Non certified members.
I'm not certified just because of a crazy administrator situation, I applied properly, was approved, and a few days later dumped for no logical reason, someones poor eyesight it would appear. So I haven't bothered to try again. They are the loosers, not me. I might have actually considered supporting the site if such a crazy thing hadn't been done to me. I am certified by my own clear conscious, I need no other.
I agree. It is far too harsh to reject a potential friend just because they are not certified. There are many other criteria - have they chatted to you; are they active in forums, groups or chat; do they tell you about themselves (either in their profile or in messages); do they have nude photos in their profile or groups. I could tell you the easy way to spot if someone is certified but that would only help your unfair treatment.
RE Freelee's comment: "... instead of going on a "Friend-a-Thon" or a "Friending Spree", take some time to get to know them first and ask them why their not Certified. You may find they have a good reason. It's unfair to lump all "Uncertified" people into an "Undesirables" box...."
Very much a late-comer to this post but wanted to say I totally concur with Freelee's assessment. I find it amazing how many profiles have hundreds, if not thousands of 'friends'.
Compared to others, I don't have that many friends but what I can say is those that I do have, have all chatted/conversed with me in the past. I do receive a number of friend requests and whether they are certified or not, bears no relevance. Whether I friend them is based on what I find out about them during chat/messages and of course, what they think about me.
Once I was invited by a member who had greater than 400 friends to be one also - someone who had not even chatted or messaged me in the past. I thanked and asked him (politely I believe) why I should accept his request given that we hadn't conversed and how he manages to keep in contact with his many friends. Boy, did the abuse from him start. He even posted a rant about me on his page. lol. Go figure.
Happy nuding all
I'm not certified and have yet to be convinced that it's a good idea. I cam in that room, have a few non-face pics on my public profile, have filled in the sections, and have many posts on forums. It is clear I am real. The reason I'm not certified is because it requires a full nude picture and I just don't want that kind of picture anywhere on the net. I know they say it will be kept private, but the terms of service (which you probably have not read) clearly states they can do anything they want with those pics and they are property of the site.
Also, I know there are a lot of people who are just getting comfortable with nudism. I believe we should all welcome them to the community. If they are not yet ready to post pics or get certified, then we should accept it. Each person has a different comfort level and reasons.
What I am stringent about is that I only friend people I chat with and have public profiles.
I will be more careful as to friend requests of non-certified members. I communicated extensively recently with one non-certified member who turned out to be a scammer. "She" said all the right things but did make some blunders such as claiming on her newly generated profile to be from Dallas, but then telling me that she had moved to San Diego a year and a half ago. I let that one slide. I caught a few more that I let go and then she made the big one. She said she could not be nude as much as she wanted in San Diego because of potential frostbite. Anyone who has even the remotest understanding of California climate knows that there is absolutely NO POSSIBILITY of cold weather in Southern California! Her user name is Angelarob. If you encounter this member be VERY WARY!