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My Gym-rat days were all about free weights, old school. Far as I’m concerned at least, clothing is optional… but a cup is not! Plates fly loose from bars with disturbing frequency 😳

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Whoa! That may have been the Most Exciting round so far! First looked like it could be me; then a sure thing it was RiskTaker… But then dark-horse Seasider comes flying by from behind! What a Ride!

Proves still anything can happen, folks. Keep voting, plenty more excitement for you to enjoy!!!

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I’m afraid I’m the saddest Nudest of all time; I’ve an autoimmune issue that causes severe skin reaction to excessive UV exposure. Sunbathing or any outdoors activities, even in shorts, is definitively ‘excessive’ to the extreme 😔

And I’ve not heard of any ‘Indoors’ nudist/naturist resorts, hence my ofttimes self description of Closet Nudist.

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That’s a good question.

To all of the Members & Visitors:

What would persuade you to donate a few bucks/pounds to cast a set of votes on the contest? (Keeping in mind that it’s a fun way of helping Ed keep the site up and running!)

– but I wonder, Ed, if a new thread would be a good place to pose the question, I’m not sure people not thinking about voting are following this one?  Mostly the people posting in this thread seem to be just the ones considering participating.

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Ah, gotcha 😀

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This one’s very nice, but I did kind of like the previous.

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No, I didn’t mean supporters only. As I understand anyone who just registers on the site is allowed to purchase votes, not just the paying Patreon members. But come to think of it, I don’t know that; if non-members can purchase votes then certainly don’t change that, there’s the biggest source of income!

But limiting viewership to those who vote would be a good idea if we want to give people a reason to buy vote packets in the first place, as it is why should anyone spend a penny (pence ?) when they’re free to see the results either way?

I still think this would encourage more volunteers because they know the only people looking are those that took an active interest in the contest rather than just random members of the public surfing through, some of whom we already know do not exactly have the best intentions in their hearts. It would certainly make me feel better about the potential exposure.

While on the subject, I think it would be more of a contest if participants could not vote, or at least not for themself. The way it is now it seems mostly a contest of which participant wants to loose – or win – enough to buy their way there. By this, I certainly intend no criticism of any past & current volunteers! I’m addressing how it seems or appears to the general audience who may be put off paying to vote if they’re thinking they don’t really have much effect on the outcome. Look at us in the States, the average voter turnout to the polls is truly abysmal.

Hope I’ve been helpful.

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That idea had crossed my mind as well. It might create more incentive for voting and also encourage more participants since they wouldn’t be put out there open to the entire internet, just the registered membership. And that might encourage more browsers to join. Might even make a difference to potential female participants.

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I click new ones if I see them, ones I’ve already visited I’ve usually bookmarked and don’t need to hit links again; does help the sight if I do, I’d be happy to make a point of it?

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I don’t blame you.

The parameters for participation in the Vote-Off couldn’t be clearer. I can’t imagine why folks would say they’ll participate in an event intended to raise some funds to further this site but then just ghost you or submit unusable entries.

Regards the latter. There’s plenty of space to post their own thing on the forums and discussion boards (within the site rules), and plenty of room for interpretation of the MDL items.

But the Vote-Off is a contest that hopes to get people to spend a few bucks to cast votes so the site can keep going. Every participant has to have the same comparable set of photos to keep it simple and straightforward.

I guess you’re just expected to keep everything running to suit everyone’s desire and expectations and also pay for it all out of your own pocket.

Guess I’m demoralized too, but, Hang in There! And let me know if there’s anything more I can do.

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