Possible Updates to Bare It!

Couple of notes:
The barefooting sub-forum idea came form the suggestions forum that i normally moderate...I think its a good idea, but it certainly doesnt have to happen. My best implementation idea for it would be to make it a Sub-Forum. It won't show up on the Main page, but a link to it would be at the top of the forum when you enter (e.g. see the link to Real Kinky under Love&Sex forum)

I think we're all on page that this isnt a Sex forum. A moderator would be able to ship posts that dont belong off to a forum that they do belong in (e.g. Love and Sex).

All moderator and site changes have to be preformed by Skip; Sr. Moderators like me have moderation abilities in all forums, and can help mentor in new mods.

Multiple moderators are possible, but too many cooks can spoil the soup.

A list of nominees isn't made yet, that what we're saking for here.

Moderator candidates will not be just a popularity contest.

Moderators are expected to check their forum at least a few times a week.

Updating the room description is certainly possible, and any new moderator can post a sticky 'forum posting guidelines' thread (see some of the other forums for good examples).

This thread will be open for at least a week to make sure plentyu of people get to read it. Thanks for all the input so far!

 

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Well, nudists might say the same thing about "barefooters", kind of defeats the purpose if you are wearing clothes and nothing on your feet.

The thing is, nudists would idealy rather not wear shoes, but some NEED to wear them to be able to walk around because of tender feet is all.

 

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Shaggie, two comments you made that I'd like to answer, if you don't mind.

Is this to imply that there aren't any nudists that like to talk about sex and fetishes or that people who like to talk about sex and fetishes can't distinguish between sex and nudism? I'll admit, I occasionally post in the Real Kinky forum. I have my little fetishes, as do most people. But it doesn't conflict in my life outside of the internet, why would it here? Besides, if the next mod was into some kinky stuff, there's nothing stopping him/her from going to that other forum and participating there.

Could that be because the majority of barefooters who go to nudist camps are nudists? Too much of a bias, I would think. There are people who enjoy going barefoot, but still have enough modesty to keep certain body parts covered. Hell, we have plenty of them right here in hipforums. Just look around. As for your mention of nudists preferring to be barefoot, I'm sure the majority of nudists do feel this way. I won't dispute that. But what of the non-nudist barefooters?

 

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neither would I. Any threads of that nature should be moved to the appropriate forum. Which is why I think it's a great idea to bring a mod here. Keep things running smooth and keeping the sex/fetish posts out of here.

 

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Erm, nudists want to be nude because they don't want to be confined by any kind of clothing. Shoes are the worst form of restriction for any part of the body, a nudist who wears shoes to me is just someone who like to feel air around their genitals rather than be at one with nature, that sounds a bit perverted to me! Barefooters on the other hand are concerned only with their feet (and probably their hands too but that's less of an issue since nobody wears anything on their hands unless it's really cold) As long as my hands and feet can breathe I don't feel restricted. My clothes aren't inch thick, rigid and air tight in the same way that shoes are so they're far less of a burden..


And as for tender feet, I still don't see how that's an issue. Because people don't go naked in ordinary public places, except for nudist beaches and nudist camps. So if people are worried about their feet and feel they need protection on sand or grass, or their own homes, well they probably don't know they're born anyway. In terms of practicality, what's going to be more vulnerable when you're naked outdoors? Your feet or your testicles? Especially given that you're walking on soft ground where it's uncommon even for non-barefooter/non-nudists to wear shoes.

 

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This thread is getting very boring. Endless comparisons between being a clothed barefooter and/or a shod nudist: useless. Spidey wrote:


Well, nudists might say the same thing about "barefooters", kind of defeats the purpose if you are wearing clothes and nothing on your feet.

Nonsense of course. A barefooter wearing clothes is still a barefooter, a nudist wearing shoes is not a nudist. Can we get pratical now? How do we split the forum?

 

Easy. An Admin can do it in five minutes and add the mods in another five minutes. I think everyone is either agreed or forever holding their peace on who should be mods so let's just get it over with!

 

The original poster said "it deafeats the purpose for a nudist to wear shoes". I just turned it saying "it defeats the purpose for a barefooter to wear clothes", since a barefooter is acting like A PART of his body should be bare, then why not all of it? Kind of hypocritical if you ask me.

 

By shoes, we are NOT talking about your dress Oxford's here. I mean maybe a pair of sandals or something like you'd see people wearing at a beach, and only then to put on when needed, like walking through the woods or rocks. Nudists just don't stay confined to certain areas as you state.

 

Hypocritical? not at all. Some people do feel modest when it comes to showing nudity, but that doesn't mean they don't like to kick off their shoes and let their feet breathe a bit. Why does it have to be all or nothing? Hell, I smoke pot. Guess that means I should do other drugs or else I'll be a hypocrite.

You can have one without the other. It might not be YOUR lifestyle, but don't negate it just because it doesn't fall under your personal choices. If youw ant people to accept and embrace your life choices, you need to be able to do the same for them.

But this forum isn't about the hypocracies of nudists or barefooters. It's about opening up a subforum and bringing mods into them. From the recent discussion, I can see why it would be beneficial to have separate subforums for them. Seems there are a lot of differing opinions on barefooting.

 

Exactly, that's the point I was making. I only said what I said because the person was saying nudists who wear foot protection are hypocritical.

I also agree that this thread is not to discuss the differences (which are pretty well established by now). It is to discuss the separation of the forum, and what needs to be done to make it a reality.

 

What does need to be done to make it a reality? I'm all for splitting the forum, what do we need to do to make it happen?

Alex

 

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Good point. And what about all the nudists who are proper nudists and go barefoot to?