My last article Bill Schroer Goes on the Record About Being Fired by AANR ignited up a wonderful talk and exciting yet favorable argument (YAY!!!). In the opinions section, there were a number of points brought up by several different folks that I thought should be addressed all together in a brand new post. So now that the dust has settled a bit, I 'll address these additional concerns here one by one.
First, just to get it out of the way Many have mentioned the lack of AANR contribution in my coverage of this dilemma.
So after approaching a few others, I was left with no official AANR voice which was gloomy, but not surprising.
Now, below are some of the chief points / issues that people brought up.
Concerns by Naturists About AANR
Since I 'm no longer an AANR member, some folks had said that I do not have a right to talk about this issue.
Just like I have the right have an opinion about the NRA, I see no reasons why this same logic wouldn't use in a field that I am very proactive in.
Some had said that I am only out to get AANR.
For the record, I am not anti anything. AANR, in its previous cycle, has had many amazing achievements. I simply wish I could say exactly the same about today's AANR. Nevertheless , once they do, I am going to be the first (I trust) to point those out!
I do, nevertheless, have powerful ideological issues with the way AANR has been run, managed and promoted in addition to certain policies they enforce (and of course the ones they choose to discount).
For https://s3.amazonaws.com/naturist-last/nude-on-beach.html who are claiming that I 'm out to get AANR I would just like to say that if you'd have read my coverage of the Bill Schroer dilemma, you'll have seen that I spent a ton of time researching, keeping an open mind and doing my very best to pass along the facts as best I could.
Why even bring up the AANR issue?
Since AANR themselves did not care to address or educate their members on the particulars, I simply sought to find out what occurred. Many FKK'ers are also AANR members and I for one, feel it is important for us and them to know what AANR is doing.
I decided to share those findings on our site because I am in favor of foil. Aside from any issues you may have with me personally, if you did not enjoy the dilemmas in this article then you certainly can take up your concerns with AANR - stop shooting the messenger and start focusing on the real problems!
Some said that I / FKK haven't tried to help AANR.
For those who called me out for not supporting AANR let me just point out a few facts:
For the last three to four years, I have been attempting to get AANR to do a favorable piece about their achievements and future goals.
I've offered to help them with their online dilemmas. The places I felt I could actually influence their organization would function as facets that pertain to AANR and the web. It is no big secret that AANR has problems in communication, PR, marketing, on-line reputation, social networking and membership outreach. FKK even offers a more extensive reach and I believed I could help AANR reinforce their foundation as well as grow it.
While I believed AANR would be happy to get any help they can, the responses I have gotten from them were less than excited. A number of times they mocked my offer, other times they simply said they valued the offer and would keep it in mind. I also, on several occasions, had to email them a few times just to get someone to e-mail me back (an ongoing dilemma of theirs).
For those of you who may not understand, the net is where I thrive. I 've worked along side businesses such as google, yahoo and bing and even beta test their products when they request me to. So when I offered to help AANR, I was a bit befuddled by their reply. In the "real world" I could charge anywhere from $100 - $500 an hour for my opinion and yet, AANR saw no value in me or my opinion. So I just quit offering.
And additionally:
We've created good money for different clubs and have never asked for anything in return. We also signed up a number of our members to AANR. During one among our summer gatherings we even had Jim from Juniper Woods (the president of AANR East at the time) give a talk about why he believes people should support AANR. We do what we can, when we can.
We offer naturist clubs to advertise on our website, yet very few see the value is spending the $60 / month. I find this strange because we have a highly targeted audience and if we were to charge $0.03 per click, we would be making a ton more cash! If this were any other industry, we would be making a lot of cash merely from ad earnings (and we'd never be billing such a minute amount).
They see the value and we need them to succeed!
'FKK just gripes but offers no help to the nudist community.'
Resorts and clubs are complaining about the decline in memberships and day visits yet they don't appear to be willing to invest in growing their following.
If you ask me, the biggest culprits for why Naturism / Naturism is diminishing in the U.S. are the resorts and clubs. Many are not encouraging their business and others are going about it in the most back-ass-wards manner possible.
While they do have valid reasons for worry, they're not willing to pay for the time and work we do. An individual's time has value, especially if they are doing something for somebody else. If nudist clubs are not willing to put money into the radically reduced prices we offer, then why should we help? Yes, we would be sad to see them go but we do need to eat.
And a side note about Nudism and the Internet:
I will keep hammering this message until folks begin to shift their strategy.
The web is the most affordable and best approach to grow any following. Particularly since many resorts still charge us their day fees even when we go only to write about them or even when we've events and generate a few thousand dollars for them while making pretty much nothing for ourselves).
So with that in mind, I will be only saying that if organizations, naturist clubs and nudist resorts don't begin altering their approach, they'll not endure. While they may lash out at X or Y, they really have no one to blame but themselves.
Nevertheless, Naturism and Nudism in and of themselves will survive.
I expect I was able to say myself and address the largest concerns that came about from your Bill Schroer/ AANR issue. Having said that, please comment and allow me to know if I lost anything.
This post about was printed by Young Naturists and Young Nudists America FKK
Labels: AANR, family naturism, nudist community, organizations, young naturists and naturists
Group: Naturism and Naturism, Nudist Organizations, Social Nudity Websites
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Jordan Blum is a lifelong nudie and cofounder of Naturist Portal.
