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* Users who set their Profile Picture to "friends only" or "private" can have their avatar be private all over the website to users who are not their friends or not granted access. * Users who are not your friends see a yellow placeholder avatar, and users not granted access to a private Profile Pic sees a purple avatar. * Admin users see these same placeholder avatars most places too (on search, forums, comments, etc.) if the user did not friend or grant the admin. But admins ALWAYS see it on their Profile Page directly, for ability to moderate. * Fix marking Notifications as read: clicking the link in an unread notification now will wait on the ajax request to finish before allowing the redirect. * Update the FAQ
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{{define "title"}}Frequently Asked Questions{{end}}
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<section class="hero is-light is-bold">
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<div class="hero-body">
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<div class="container">
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<h1 class="title">Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
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<h2 class="subtitle">And some that nobody asked</h2>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<div class="block p-4">
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<div class="content">
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="#certification-faqs">Certification FAQs</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#certification">What does <strong>certification</strong> mean, and what is a <strong>"verification selfie"</strong>?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#need-certification">Do I <strong>need</strong> to send a "verification selfie"?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#cannot-certify">Are there <strong>alternative options</strong> to becoming Certified?</a> <strong><span class="tag is-success is-light">NEW Sept. 8 2022</span></strong></li>
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<li><a href="#private-avatar">Can my <strong>Profile Picture be kept private?</strong></a> <strong><span class="tag is-success is-light">NEW Sept. 8 2022</span></strong></li>
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<li><a href="#uncertified">What can non-certified members do?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#profile-visibility">What are the <strong>visibility options</strong> for my profile page?</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#photo-faqs">Photo FAQs</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#nudes-required">Do I have to post my nudes here?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#face-in-nudes">Do I have to include my face in my nudes?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#site-gallery">What appears on the Site Gallery?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#define-explicit">What is considered "explicit" in photos?</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#forum-faqs">Forum FAQs</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#forum-badges">What do the various badges on the forum mean?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#create-forums">Can I create my own forums?</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#technical-faqs">Technical FAQs</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#why">Why did you build a custom website?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#open-source">Is this website open source?</a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h1 id="certification-faqs">Certification FAQs</h1>
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<h3 id="certification">What does certification mean, and what is a "verification selfie"?</h3>
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<p>
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This website requires all members to be "certified" or proven to be real human beings
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on the other side of the keyboard. A "verification selfie" is where you take a picture
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of yourself holding onto a hand-written note on a sheet of paper to prove that you are
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a real person (and not just catfishing with somebody else's stolen photos).
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</p>
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<p>
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Certification helps protect our members from harassment by anonymous trolls or automated
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spam robots that plague other similar sites.
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</p>
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<h3 id="need-certification">Do I need to send a "verification selfie"?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes.
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</p>
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<p>
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Certification is required before you can gain access to the greater community on this
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website. Pre-certification, you may only access your own profile page and settings, but
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can not browse the member list, see the site Photo Gallery, or participate on the forums
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until your profile has been certified.
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</p>
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<p>
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Your certification photo is <em>only</em> seen by site administrators and does not appear
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on your profile page.
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</p>
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<h3 id="cannot-certify">Are there alternative options to becoming Certified?</h3>
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<p>
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<strong><span class="tag is-success is-light">NEW Sept. 8 2022</span></strong>
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I understand that some nudists need to exercise a degree of discretion and will
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not want to take a face pic with {{PrettyTitle}}'s name and upload that <em>anywhere at all</em> onto the Internet. For
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example if you are a teacher or work in law enforcement or the clergy and you need to keep
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careful control of your image online because the world isn't quite enlightened enough yet
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when it comes to nudity and sexuality.
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</p>
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<p>
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These are very valid concerns and can be handled on a case-by-case basis. The
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main thing I'm looking for in certification is to prove that you're a real person,
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you look like your pictures here and that you're not a minor. Send a DM to
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<a href="/messages/compose?to=introvertnudist">u/introvertnudist</a>
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to inquire about alternative verification methods, which may include just hopping on a
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quick video call with a site admin.
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</p>
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<p>
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Note, though: this is a social site for {{PrettyTitle}} nudists so you <strong>are</strong>
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expected to post at least <em>some</em> pictures of yourself on your profile page. You
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could post a face pic wearing a hat and sunglasses; or you could crop out half your face
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showing only from the chin down; or you could post full body nudes with your face censored
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out with an emoji character.
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</p>
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<h3 id="private-avatar">Can my Profile Picture be kept private?</h3>
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<p>
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<strong><span class="tag is-success is-light">NEW Sept. 8 2022</span></strong>
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You <em>may</em> set your Profile Picture to be "Friends only" or "Private" visibility
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if you wish to be more discreet about your face pictures.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong class="has-text-warning-dark">Friends only</strong>
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<i class="fa fa-users has-text-warning-dark"></i>:
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your profile pic displays as a yellow
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<img src="/static/img/shy-friends.png" width="16" height="16">
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placeholder image for people who are not on your <a href="/friends">Friends</a> list.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong class="has-text-private">Private</strong>
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<i class="fa fa-lock has-text-private"></i>:
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your profile pic displays as a purple
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<img src="/static/img/shy-private.png" width="16" height="16">
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placeholder image for everybody except for people that you had
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<a href="/photo/private">granted access</a> to see your
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private photos.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="uncertified">What can non-certified members do?</h3>
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<p>
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Before you have an approved certification photo, you can mainly only access and edit your
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own profile page, and upload a few pictures while you await approval. Your pictures won't
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be shown to members on the Site Gallery until you're certified, and most of the website's
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features (namely, the Forums, Site Gallery and Member Search Directory) are gated behind
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certification.
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</p>
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<p>
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Certified members may, at their own discretion, be able to find your profile page by
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browsing the Member Directory. They may send you a friend request or reach out to you.
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Or, if you happen to know a member's profile URL on this site, you (the non-certified
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member) can view their profile page and photo gallery (depending on their privacy
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settings), send them a friend request or direct message. But basically, it will be
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difficult to discover users to interact with until after you are certified - and
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this is intentional to help guard against spam bots and creepy people.
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</p>
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<h3 id="profile-visibility">What are the visibility options for my profile page?</h3>
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<p>
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There are currently three different choices for your profile visibility on your
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<a href="/settings">Settings</a> page:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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The <strong>default</strong> visibility is <strong class="has-text-success-dark">"Public + Login Required."</strong> Users must be
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logged-in to an account in order to see anything about your profile page - if an
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external (logged out) browser visits your profile URL, they will be redirected to
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log in to an account first.
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</li>
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<li>
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You may optionally go <em>more</em> public with a <strong class="has-text-warning-dark">"Limited Logged-out View."</strong>
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This enables your profile URL (e.g.,
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{{if .LoggedIn}}<a href="/u/{{.CurrentUser.Username}}?view=external">/u/{{.CurrentUser.Username}}</a>{{else}}/u/username{{end}})
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to show a <em>basic</em> page (with your square profile picture and display name) to
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logged-out browsers. This may be useful if you wish to link to your page from an external
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site (e.g. your Twitter page) and present new users with a better experience than just
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a redirect to login page.
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</li>
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<li>
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You may <strong class="has-text-private">"Mark my profile as 'private'"</strong> to
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be private even from other logged-in members who are not on your Friends
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list. Logged-in users will see only your square profile picture and display
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name, and be able only to send you a friend request or a message.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h1 id="photo-faqs">Photo FAQs</h1>
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<h3 id="nudes-required">Do I have to post my nudes here?</h3>
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<p>
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You must be comfortable with doing so, yes. On some other nudist social websites, many
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nudists have lamented to me about how often they get messages by anonymous, faceless
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profiles who slide into their DMs and get all pervy and weird on them. While
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{{PrettyTitle}} only requires a face pic and verification selfie, other members will
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feel more comfortable if you post some of your own nudes as well.
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</p>
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<h3 id="face-in-nudes">Do I have to include my face in my nudes?</h3>
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<p>
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You don't have to! I know many nudists are not comfortable with their face appearing
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in their nudes. You are free to post "headless torso shots" or leave your face
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covered or censored. But you should have at least one face pic (as your default profile
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pic) - it can be a G-rated selfie!
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</p>
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<p>
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If you're only comfortable with posting like close-up dick pics, please mark those pics
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as "explicit" -- many nudists prefer to see the <em>whole</em> nude body and don't
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want to see just dick pics everywhere. And don't set those as your default profile pic!
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</p>
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<h3 id="site-gallery">What appears on the Site Gallery?</h3>
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<p>
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The "<strong><i class="fa fa-image"></i> Gallery</strong>" link on the site nav bar goes to the Site-wide
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Photo Gallery page. Here is shown all of the <strong>public</strong> photos uploaded by
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all (certified) users, if those pictures are also opted-in to appear on the Gallery in
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their settings.
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</p>
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<p>
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If you have friends on here, you may also see their "Friends-only" photos on the Site
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Gallery. This way, you don't miss any updates if your friends add a new picture (so
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long as they allow their picture to appear on the Gallery).
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</p>
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<p>
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When you upload a picture you may opt it in or out of the Gallery by checking a box on
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its settings page. For example, you can upload a Public photo but opt it <em>out</em> of
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the Gallery -- it will then only appear on your profile page.
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</p>
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<h3 id="define-explicit">What is considered "explicit" in photos?</h3>
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<p>
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On this website, I make a fairly common distinction between what's a "normal nude" and
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what's an "explicit" photo:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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"Normal nudes" are completely non-sexual in nature. If there's a penis, it's not
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erect and it's not being grabbed. "Normal nudes" are not close-up pictures that
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focus on the genitals, but tend to be full body shots of a non-sexual nature.
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</li>
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<li>
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"Explicit" posts are everything else: if it includes an erection, or you're
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grabbing your junk, or flashing your various holes, or masturbating or engaging
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in a sexual activity, these all fall under the "explicit" umbrella. If one would
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reasonably consider it to be porn, it's explicit.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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You are permitted to upload explicit content to your profile, just mark which pictures
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are explicit to help the rest of the community in case someone prefers not to see that.
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You can enable a setting on your profile if you are comfortable with seeing explicit
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content from other users -- by default this site is "normal nudes" friendly!
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</p>
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<h3 id="downloading">Does this site prevent people from downloading my pictures?</h3>
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<p>
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This website does not go out of its way to prevent people from downloading pictures, and
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nor will it pretend to. This is actually a very difficult problem to solve in the year {{.YYYY}}.
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</p>
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<p>
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I <em>could</em> add some JavaScripts that prevent right-clicking on my pages so you can't
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just "Save image as," but this would only deter desktop (mouse & keyboard) users and is easy
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to work around. I <em>could</em> place a transparent image over top of all your pictures like
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Instagram does and if you try and save it, you just get a one-pixel transparent GIF; but this
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is trivially defeated by any novice web designer by just right-clicking, "Inspect element" and
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deleting it from the web page to get at the photo it was protecting.
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</p>
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<p>
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And people can always just screenshot the whole web page - and a web page can't do anything
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at all to prevent that. With mobile phones this is an especially easy and common thing to
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do. Any mild measures this site could take to deter downloading would only provide a false
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sense of security, which is worse than having no security.
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</p>
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<p>
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There are risks inherent with putting a picture on the Internet. This website does provide
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some controls you can utilize as to <em>who</em> will see the pictures you upload:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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You can mark pictures as "Friends only" and only approved friendships you make on this
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website will be able to see those pictures.
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</li>
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<li>
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You may mark some pictures as "Private" and you grant access to your private photos on
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a per-person basis, and can revoke access to one or all at any time.
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</li>
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<li>
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This website also chooses utterly random URLs for each and every picture, with no
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correlation between the square cropped and full size versions, so users should only
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be able to discover pictures through the normal front-end of this website, subject
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to your privacy controls.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Additionally, your Profile Page altogether can <em>only</em> be seen by logged-in members
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of this site by default. You <em>may</em> tighten it even further and mark your entire profile
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as Private (and only approved friends can see your profile or <em>any</em> of your photos).
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Note that your square cropped profile picture is still visible even so.
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</p>
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<p>
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Or if you are feeling very bold, you may mark your profile to have a "limited logged-out
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view" if you want to share your profile link on another website such as Twitter. A logged-out
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user will see only your Display Name and square cropped profile picture, and be invited to
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sign up for {{PrettyTitle}} to contact you here.
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</p>
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<h1>Forum FAQs</h1>
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<h3 id="forum-badges">What do the various badges on the forum mean?</h3>
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<p>
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You may see some of these badges on the forums or their posts. These are their meanings:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<span class="tag is-danger is-light">
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<span class="icon"><i class="fa fa-fire"></i></span>
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<span>Explicit</span>
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</span> -
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on a forum it means the entire forum is "<abbr title="Not Safe For Work">NSFW</abbr>";
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but individual topics within an otherwise non-explicit forum may also opt in to the
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Explicit tag if its content is border-line. You will not see any Explicit forums or
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posts unless you opt-in to see explicit content in your <a href="/settings">settings</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<span class="tag is-warning is-light">
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<span class="icon"><i class="fa fa-gavel"></i></span>
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<span>Privileged</span>
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</span> -
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only a forum's moderators can create new topics in a Privileged forum (such as the
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forum for Site Announcements). Moderators include the site admins, the creator of
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the forum, and any additional moderators appointed by the forum creator.
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</li>
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<li>
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<span class="tag is-success is-light">
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<span class="icon"><i class="fa fa-thumbtack"></i></span>
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<span>Pinned</span>
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</span> -
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these forum posts are pinned to the top of a forum, appearing above regular posts
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on the first page of the forum.
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</li>
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<li>
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<span class="tag is-warning is-light">
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<span class="icon"><i class="fa fa-ban"></i></span>
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<span>No Reply</span>
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</span> -
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topics with this badge can not accept any new replies. Some types of announcement
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posts may start with this badge from the beginning; other threads that are locked
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by a moderator may gain this badge if the conversation was going off the rails.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="create-forums">Can I create my own forums?</h3>
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<p>
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This feature is coming soon! Users will be allowed to create their own forums and
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act as moderator within their own board. The forum admin pages need a bit more
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spit & polish before it's ready!
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</p>
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<p>
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Some related features with managing your own forums will include:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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You'll be able to make your forum "invite-only" if you want, where only approved
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members can see and reply to threads.
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</li>
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<li>
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You'll be able to choose other users to help you moderate your forum. As the forum
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owner, you'll retain admin control of your forum unless you assign ownership away
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to another member.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h1 id="technical-faqs">Technical FAQs</h1>
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<h3 id="why">Why did you build a custom website?</h3>
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<p>
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Other variants on this question might be: why not just run a
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<a href="https://joinmastodon.org" target="_blank">Mastodon</a> instance? Or why
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this website and not a Discord server or MeWe group or <em>insert off-the-shelf
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free software or hosted web service here</em>?
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</p>
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<p>
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It certainly would've been simpler to just use an off-the-shelf open source app
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such as Mastodon (a decentralized, Twitter-like app) or similar. These apps though
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have a scalability problem: users with their infinitely long timelines will upload
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infinite photos until your server runs out of disk space and not enough of them may
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donate to cover the costs. And the Fediverse feature (Mastodon is like e-mail and
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users from all servers can like, follow and comment on one another across the entire
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network) is a double edged sword too: all my members would need to tag even their
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"normal nudes" as NSFW or else other servers would ban ours (meaning we have to follow
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rules imposed by the wider Internet community), and conversely it is difficult to
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moderate incoming content from other servers showing up on my users' timelines.
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It's not a good fit for the vision I had in mind.
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</p>
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<p>
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And on just using a service like Discord or MeWe to host my community: that's still
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putting us in the hands of a corporation which can one day decide to ban all NSFW
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users. Many people run nudist Discords and MeWe groups, but I needed something whose
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fate is kept in my own hands.
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</p>
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<h3 id="open-source">Is this website open source?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes! The source code for this website is released as free software under the GNU
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General Public License. It is programmed in Go and the source code is available
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at <a href="https://code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website" target="_blank">code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website</a>.
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If you're a developer and would like to contribute bug fixes or new features to
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the website, see details <a href="https://code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" target="_blank">here</a>.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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