....... I don't feel we are missing out on much.

  And it also says.... Certified members have more friends..
  We are not certified but still we have over 300 friends requests pending.

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• NU

  nudeyooper

  Apr 2, 2018

  I have not considered certification primarily because of the "certified members get more friend requests" statement. I have had more than I wanted and rejected almost all of them. The two that I have allowed have no special relationship with me as it is. The pictures can be intimidating, and I don't post a picture of me on anything. If someone does not believe that I like living clothes free, it is their problem not mine.

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• FL

  

  flyhigh2609

  Apr 2, 2018

  Certification is just one part of being a true nudist. It just proves that you invested a little bit of time and effort to become one. If i have been contacted by an uncertified "nudist" I then try to find out if this person is genuiene or not as I dont want to talk to people that cant show there face (doesnt have to be naked). And hey folks, we have to certify for so many things in so called normal (non nudist) life and now nudists seem to have a problem with just one more certification here on TN. Who is a true nudist then?

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• NU

  

  NudeColby

  Apr 2, 2018

  Certification is one tool people use to identify themselves on this site. This site is filled with fake profiles, fake people, and those who are only interested in looking at pix. I like the certification as it is one layer in helping me deciding who I will accept friend request. I am more inclined to accept friend request from certified person than non certified. It just tells me the certified person took the extra step in doing everything to be certified. I have to agree the certification process is a bit cumbersome but the fact he/she did it tells me the person is serious. When I get requests from uncertified people, I do not rule them out but I do take a moment to read their profile to see if they are someone I will friend with. The fact that you do not have a picture is a problem for you and unfortunately most people are not keen to speak to someone who doesn't have a pic. I myself am not. I get your concern about security but the decision to not include pix of yourself is yours alone and you have to respect those who do not wish to talk to you.

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• BO

  

  Bob

  Apr 9, 2018

  I prefer friends that are certified. I realize that this is a feeble effort to sift out the fakes.

  When I check a profile of a member that sent a friend request or a member that made a post, I may look at their profile pictures (only the first 6, as I am not a paying member, yet). When I look at the pictures I want to see faces. I look at the backgrounds to see if the pictures were taken in bedrooms, bathrooms or locker rooms, these give me a sense being insincere about being a nudist. If all or most of the pictures are crotch shots, butt shots or erotic, then they are probably perverts.

  Bob

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• RI

  

  Rick

  Apr 13, 2018

  Our certification picture was also our first nude photo together as well. I believe it certification because of all the blank, international and erroneous profiles here. In my humble opinion, its just to see boobies, but my mind always goes to what negative thing is someone trying to pull now? We only accept friend requests from certified profiles because of this belief. Do we loose out on possibly meeting some extraordinary people, possibly. But it eliminates the looky-Lous almost 100 percent. And, while we are on the topic, and Im already on my soap box anyhow.... whats the point of asking Sexual Orientation on your profile when being a nudist has nothing to do with sexuality. I get it, some people/couples are here to hook up. I am NOT judging one way or the other, but I believe that at least on this site here, it should just be about being a nudist. Keep it simple, open and honest.... just like what being a nudist is all about. There are PLENTY of other sites to hookup on.
  Ok.... rant over, climbing back off my soapbox now.

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• DD

  

  Dancin' Dan (prone to dance)

  Apr 13, 2018

  OK, we all agree that the system can be games if your really want to. BUT . . .

  I PREFER certified couples as friends because
  they, like us, were willing to submit a pic with the sign.
  (I accept that someone, could be faking that by taking a pic of someone other than themselves. i'll take the chance that isn't the case.)
  they HAVE PICS of themselves in their media file that show smiling faces and nude bodies.
  their friends are those I would find acceptable due to having things in common
  which includes the commonality of my preferred sexual orientation.
  I really appreciate it when a guy says, "straight" and so does his female partner.
  I also greatly appreciate it when, in the profile they say, Not Swingers, Not Interested!
  same when it says members AANR or TN.

  Sure they could lie about it all. I don't think I've been fooled yet.

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• RI

  

  Rick

  Apr 14, 2018

  Good and valid point on why you look at the sexual orientation, I/We did not think of that. I guess the point we are questioning with the sexual orientation: It seems at first look, at least in our opinion, is that it appears in a backdoor sort of way ( no pun intended), the site might be promoting/supporting a sexual hookup mentality, where it shouldnt be. We dont care if youre gay, bi-curious, swing or are from the planet Mars, were here to share being nudist, not play with each others kibble & bits. LOL! But, again just our opinion!

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