Pleas

kemil · #1 11-05-2002, 10:15 PM

I wonted passwodr for phicters gallery, if any wont to send my pleas e-mail eim@mail.bg

kemil · #2 11-05-2002, 10:15 PM

I wonted passwodr for phicters gallery, if any wont to send my pleas e-mail eim@mail.bg

**Bob S.** · #3 11-06-2002, 06:42 PM

Well, if you want to see all of the pics on this site, simply join the INA (see theri front page for information on price and information). Netnude has a wide array of member pics that is free of charge. There are more naturist picture sites, but I don't know any of their addresses.

Any other types of pictures, especially from password-preotected sites, are called porn (at least soft core porn) and we are not that type of site. We discuss nudist/naturist issues, not trade in porn site passwords. So unless you have a nudist question or response, GET OUT!

Bob S.

Rik · #4 11-07-2002, 01:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Bob S.:
[qb]Any other types of pictures, especially from password-preotected sites, are called porn ...[/qb]

Hmm! clothesfree.com is a password protected site isn't it?

I guess some people might be wondering why it's necessary to hide perfectly innocent pictures behind a password which is accessible only by paying the purveyors of the photos a fistful of dollars.
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dbickin · #5 11-07-2002, 09:28 AM

A year or two ago, well before I joined up here, INA was discussed on another service, and was viewed with great suspicion as to why the pictures were hidden. The assumption was that INA was not a "real bona fide" naturist group, but possibly a soft core porn group pretending to be a naturist group. It didn't help that no one from that group could say that they had been to INA's headquarters to gauge the people in person.

David

luvnaturism · #6 11-07-2002, 10:08 AM

Wasn't it our very own deeply-appreciated [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Administrator who recently stated that he was viewed with coolness, if not suspicion, when he attended meetings of other groups?

The reason is that INA is doing things differently from other naturist organizations. One difference is that INA is posting lots of pictures. Another is that they're obviously supporting their organization by offering the pictures as a membership perk.

Another thread has been talking about ways to get more younger adults involved. My view is that there are huge generational differences today, so that the only way to reach younger adults is by putting leadership in the hands of younger adults.

INA is asserting leadership, and their choices will predictably offend some older people. I don't like all their choices (I think offshore lotteries that operate without supervision are a seriously bad idea), but I support the value of younger leadership.

And, lest my remark above be misunderstood, I will add that I was here at this forum in the days when it didn't have an ongoing administrative presence. That was a bad time. The guys are doing a great job. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

Rik · #7 11-07-2002, 11:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by luvnaturism:
[qb]..they're obviously supporting their organization by offering the pictures as a membership perk.[/qb]

Alternatively you could argue that they're inducing people to join with the promise of access to nude photos.

Or another option might be that offering photos to "members only" reduces the strain on the clothesfree.com servers.

Either way, if the purpose of the photos is to encourage people to become naturists then it seems unlikely that they would reach their target audience as presumably only those already converted to naturism would be likely to apply for membership of the INA unless of course they join simply to have access to the photos.

quote:
[qb] The guys [/qb][administrators][qb] are doing a great job.[/qb]

I wholeheartedly agree and I'm sure they would welcome the opportunity to explain the INA's policy on "membership only" photos.

Rik

Stewey · #8 11-07-2002, 12:42 PM

What INA is doing as far as photos are concerned is really no different from any other nudist website with lots of pictures is doing. And quite frankly, if I looked hard & long enough, I'd most likely find all the member photos INA has on some other website for free. I personally would not pay for membership at ANY site, be it nudist, porn, or any other related site on the net, just to look at pictures. There's too much out there that's already free for me to do that. However, I would pay a membership fee to a site that I thought would use my money to help the cause of nudism, regardless if I get to see pics because of it. But honestly, there really isn't a whole lot out there that's worth my money.

As far as what the original poster to this topic has asked: No, no one in their right mind is going to give you a password for free that they paid money for, especially since they'd be responsible for anything you'd do or say using their password. And quite frankly, asking for someone's password just to see nude pics (or for any other reason, for that matter), is in incredibly bad taste.

Rik · #9 11-07-2002, 01:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dukhat:
[qb]What INA is doing as far as photos are concerned is really no different from any other nudist website with lots of pictures [/qb]

And indeed they're doing the same as any porn site - hiding nude photos behind "paid for" passwords.

Rik

Stewey · #10 11-07-2002, 01:30 PM

Hi Rik,

Well, I never said that I agreed with that stipulation, just that I would never pay money just to see pics that I'd be able to find elsewhere for free.

However, I don't necessarily put INA in the same league as, say, www.pornforcash.com (Don't bother clicking on that; I just made it up [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] ). I don't see the administrators for that porn site actively talking with their members like how Corey, Corky, & Bart do. Nor would they take the time to create & maintain forums such as this one, which non-members can access. But if INA didn't offer anything to it's members, then why would the members give them any money? It's like the tabloids; don't blame the tabloid creators for selling their product, blame the bored, lonely women who buy them.