I was really saddened to see this site go. However, being someone that has worked with customers directly I can understand how they feel. I too wish all of them well. I hope they do not let the bad manners of some continue to be the representation of that of all the rest of us.
I would like to add, I am a proud member of the AANR.
Little boy, you had your peepee slapped for wagging it on camera in violation of the rules that you agreed to when you logged into the chatroom. STFU and live with it.
What a sad person who writes such abuse about another but purports to be intelligent, even having to use abbreviation to use foul and abusive terminology, everyone is entitled to an opinion but surely admin should look at people such as this, does anyone know how i can block him so i only converse with adults?
I was a member of Skinbook and like the the site til the admin banned me because I only had a few pics up and no close-up with the face. Many people complain that with society some of us have to be careful to let it be know that we are nudists and I know it's sad. but there are people who think nudity is wrong. The Admin of Skinbook at the time were demanding face pics and nude pics. There are people here on this site that don't post nude pics because of society. They have pics in private view and you have to be certified member, which is good. I'm not surpised or sad to see Skinbook is closing.
i don't think it was the admin, it was more than likely one of the over zealous moderators. some of the moderators took to running as they saw fit and not how the rules and regs were. there were several moderators that got into a power battle and things started downhill from there.
I thought I'd let you all know that I've taken it upon myself to revive the main Skinbook network, seeing as I already admin it on Flickr and Facebook alike.
I tried to track down Karl Maddocks to let him know, but could not find him anywhere. Anyway, I gather that he is no longer a naturist or a supporter of naturism and he'd probably just leave me to make of it what I will since the FB group has been sailing along nicely anyway with no problems whatsoever.
With Ning, I could not use the exact URL that he used to start it, so I've set it up as:
https://skinbook1.ning.com
The question that most might ask is: how will/does it differ from TN? Well, first up, Ning networks are very classy, funky and neat in their designs and one can toggle around with their profile designs and skins. Secondly, Ning is a pay-site now (as mentioned before), but I think it'd be worth it once I get more than 150 people applying to join it and will need to upgrade it to a more fully-functional forum with events calendars and a few other bits and pieces that were free before their own CEO Jason Rosenthal made the changes that I think got Karl's gander up in the first place. I was a bit cross as well, but looking at it with more hindsight, I realise that there is no such thing as "Something For Nothing" and "No Such Thing As A Free Lunch". You want quality, you want class, you want to ring social changes - you gotta pay your dues for it!
Secondly, I agree with SB's original policies of not allowing pornography or headless avatar photos. Basically, if something is not tolerated on other social networks like MySpace, Facebook, or Bebo, then it sure as heck won't be tolerated on Skinbook either. As I've put in the disclaimer it is "The Facebook Of Naturism". ;-)
Do I see myself in competition with TN by doing this? Well, no, not really. People have a choice as to where they want to meet others and if they like it they're going to join (or re-join if they were former members). I like and respect this site and what TT1 is doing to keep it in good order. It's hard work running a web community, but I think if one's heart is in the right place and you stick to it and give it what you've got the rewards are there. I do not know Karl Maddocks in real life, but I think he did need to have a bit of stability and maturity to run a community like SB. I've been running nudist cyber-communities since about 1999, and learned quite a lot along the way and still learning.
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