So we’ve got over 12500 users on truenudists and I’m very pleased with how the site has grown. We’re going to be moving to a new server soon as the traffic coming to the site has increased dramatically. If you see the site down in the next week or so just know that everything is ok, and we’re well on our way to making truenudists faster for you.
So userplane wants to bump us up to $250 a month for video chat, We’ve got a couple options on how to proceed.
1. Ditch the video chat
2. We can keep the current video chat and charge monthly for it.
3. Switch to a cheaper alternate and hopefully people will continue to donate
Things will be changing in the next week or so, so please vote on the poll.
We’ve added some updates to make the truenudists community
1. In the forum, we now allow posts to be edited. We’ve also fixed some issues that caused posts to display incorrectly.
2. we’ve made some speed improvements to the members area (You probably won’t notice)
3. We’ve added Polling!
4. In groups, now you can quit groups, cancel groups you’ve started and see when people join your groups.
5. We’ve taken some measures to prevent the crude image comments that some users (that will be banned shortly) have been posting.
As a thank you to all those who have donated thus far, I’ve added badges to your profiles. The badges go from sponsor to black diamond sponsor based on your contribution amount.
There were a few people that didn’t receive badges because the email and name on the donation didn’t match the receipt from paypal. Please email support@truenudists.com if you are one of them.
If you don’t want your badge to display on your profile you can disable by going to My Account >> Edit Profile.
Thanks again for keeping the truenudists community free and fun!
Well it’s been a crazy couple days. I know everyone is curious and concerned as to what happened, so I’ll explain….
I went out of town for a day and when I returned the site was down. I contacted the hosting company and they apologized and told me it was their fault.
Their Response
We are sorry our service is not meeting up to your needs. The truth of the matter is, we recently implemented a security system that tend to detect and suspend over-usage on the cpu and eems to be affecting your site status. The script is still new and we are just trying to tweak the best setting for optimal balance for performance and reliability. As it is your decision to move elsewhere, we understand your situation and the inconvenience this may have caused you. Feel free to ask any questions in the meantime, we will be willing to work out the best for your needs.
After receiving the email I decided we may have better reliability on another hosting company, so I signed up transferred and moved over. Unfortunately, I prematurely switched over and they were non-responsive with certain issues.
So I switched us back to the original host, had a nice heart to heart with them and got the issues addressed. We are now on the path to recovery from this whole mess. Thanks for the support from the kind users and Boo to all the “Chicken Littles” out there.
Hope this sums everything up for you.
It’s come to my attention from speaking to several users that they are unsure about what is happening with the chat room and why we need donations, so here are some answers to the most common questions.
Why does Userplane want to close the chat room?
They run the chat based on ads, and are losing money because our room is very popular, but the ads have a very low conversion rate. I have negotiated a way to keep the chat AS IS for between $100-$150 USD a month based on bandwidth. This is why I’m offering the donations option.
Why not charge to access the chat room or charge a membership fee?
Tons of reasons, here are a few of them.
1. I’d like to attract users in my own demographic and younger, which usually don’t have a lot of money.
2. Some people use the chat more than others.
3. Some people are new to nudism and won’t want to pay to enter.
4. Some people don’t want to pay for privacy concerns.
5. It may lead to a decline in people in the chat room, which is the most important part of a chat room. (talking to yourself can be very boring)
6. TN is not the only nudist site, we’re very close to leaving the others in the dust, because of how the site has run. Changing this may kill our competitive advantage.
7. Nudists are nice, they like helping others in need…don’t they? don’t they? *shakes fist*
What will happen if we don’t meet our goal?
We will install a chat room that does not support video chat (webcams). It will not be as fun, but you will still be able to chat with all your truenudist friends
Is truenudists.com failing?
No, not even close, This site is growing fast and since I am an evil genius I manage to keep the costs are relatively low and I do not have a problem funding it. The video chat bill is outside what I would like to pay monthly though.
Why was the site down the other day?
I messed up. I had a bad piece of code that was making their servers very mad. I’m working to fix it, but it’s not a big deal. It was in no ways a bandwidth or billing issue. We are only operating at about 30% of our maximum resources.
Are you going to take our money then close the chat room?
Yes of course, I mean err no…never. If we fail to reach the goal your subscriptions will be cancelled. If you would like your money returned, it will be returned. If you would like us to keep it, we will put it towards server costs and future expansions (and maybe a beer for me with your permission). I am not going to sacrifice our reputation for your donation. The subscription service is run through PayPal which is notorious for siding with the customer (You) and not the merchant(TN). You will get your refund if you want it. That’s why we use them.
What do you do with our credit card information? How will you keep it safe?
I don’t touch it, I don’t know it, I never see it, I don’t ever WANT to see it. It is handled 100% through PayPal, they are the big multimillion dollar company with the big security stuff and guards with guns. Your credit card is NEVER given to truenudists.com so it is as safe as it can be.
Will there be improvements to the chat?
Yes. I’ve been trying to add user blocking, it is available but not implemented. I have been pondering moderators but I think a system of blocking/flagging users will keep the perv’s away and keep those with authority complexes happy. I have built the functionality for moderators in the forums, but as of yet have not seen much of a need for them.
What will you do with the 40 thousand dollars? (thanks to larebare for this one)
If I am able to get $1 a month from 4 thousand people on here. I agree to split it with Larebare.As of right now we’re operating on a .0025% user donation rate so we’re a long way off, but with your encouragement, you never know
TeamTrue, why are you such a great person?
I’m not sure. Some say it’s my devilishly good looks, some say it’s my pure genius and wit. You’ll have to decide for yourself.
Added a few new locations. Check them out and feel free to upload some pictures.
Ponderosa Sun Club
Club Orient
The Four Seasons Family Nudist Resort
Ponderosa Nature Resort
Spruce Hollow Campground
Pen-Mar Club
Sorobon Beach Resort
Whispering Oaks Nudist Resort
Maspalomas
Central Kentucky Family United Nudists (CKFUN)
Playa Chihuahua
The Magic Circle
Zipolite
Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park
Native Woods Naturists Park
Hangin Loose
Bay Bares Family Nudist Park
Ottawa Naturists/Naturistes de l`Outouwais
Bare Valley Family Nudist Camp
Wailea Bay (Beach 67)
Congratulations True Nudists. We now have over 3000 users!!
The site is growing rapidly and I would like to thank those who have donated and been respectable members
of the community.
I’ve been receiving emails and seeing in the forum that people are unhappy that I am not as socially present as I was when the site was a smaller community. Unfortunately this is just the way it goes. The site is still not collecting ad revenue, so I’m unable to hire help so I ask your patience through this growth spurt. There is alot of behind the scenes administration work that keeps me quite busy, and a never ending flow of perverts trying to take over. I am however concentrating most of my efforts to keeping the community clean from pornography and non-nudists who seek to turn this into an adult/porn community.
Through this time I have some ways that users can help free up some of my time and also improve the community.
1. Follow the guidelines for chat, pictures etc.
The more time I have to spend removing sexual pictures or explaining to users why their account was banned or explaining why a certification was not accepted takes time away from my ability to improve the site.
2. Help patrol the site.
This is probably the most useful thing any user can do. Pervs creep in when users allow it. If someone is acting sexually or inappropriate please flag their profile. There is also a place to specify what they have done to deserve the flagging. Please use it.
3. Ask the forum or other users for commonly asked questions.
Currently I am trying to compile a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Until then many of the questions you have are answered in this blog, or in the forum, or by simply asking another user in the chat.
4. Volunteer your time
If you have experience with HTML/Photoshop or PHP/MYSQL, I could use some help with writing tutorials and entering locations. Please email support@truenudists.com if you would like to help.
5. Donate. (click here to donate)
Servers cost money, and while at this time the server costs are not horrendous, the days of needing a dedicated server are getting closer (and teamtrue is running low on hot pockets and Redbull) . So please donate and help the community grow.
We’ve added some updates to make the truenudists community a little bit more wholesome and to keep it non-sexual nudist-friendly here.
1. In the chat room, we disabled whispers completly at first, but have reconsidered and are now only allowing certified truenudists the ability to whisper
2. We’ve upgraded the Profile Flagging system to include reasons for flagging, please use it.
Valid Reasons for flagging a user.
- Unsolicited Sexual Advances
- Incestous Remarks or Statements
- Harassment or Rudeness
3. Picture Comments and Profile Comments should be kept non-sexual. If 2 members consent to have a more intimate discussions, they should
be kept within the messaging system or through a 3rd party messenger program (Yahoo,MSN). This is does not mean that unsolicited sexual
advances should be made throught the messenger system
4. IP Blocking/Storage. Beginning on 9/26 truenudists.com will be storing I.P. addresses and upgrading our systems to allow us to permanately
block (kind of) users who are deemed “fake-nudists” or who cannot abide by our rules.
5. We need your help. We’ve setup the email address abuse@truenudists.com Please use this address to report users who are abusive or do not
follow the rules.
1. Login to your account
2. Click on the "My Account" link in the main navigation
3. Click the "Edit Pictures" Link on your homepage
4. From here click the "Browse.." button to select your photos
5. Browse to the folder where your images are stored and select which images you would like
uploaded.
You can select multiple pictures by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking
multiple files.
6. Click the Open Button
7. Click the Upload Button
8. If you currently do not have any approved photos, your pictures must be manually
approved before they are displayed. This process can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 24 hours
based on queue and administrator availability. Your photos will not be visible even from your
account area in this time
If you are unable to use this upload component or are having difficulties uploading pictures you may use the alternate method
1. Click on the alternate method link underneath the upload component
2.Click the Browse Button and select a single image to upload
3. Using the 3 Browse Buttons you may select up to 3 different pictures
4. When ready, click the Upload Picture(s) button to upload the images.
