Certification almost always guarantees that the person in the profile is real. It does not verify that the person is a nudist. That person could just be an exhibitionist who loves to display their genitalia. True Nudist credentials are harder to verify. The best way isfor other nudists to verify that they have been in social nudist situations with the person in question. AANR or TNS memberships and proof oflocations visited are alsohelpful in proving credibility. Pics taken at resorts, especially with the resort owners are the best proof that someone is a True Nudist.
All profiles should be considered suspect unless they can show a majority of these things. I did not say they are fakes but just not verifiable and, until they prove themselves different, I will accept them as nudists.
I agree with this but it really is hard, I for one have been to several beaches in my area but being able to get a picture taken at them isn't easy without looking like a perve. Also one could say that a true nudist would be one who goes to different beaches or clubs but IMO some nudist like doing so in the comfort of there own home with loved ones etc. and are shy of the public, these types are still nudists at the end of the day. So all in all you'll never be able to tell for sure if the people on this site are real or fake but it is pretty annoying lol.
I think what is meant by a "fake profile" is a real person or persons creating a profile that does not truly represent them. I am a home nudist for 51 years. I have not been to a social nudist venue because my wife will not go. Out of my love for my one wife for life I will not force her to go. I have not hid this. I am 62 years old as stated in my profile, not 26. I live in Jersey City, NJ, USA, as stated in my profile, not just somewhere in the USA.
Bob
As has been said before, this is the Internet. The chance of getting a nudist website that's 100% transparant and full of real and honest members is probably 0. Unfortunately. I suppose that only the verification thing plus a crew of skilful and alert mods might possibly raise that chance.
I would dare to state: as long as there are horny males around, there will be fakers on Internet sites....
everyone has an great point. i say this fake profile ok whatever anyone can make an profile easy and it should stay i would take it an little more no more private profiles yeah that right talk about open everything is out there this is an nudist site but people do get crazy then do it like facebook comments are disabled until you friends them. i would not put anymore nude pics up for security reasons and any one thinks that there images are safe there are easy ways to get them. but what to i know i am some kid from atlantic city should not know how the internet works.
In a previous life I was an international investigator specialising in cross-border crime (for the benefit of those who speak Americanese this means crime which crosses international frontiers) with the majority of investigations involving identity fraud. Basically, I think you're on a hiding to nothing if you think you have any chance of tackling the fake profile problem. Ceritification is in fact self-certification so that's no help ... I could easily misrepresent myself as Santa Claus which, now that I have grown a full beard, I often do! Any type of identification document can easily be forged especially in this digital age ... move over Photoshop. The list goes on! In view of this, you should approach the problem by assessing the person first. When I used to train others in forgery detection I always used to tell my audience to concentrate on the person first and then progress to a forensic examination of the document. Does what he or she is saying ring true? As most of the time the subject was in front of you, what is his/her demeanour? Nervous? Or over-confident? Does he/she fit a profile? Can he/she answer simple questions to which he/she should know the answer? This is where a wide general knowledge of the world comes in handy, something that is sadly lacking in today's generation and from certain nationalities (citizenship in Americanese). It is also too easy to be paranoid and then regard every "naked" profile ('scuse the pun) as a fake! There are numerous reasons why empty profiles are put on sites such as this by genuine people - shyness, lack of facility with the English language, fear of ostracism by society or in the work sphere, etc. Like others on this thread I am mystified by those who have hundreds, if not thousands, of "friends" but they have their reasons and, really, does it matter if the profiles they have collected are fake or not? In fact, why should we be worried about fake profiles at all? It is only when the faker starts trying to involve you in a criminal activity that you should be on your guard. I have had quite a few fakers approach me online and I can count on the fingers of one hand (actually 2 hands ... my memory is not that good since I acquired grey hair!) the number that have progressed to that stage. Google "Nigeria 419 scam" for an illustration of how they work and remember the saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch"! At the end of the day it is up to you who you accept as a "friend" and for what reasons.