In case you didn't know, Facebook recently removed our FB Page for 'obscenity'.
This time it isn't a suspension; our FB Page is gone. Kaput. An ignorant dolt who didn't like our disagreement with his comment decided, bravely, to take revenge by reporting us for 'obscenity' on our Page. Facebook, being FB, automatically removed our Page without explanation or appeal. If we were a breastfeeding Page or a famous rock band or newspaper we could drum up the publicity to get FB to actually review the report and see that it was spurious, but we're not.
This has happened to a number of good Pages that followed the rules. All it takes is fake reports and then FB's robots take over. Them, and the $1/hour 'moderators' in Bangladesh. C'est la vie!
FB has been a great free promo tool that we haven't been using for all that long, yet it has brought tens of thousands of visitors to the articles we've posted there. That means they come here, and the hope is that some of those folks have found an introduction to social nudism that will help them negotiate the pitfalls of Googling 'nudist' or 'naturist'. That's the only reason we were there; to share other's posts and to direct people here. That loss is a shame, but not devastating.
Anyway, other than for our backup FB Page which could easily also be killed anytime, we have a well-established presence online which is doing just fine, FB or not! As we are so fond of reminding everyone, being ranked #1 in the world in our category ain't so shabby for a couple of Wisconsites just mucking around online! Losing FB is no sweat.
We may someday start another FB Page, but probably not; we don't need the hassle. While it's very useful, it's extra effort and a pain to deal with. With blockages and suspensions over nothing (we don't post nudes there), it may just not be worth it, as others have also decided. So don't hold your breath!
If you enjoy what we do and offer, here are some other ways to keep up. Of course, all of this is availble through Al-Nudist.com once you figure out where everything is! We've got a lot of stuff here...
If you really want to do it the hard way, here's some other options!
- All-Nudist Friends on FB (temp Page: minimal postings there)
- All-Nudist.com
- All-Nudist Community News daily updates on interesting stuff plus FB shares (has RSS feed)
- It's Just a Nudist Thing occasional editorials/opinion (has RSS)
- All-Nudist on Twitter (all daily posting wind up there)
- All-Nudist Tweeted Times some of our stuff and mostly other (computer generated)
- All-Nudist Daily News as above, but different
- All-Nudist on Tumblr (most of everything else 'nudist/naturist on Tumblr is garbage)
- All-Nudist on ScoopIt mostly shares from our website plus a few others
- All-Nudist our original website, no longer maintained (mostly) but full of content!
There's more, but isn't that enough?
Thanks for appreciating our efforts even though not all of us agree upon everything all the time. Is that surprising? Nudists/naturists are individuals, not robots. What we share is an enjoyment of a nude life and an understanding of the basics of behaviour and attitudes which makes it all work! We can leave our social status and politics and religions at home and simply enjoy a natural relationship with kindred spirits. And that's not so bad!