Jbee,
As you mention, I was thinking some weeks ago about a separate forum to identify the group that hitherto existed on TSNS in case Stuart and Karla wanted to make the distinction amongst other Freerange Chat and out of respect and politeness we would obviously want to comply with that. That doesn't seem to be necessary now.
But we have moved on. It looks as if TSNS is no more - period; and our conversations have continued unabated under the generous FRN aegis rather than Lookee's. We have rather taken over this forum, although it was very quiet hitherto, so I do hope we are regarded as adding life, interest and warmth to the FRN forum.
And I have moved on too! Another reason for creating a 'segregation' of SN was to protect the 'identity' of TSNS membership. But isn't it wonderful that it turns out there was no magic formula to TSNS.
TSNS was us! And in our new location, wonderfully, we have mostly found each other again and have brought the same
'us' to the conversations here. So our new home is a very comfortable and adequate one and SN or FRN, spouse progress or monthly reports can live in their own threads and topics as on any other forum. Here in the FRN forum we don't get in the way of the wonderful reports and web content from Stuart & Karla so I hope all is working well here. I'm happy again!
As to the title Secret Naturism, there's nothing special - its just a nice description for the discretion we all exercise when out in nature or walking naked somewhere. Stuart & Karla are secret naturists too because they don't flaunt their presence when skyclad or seek crowds of climbers, they do it alone together in solitary places such as Munro peaks and beautiful isolated swirling mountain rivers. You, jbee and Duane, Ricc, Davie, Ian and JOhn are free range naturists because you range free in the countryside of nations various. Dave and I are somewhat more confined to the domestic range and certain specific locations - Freerange sometimes and Secret usually. So SN/FRN? I agree with Reuben, we are dealing with the same thing and there's no need to be prescriptive of terminology or make silly distinctions, let's just use what terms we feel like.
If we're launching once again into a bit of definition talk (...oh just me then?....I'll get my coat), then, I feel, if there in fact is a difference anywhere, the distinct difference is between, on the one hand - the solitary or social naturists that don't have a fixed range or a single place for our naturism and who enjoy the solitude and the country we walk in as individulas or groups (e.g. SOC); and on the other hand - social naturists who use a fixed, bounded club or area, pool or home and are naked in those circumstances. Freerange may be SN and vice versa but Clover Spa, De Anza, AHG, Cap d'Agde, jbee's sweat and Noah's Ark swim club are something different as they are bounded and specific in location. Duane is totally freerange but jbee, myself, JOhngw, Nib and Larry, to name but a few, cross all boundaries, having used bounded sites, clubs, resorts etc., and that also cycle/hike/walk/stand/lie in nature. All to different degrees, defying tedious categorisation.
So we can classify the types of activity quite easily. But classify ourselves? Nah! We live in life's many glorious spectrums of activity and being and there's no need to get bureaucratic about taxonomy. Friends, naturism is a way of eschewing the spreadsheet and the ledger!
Hurrah for having no clothes on anytime anywhere we can and hurrah for this bit of the social media for bringing us together and hurrah to ourselves for being
'us' !
John
