Sunday, December 18, 2022

Review Submission Contest - Grand 5th Episode

   



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Contest Details

Process
  • You submit a review of a nudist destination you have visited, with visitor stats (e.g. gender ratio, age-bracket ratio. etc.) and destination information in bullet points.
  • We publish your submission as a post on  Instagram .
  • Our followers vote by liking from the posts by all the contestants.
  • The post with the maximum number of likes are declared the winner(s).
  • The contest concludes with result declaration, payment/giveaway, delivery of winners's certificate and prizes to the winner(s). 
Steps to send review
  • There are three SurveyMonkey forms that need to be filled. These are provided in the section below. 
  • Please fill up all the three forms and submit them. Please provide as much specific visitor stats and information as possible. It's okay to not remember all the stats with accurate detail. Please specify how well you remember by selecting the right option next to each question. 
  • Please submit a picture of the venue from your visit (picture of the venue only). Please email us the same at nudistcalendar@gmail.com. Additional pics or pics having you in the frame may also be provided and those may later be published in our blog posts.
  • Please let us know by a message on Instagram/Email once you have filled up a form. 
Prizes
  • The winner will be given prize money of USD 50. 
  • The winner will be given free stays of 2 nights at DeAnza Springs Resort, California, USA and 3 nights stay at Oriental Beach Village, from Phuket, Thailand.
  • The winner and the 1st runner-up will be given complimentary prizes, courtesy Haulover Beach (https://www.hauloverbeach.org/), our new Gifting Partner. Check details in the next section.
  • All the participants will also be given invites to the Naturist Hub, which is an invite-only online community for all people who enjoy wholesome nude recreation with #NoPorn & #NoHate allowed and is 100% Free to Join! It has been named The Official Social Network of AANR.






           The winner can choose one of the towels from the many options available here  (few shown above) 





The 1st runner-up can choose from one of the many options of shirts out of T-shirts , women's shirts  and tank-tops 
(few shown above)


Review form links


Note 
- Filling up all the three forms is mandatory
- In case you don't have Instagram or would not like to be tagged on Instagram, please let us know in advance.



Filled up survey data for reference

Following is one sample review filling, of Valley View Hot Springs, Colorado, USA -



Form 1 - Destination review details




Form 2 - Visitor stats details




Form 3 - Visitor stats (contd.) & other factors



How your review would look once published









Here is the  Instagram post  of the same above review.


Previous Episode

Here is the blog post for the 3rd episode of the contest, which was held from 1st to 29th May 2022. One big achievement we made in this episode was that we now have at least one positive review for every month of the calendar year. As promised, we released a bigger, better and grander Happy Nude Year Calendar in the end of the year 2022. 

Dan, the 1st runner-up of 4th episode, posing with the T-shirt he won, courtesy Hauloverbeach.org

Carlos, back to back winner of the 3rd and 4th episodes, posing with the towel he won, courtesy Hauloverbeach.org and the winner's certificates.



FAQs










 


 

Détails du concours

Itinéraire
  • Vous soumettez un avis sur une destination nudiste que vous avez visité, avec des statistiques sur les visiteurs et des informations sur la destination sous forme de puces.
  • Nous publions votre soumission sous forme de publication sur  Instagram .
  • Nos abonnés votent en aimant parmi les publications de tous les candidats.
  • La publication avec le nombre maximum de likes est déclarée gagnante.
  • Le concours se termine par la déclaration des résultats, le paiement/la remise des prix, la remise du certificat des gagnants et des cadeaux complémentaires au(x) gagnant(s).

Étapes pour envoyer un avis
  • Trois formulaires Surveymonkey doivent être remplis. Ceux-ci sont fournis dans la section ci-dessous.
  • Veuillez remplir les trois formulaires et les soumettre. Veuillez fournir autant de statistiques et d'informations spécifiques que possible sur les visiteurs. Il est normal de ne pas se souvenir de toutes les statistiques avec des détails précis. Veuillez préciser votre degré de mémorisation en sélectionnant la bonne option à côté de chaque question.
  • Veuillez soumettre une photo du lieu de votre visite (photo du lieu uniquement). Veuillez nous envoyer un courriel à nudistcalendar@gmail.com. Des photos supplémentaires ou des photos vous ayant dans le cadre peuvent également être fournies et celles-ci peuvent être publiées ultérieurement dans les articles du blog.
  • Veuillez nous le faire savoir par un message sur Instagram/Email une fois que vous avez rempli un formulaire.
Prix
  • Le gagnant recevra un prix en argent de 50 USD.
  • Le gagnant recevra des séjours gratuits de 2 nuits à DeAnza Springs Resort, Californie, États-Unis et 3 nuits à Oriental Beach Village, de Phuket, Thaïlande.
  • Le gagnant et le 1er finaliste recevront des prix gratuits, avec l'aimable autorisation de « Houlover Beach » (https://www.hauloverbeach.org/), notre nouveau partenaire pour les cadeaux. Consultez les détails dans la section suivante.
  • Tous les participants recevront également des invitations au « Naturist Hub », qui est une
  • communauté en ligne sur invitation seulement pour toutes les personnes qui apprécient les loisirs nus sains avec #NoPorn (non pornographique) & #NoHate (non haine) autorisé à nous rejoindre et c’est 100% gratuit ! L’AANR a été nommé le réseau social officiel .




Le gagnant peut choisir l'une des serviettes parmi les nombreuses options disponibles ici (quelques-unes sont présentées ci-dessus).




Le premier finaliste peut choisir parmi les nombreuses options de chemises parmi les T-shirts, les chemises pour femmes et les débardeurs.
(quelques-uns montrés ci-dessus)


Voir les liens du formulaire


Noter
-  Remplir les trois formulaires est obligatoire
-  Au cas où vous n'auriez pas Instagram ou ne souhaiteriez pas être tagué sur Instagram, veuillez nous en informer à l'avance.







Detalhes do concurso

Itinerário
  • Você envia uma avaliação de um destino de nudismo que visitou, com estatísticas de visitantes e informações de destino em marcadores.
  • Publicamos seu envio como uma postagem no Instagram.
  • Nossos seguidores votam curtindo as postagens de todos os concorrentes.
  • A postagem com o número máximo de curtidas é declarada vencedora.
  • O concurso termina com a declaração do resultado, pagamento/sorteio, entrega do certificado dos vencedores e brindes complementares ao(s) vencedor(es).
Etapas para enviar revisão
  • Há três formulários do Surveymonkey que precisam ser preenchidos. Estes são fornecidos na seção abaixo.
  • Por favor, preencha todos os três formulários e envie-os. Forneça o máximo possível de estatísticas e informações específicas de visitantes. Não há problema em não lembrar de todas as estatísticas com detalhes precisos. Por favor, especifique o quão bem você se lembra selecionando a opção certa ao lado de cada pergunta.
  • Por favor, envie uma foto do local da sua visita (somente foto do local). Por favor, envie-nos o mesmo para nudistcalendar@gmail.com. Fotos adicionais ou fotos com você no quadro também podem ser fornecidas e posteriormente publicadas em nossas postagens no blog.
  • Por favor, deixe-nos saber por uma mensagem no Instagram/E-mail depois de preencher um formulário.
Prêmios
  • O vencedor receberá um prêmio em dinheiro de US$ 50.
  • O vencedor receberá estadia gratuita de 2 noites no DeAnza Springs Resort, Califórnia, EUA e 3 noites no Oriental Beach Village, de Phuket, Tailândia.
  • O vencedor e o segundo colocado receberão prêmios de cortesia, cortesia da Haulover Beach (https://www.hauloverbeach.org/), nosso novo parceiro de presentes. Confira os detalhes na próxima seção.
  • Todos os participantes também receberão convites para o Naturist Hub, que é uma comunidade on-line apenas para convidados para todas as pessoas que gostam de recreação nua saudável com #NoPorn & #NoHate permitido e é 100% gratuito para participar! Foi nomeado A Rede Social Oficial da AANR.






O vencedor pode escolher uma das toalhas entre as muitas opções disponíveis aqui (algumas mostradas acima) 




O 1º vice-campeão pode escolher uma das muitas opções de camisas entre camisetas, camisas femininas e regatas
(alguns mostrados acima)


Links do formulário de revisão


Note 
- Filling up all the three forms is mandatory
- In case you don't have Instagram or would not like to be tagged on Instagram, please let us know in advance.




Wettbewerbsdetails

Route
  • Sie übermitteln eine Bewertung eines FKK-Reiseziels, das Sie besucht haben, mit Besucherstatistiken und Zielinformationen in Stichpunkten.
  • Wir veröffentlichen Ihre Einreichung als Post auf Instagram .
  • Unsere Follower stimmen ab, indem sie die Posts aller Teilnehmer liken.
  • Der Beitrag mit der maximalen Anzahl an Likes wird zum Gewinner erklärt.
  • Der Wettbewerb endet mit Ergebniserklärung, Zahlung/Werbegeschenk, Übergabe der Gewinnerurkunde und ergänzenden Geschenken an den/die Gewinner.
Schritte zum Senden einer Bewertung
  • Es gibt drei Surveymonkey-Formulare, die ausgefüllt werden müssen. Diese werden im folgenden Abschnitt bereitgestellt.
  • Bitte fullen Sie alle drei Formulare aus und senden Sie diese ab. Bitte geben Sie so viele spezifische Besucherstatistiken und -informationen wie möglich an. Es ist in Ordnung, sich nicht alle Statistiken mit genauen Details zu merken. Bitte geben Sie an, wie gut Sie sich erinnern, indem Sie neben jeder Frage die richtige Option auswählen.
  • Bitte reichen Sie ein Bild des Veranstaltungsortes von Ihrem Besuch ein (nur Bild des Veranstaltungsortes). Bitte senden Sie uns das gleiche per E-Mail an nudistcalendar@gmail.com. Zusätzliche Bilder oder Bilder, die Sie im Rahmen haben, können ebenfalls bereitgestellt werden und diese können später in unseren Blog-Posts veröffentlicht werden.
  • Bitte teilen Sie uns per Nachricht auf Instagram/E-Mail mit, sobald Sie ein Formular ausgefüllt haben.
Preise
  • Der Gewinner erhält ein Preisgeld von 50 USD.
  • Der Gewinner erhält kostenlose Aufenthalte von 2 Nächten im DeAnza Springs Resort, Kalifornien, USA und 3 Nächte im Oriental Beach Village von Phuket, Thailand.
  • Der Gewinner und der Zweitplatzierte erhalten kostenlose Preise von Haulover Beach (https://www.hauloverbeach.org/), unserem neuen Geschenkpartner. Überprüfen Sie die Details im nächsten Abschnitt.
  • Alle Teilnehmer erhalten außerdem Einladungen zum Naturist Hub, einer Online-Community nur mit Einladung für alle Menschen, die eine gesunde Nackterholung genießen, bei der #NoPorn & #NoHate erlaubt sind und deren Teilnahme zu 100 % kostenlos ist! Es wurde The Official Social Network of AANR genannt.






Der Gewinner kann eines der Handtücher aus den vielen hier verfügbaren Optionen auswählen (einige oben gezeigt)




Der 1. Zweitplatzierte kann aus einer der vielen Optionen von Hemden aus T-Shirts , Damenhemden und Tanktops wählen
(einige oben gezeigt)


Formularlinks überprüfen


Notice
- Das Ausfüllen aller drei Formulare ist obligatorisch
- Falls Sie kein Instagram haben oder nicht auf Instagram getaggt werden möchten, teilen Sie uns dies bitte im Voraus mit.








Nota: creado con Google Translate, así que disculpe cualquier error y háganos saber lo mismo.


Detalles del concurso

Itinerario
  • Envía una reseña de un destino nudista que ha visitado, con estadísticas de visitantes e información del destino en viñetas.
  • Publicamos su presentación como una publicación en Instagram.
  • Nuestros seguidores votan dando me gusta a las publicaciones de todos los concursantes.
  • La publicación con el mayor número de "me gusta" es declarada ganadora.
  • El concurso concluye con la declaración de resultados, el pago/obsequio, la entrega del certificado de los ganadores y obsequios complementarios para los ganadores.
Pasos para enviar reseña
  • Hay tres formularios de Surveymonkey que deben completarse. Estos se proporcionan en la sección a continuación.
  • Por favor, rellene los tres formularios y envíelos. Proporcione la mayor cantidad posible de estadísticas e información específicas de visitantes. Está bien no recordar todas las estadísticas con detalles precisos. Especifique qué tan bien recuerda seleccionando la opción correcta junto a cada pregunta.
  • Envíe una imagen del lugar de su visita (solo imagen del lugar). Envíenos un correo electrónico igual a nudistcalendar@gmail.com. También se pueden proporcionar fotos adicionales o fotos que lo tengan a usted en el marco y se pueden publicar más tarde en nuestras publicaciones de blog.
  • Háganos saber mediante un mensaje en Instagram/correo electrónico una vez que haya completado un formulario.
Premios
  • El ganador recibirá un premio en metálico de 50 USD.
  • El ganador recibirá estancias gratuitas de 2 noches en DeAnza Springs Resort, California, EE. UU. y 3 noches de estancia en Oriental Beach Village, de Phuket, Tailandia.
  • El ganador y el primer finalista recibirán premios de cortesía, cortesía de Haulover Beach (https://www.hauloverbeach.org/), nuestro nuevo socio de regalos. Consulta los detalles en la siguiente sección.
  • Todos los participantes también recibirán invitaciones a Naturist Hub, que es una comunidad en línea solo por invitación para todas las personas que disfrutan de una sana recreación desnuda con #NoPorn & #NoHate permitidos y es 100% gratis para unirse. Ha sido nombrada Red Social Oficial de la AANR.







El ganador puede elegir una de las toallas de las muchas opciones disponibles aquí (algunas se muestran arriba) 





El 1er finalista puede elegir entre una de las muchas opciones de camisas de camisetas, camisas de mujer y camisetas sin mangas.
(algunos se muestran arriba)


Revisar enlaces de formulario


Nota
- Rellenar los tres formularios es obligatorio
- En caso de que no tenga Instagram o no desee que lo etiqueten en Instagram, háganoslo saber con anticipación.


Revisión completa para referencia

Aún no hay envíos en español. Consulte la sección de inglés.


Cómo se vería tu reseña una vez publicada

Aún no hay envíos en español. Consulte la sección de inglés.


Episodio anterior

Esta es la publicación de blog del tercer episodio del concurso, que se llevó a cabo del 1 al 29 de mayo de 2022. Un gran logro que logramos en este episodio fue que ahora tenemos al menos una reseña positiva para cada mes del año calendario. Un Calendario Feliz Año Desnudo más grande, mejor y más grandioso aparecerá a fines del año 2022. Estén atentos.







Opmerking: gemaakt met Google Translate, dus excuses voor eventuele fouten en laat het ons weten.


Wedstrijddetails

Routebeschrijving
  • U dient een beoordeling in van een nudistenbestemming die u heeft bezocht, met bezoekersstatistieken en bestemmingsinformatie in opsommingstekens.
  • We publiceren je inzending als een bericht op Instagram.
  • Onze volgers stemmen door de posts van alle deelnemers leuk te vinden.
  • De post met het maximale aantal likes wordt tot winnaar uitgeroepen.
  • De wedstrijd wordt afgesloten met resultaatverklaring, betaling/weggeefactie, overhandiging van het certificaat van de winnaars en aanvullende geschenken aan de winnaar(s).
Stappen om beoordeling te verzenden
  • Er zijn drie Surveymonkey-formulieren die moeten worden ingevuld. Deze worden in het onderstaande gedeelte gegeven.
  • Gelieve alle drie de formulieren in te vullen en op te sturen. Geef zoveel mogelijk specifieke bezoekersstatistieken en informatie op. Het is oké om niet alle statistieken nauwkeurig te onthouden. Geef aan hoe goed u het zich herinnert door de juiste optie naast elke vraag te selecteren.
  • Dien een foto van de locatie van uw bezoek in (alleen foto van de locatie). Stuur ons ook een e-mail op nudistcalendar@gmail.com. Extra foto's of foto's met jou in het frame kunnen ook worden verstrekt en deze kunnen later in onze blogposts worden gepubliceerd.
  • Laat het ons weten via een bericht op Instagram/e-mail zodra je een formulier hebt ingevuld.
Prijzen
  • De winnaar krijgt een prijzengeld van USD 50.
  • De winnaar krijgt een gratis verblijf van 2 nachten in DeAnza Springs Resort, Californië, VS en 3 nachten in Oriental Beach Village, vanuit Phuket, Thailand.
  • De winnaar en de nummer twee ontvangen gratis prijzen, met dank aan Haulover Beach (https://www.hauloverbeach.org/), onze nieuwe Gifting Partner. Controleer de details in het volgende gedeelte.
  • Alle deelnemers krijgen ook uitnodigingen voor de Naturist Hub, een online community op uitnodiging voor alle mensen die genieten van gezonde naaktrecreatie met #NoPorn & #NoHate toegestaan ​​en is 100% gratis om mee te doen! Het is uitgeroepen tot het officiële sociale netwerk van AANR.






De winnaar kan een van de handdoeken kiezen uit de vele opties die hier beschikbaar zijn (enkele hierboven getoond) 





De 1e runner-up kan kiezen uit een van de vele opties voor shirts uit T-shirts, damesshirts en tanktops
(enkele hierboven getoond)


Links naar formulieren bekijken


Opmerking

- Het invullen van alle drie de formulieren is verplicht

- Als je geen Instagram hebt of niet getagd wilt worden op Instagram, laat het ons dan van tevoren weten.



Opgevulde enquêtegegevens ter referentie

Nog geen beoordelingen in het Nederlands.


Hoe uw recensie eruit zou zien na publicatie (Engelstalig)








Hier is de Instagram-post van dezelfde bovenstaande recensie.


Vorige aflevering
Hier is de blogpost voor de 3e aflevering van de wedstrijd, die werd gehouden van 1 tot 29 mei 2022. Een grote prestatie die we in deze aflevering hebben behaald, was dat we nu voor elke maand van het kalenderjaar minstens één positieve recensie hebben. Tegen het einde van het jaar 2022 komt er een grotere, betere en grotere kalender voor het gelukkige naaktjaar uit. Blijf op de hoogte.







Detalls del concurs

Procés
  • Envieu una ressenya d'una destinació nudista que hagueu visitat, amb estadístiques de visitants i informació de la destinació en vinyetes. 
  • Publiquem la vostra presentació com a publicació a  Instagram.
  • Els nostres seguidors voten donant "m'agrada" a les publicacions de tots els concursants.
  • La publicació amb el nombre més alt de "m'agrada" es declara guanyadora.
  • El concurs conclou amb la declaració del resultat, el pagament/obsequi, el lliurament del certificat del guanyador i els obsequis complementaris als guanyadors.
Passos per enviar la ressenya
  • Hi ha tres formularis de Surveymonkey que cal omplir. Aquests es proporcionen a la secció següent.
    Si us plau, ompliu els tres formularis i envieu-los. 
  • Si us plau, proporcioneu tanta informació i estadístiques específiques sobre els visitants com sigui possible. No passa res si no recordeu totes les estadístiques amb detalls precisos. Si us plau, especifiqueu la precisió de la resposta seleccionant l'opció correcta al costat de cada pregunta.
  • Envieu una foto del lloc de la vostra visita (només imatge del lloc). Envieu-nos el mateix correu electrònic a nudistcalendar@gmail.com. També podeu proporcionar fotos addicionals o fotos en què aparegueu per publicar-les posteriorment a les nostres entrades del bloc.
  • Si us plau, fes-nos saber mitjançant un missatge a Instagram/correu electrònic un cop hagis omplert un formulari.
Premis
  • El guanyador rebrà un premi de 50 USD.
  • El guanyador rebrà estades gratuïtes de 2 nits a DeAnza Springs Resort, Califòrnia, EUA i 3 nits d'estada a Oriental Beach Village, de Phuket, Tailàndia.
  • El guanyador i el primer classificat rebran premis gratuïts, cortesia de Haulover Beach (https://www.hauloverbeach.org), el nostre nou soci de regals. Comproveu els detalls a la secció següent.
  • Tots els participants també rebran invitacions al Naturist Hub, que és una comunitat en línia només per invitació per a totes les persones que gaudeixen d'una pràctica nudista saludable #NoPorn i #NoHate, i la inscripció és 100% gratuïta! Ha estat nomenada Xarxa Social Oficial de l'AANR.





El guanyador pot triar una de les tovalloles entre les moltes opcions disponibles aquí (algunes es mostren a dalt)



El 1r classificat pot triar entre una de les moltes opcions de samarretes entre samarretes, samarretes de dona i samarretes de tirants.
(
algunes es mostren a dalt)


Revisa els enllaços del formulari

Nota
- És obligatori omplir els tres formularis
- 
En cas que no tinguis Instagram o no vulguis ser etiquetat a Instagram, fes-nos-ho saber amb antelació.

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Our annual Happy Nude Year Calendar 2023 is coming up!

 


Announcement video on Youtube

This year, we are back with our unique Happy Nude Year Calendar for 2023, which brings together handpicked nudist destination reviews with visitor stats and volunteers posing to support our unique cause. 

Background

Last year, i.e. 2021 December, while we were preparing our Happy Nude Year calendar for 2022 (which was the 2nd time we were preparing our annual calendar), we thought of making it a bit more interesting. Instead of just compiling one hand-picked review for each month of the year, we decided to add semi-nude poses by volunteers, one each for a month. Also, we decided to make it a single forum for notable people to share the stage with budding enthusiasts.We knew that there were already countless nude calendars in the market, with nude/semi-nude models. We decided to do something unique. We started with the following agenda - 

  • Revealing the actual gender-wise participation - Given a chance to volunteer for our unique project, how many men and women would participate without getting paid. 
  • giving those people a chance to participate who don't get a chance otherwise, in our primary initiative, i.e. participation in our review submission contests by submitting us destination reviews. This could be because, either they have never travelled to any legal destinations, or they are not bold enough to get tagged on Instagram while participating and sharing about their experience.

There were a few concerns when we started, which were primarily about the safety and security of the participants and us.


Format and Participation Details

The format of the contest and basic rules remain more or less same like last year, apart from the theme, which is outdoors. As per the feedback received last time, we are making it mandatory this time, that the photographs need to be shot in an outdoor location. The rules for this year's calendar are given below but may be modified if necessary -

  • The volunteer poses will be followed by hand-picked reviews of nudist destinations under calendar months.
  • The volunteers will neither be paid nor they will have to pay, in order to participate in the project.
  • The calendar is a stage which notable people share with budding enthusiasts. The budding enthusiasts could be regular looking females/males/couples, and preferably from cultures/societies/families where nudism is a taboo.
  • To participate, please fill up this google form. To book your slot among the limited entries, please send us an email to nudistcalendar@gmail.com.
  • Entry closes 15th December.
  • While getting photographed, you may just hold an empty placard covering your genitals (and nipples for females). We would edit the placard area to add promotional content afterwards. The intention behind covering up is to playfully comply with censorship rules of various online platforms and also to not give too much shock to audiences from cultures like India.
  • Please send one in portrait and one in landscape orientation for every pose.
  • While covering the genital/nipples is mandatory, showing the face is also mandatory. Following are some pictures for reference. Note - the male participant below has happily volunteered for the project.



Sample pose by a male on how to hold the placard




Sample pose by Linda Weber, the face of our 2023 calendar, showing how a female may hold a placard while using some props (leaves). Check the teaser video here.

  • You may get a professional photoshoot done if you wish to, but it is not mandatory. More than the quality of the photograph, we would look at how you relate to our unique idea. However, the venue of the photograph should be an outdoor location.



Available slots

Any guesses how many entries we received for the 2022 calendar? 

Well, we had no idea when we started, as it was the first attempt with this format. We were almost certain that no Indian female would participate. But we had no expectations about anything else. We received 5 participations finally and we provided 2 slots each to them, thus filling up the 10 months for which we had reviews. We also faced many rejections at many stages when we approached the prospects. Many of the rules we mentioned, particularly those of covering the genitals, nipples, were met with stiff resistance from within the nudist/naturist community. We tried to address their concerns in the same reddit thread.

This year, we have 12 months of reviews, so we would like to get 6 entries for these. Also, we would like to have one slot for the cover page and the end screen, preferably by a known influencer or notable person. In total 7 slots.


Expectations

This year as well, we are not certain about receiving a female or couple entry, but preference will be given to them by reserving one slot out of the seven. One Indian female we had a voice call with, told us that she is interested, but scared about the consequences, and would find it much easier if some more females participate. 

We request the community, to come forward with their full support and fill the internet with their participation so that it remains difficult to pin point a single person when this gains limelight in a few years!




Thursday, October 13, 2022

We reached 50 nudist destination reviews!

 



It is with immense pleasure we announce that we have reached 50 reviews on our platform this week. 11 of the reviews came in the last one month, as entries by the contestants of our 4th episode of Review Submission Cash Giveaway Contest. This means, almost one fifth of all our reviews came in just 2% of our total life time (we are soon going to be 4 years old). Phew, that's a big achievement we believe, and we can't thank enough the 20+ reviewers who believed in our unique idea and gave so much of their time and energy to publish these hand-picked reviews with visitor stats (and more) in consolidated bullet points.

Here are some other great things that happened during the 4th episode of the review submission contest - 
  • The total number of user submitted reviews on our platform crossed the total number of our own contributions.
  • We received the first review from the Netherlands.
  • We received the first review of a World Naked Bike ride.

Need improvements

While there were several achievements, we acknowledge that there are still many things we need to address, and in that respect, we need more support from our followers - 

  • We have no reviews yet from some countries which we never thought would be so difficult - UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada.
  • Also we don't have any review yet from these countries we would love to have one from - Mexico, Japan, Israel, Eastern & Northern Europe.
  • We only have two reviews from Asia and only one from South America. We really need to have more.

What we tried to address this time

We put spotlight outside the English-speaking world for the first time by adding support for some more languages like French, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. This gave only little success, as only one review was reached via the Dutch channel. We would love to hear out your comments/feedback on how we can get more reviews from the relatively less explored parts of the world.

Check out below some of the data that we compiled. 

To have an interactive map of all our reviews, with links to more details, check this out. 
To check all our reviews, find us on Instagram @thenudistcalendar.



Note that this total includes - 
  • Negative reviews as well, i.e. those which do not recommend going to those venues during that time of the year.
  • Multiple reviews of a few destinations.




Note - France also includes the French Overseas Territories (French West Indies)









Saturday, September 24, 2022

Online Participation Drive flaunting the Naturist Symbol

 


Background

We understand that there is a huge gender-imbalance among nudism enthusiasts in India and the volume of males who keep coming for whereabouts of the meetups and some specific people is overwhelming. We keep receiving messages asking us to arrange meetups as well. We try to reply to each of them, but it is simply impossible for us to respond to each of them. Even if we give some of them some pointers, we are afraid more people would come to us looking for those pointers and further details. So, the best way for us is to completely deny giving any information and instead give them some avenues for participation so that they can showcase themselves and then get connected to others themselves. We also try to give them some rewards for participation always. We have been connecting more frequently to those participating in some way and also have spoken to many participants of the audio campaign we did some time back and more initiatives. They need to understand that the more they participate, the more they are going to be known and will start to build their reputation within the community. This could lead to empowerment of more individuals and they would no more need to rely on the few well known or active nudists. 

We believe that the Naturist Symbol is a great work of innovation and with the community coming out to participate to flaunt it can make a huge difference in empowering the regular nudists. We have been trying to promote the Naturist Symbol, in whatever small way possible with our limited resources, ever since we came to know about its significance in the 2nd half of 2021. We have been running our weekend surveys on our Instagram stories since mid 2021, wherein we have been covering various topics of significance and some of them receive a lot of participation. Since last few months, we have reduced the frequency and have been running them every alternate weekend.

Pilot campaign
We ran the 41st edition of our weekend survey on 18th September. This time we asked our followers to share a pic of themselves flaunting the naturist symbol in one of the pics on their social media and share the same with us so that could showcase themselves in front of the nudist community. We also promised every participant a free invite to the Naturist Hub Platform, which is a unique social media platform by Nick & Lins who drive nakedwanderings.com. We designed a flyer explaining the steps involved and the details on how to overlay the symbol on the pic and extended the event duration to an entire week. We also volunteered to do the picture editing for the participants in case they faced issues. We then started to get some participation each day. We hope to complete 10 entries by the weekend.


Phase 2

If we reach the target of 10 participants in the pilot campaign, which ends on 25th September, we are planning to make it bigger. This time we will share the flyers on the various platforms we are in, like Twitter, Reddit, Instagram posts etc., for greater visibility. However, the showcasing of the pic will happen on our Instagram and Facebook stories only, because most of our participants seem to be comfortable with this as the pics disappear in a day. 

We hope that this reward of getting the viewership of fellow nudists and the chances of getting connected will motivate at least 20 or more people to participate. We would also hope to get at least one or two female participants this time, unlike the complete zero so far. 



The Naturist Symbol, with trasparent background, for using as an overlay on your picture


Lack of female participation

We are afraid that some of our female followers are already facing a situation of getting too many messages by male profiles, who might be doing a lookup of the list of our followers. One of our female followers confirmed the same, that she is getting a lot of messages by people asking for boudoir photography and for confirming whether it was her voice in one of the audio campaigns we did recently. She told us she would not participate in the ongoing campaign as she does not want to risk taking more trouble at this point, due to some personal reasons. Given this scenario, we actually need some brave females to come forward and  take charge of handling the situation and then share their experiences, so that it gets easier for the others.


Going forward

So far, we have almost 10 people who have been in regular contact with us after some sort of participation. We would like to take this number to 50, so that then when we organise or facilitate an online group discussion on various topics of interest, in near future, we get at least 10 people who attend purely with the intention of discussion and carrying forward this movement building more momentum.


An updated blog (with an FAQ section as well) has been posted here.