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In article <Pine.BSI.3.91.960425000730.15000B-100000@host.hawk.igs.net>,
   tgbarn@hawk.igs.net wrote:
>I commend Dave Flemming for what he's trying to accomplish. Yes Dave I've 
>taken the time to read the exchange that you've had with Chris and also 
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>47ers,meaning you and I,Dave,are calling for peace and the strong need being 
>expressed by so many out there,which we know of,that a newsgroups 
>perpetuating the dialogue about Naturality in the Nude...presented by you 
>and supported by many others as CAN.REC.NATURIST. is a must!!!
>And anyone coming accross can.config are invited to speak out on this!
>Peter

If I may cut into this EXTREMELY polite form of pseudo-flame, with all due 
respect, my opinion is, that <rec.nude> perfectly well serves the purpose of 
anyone merely looking for common nudity related matters.

Naturism is, at the same time, partly related to "nudity", while some of the 
components are NOT part of the consept of naturism, such as stirp-tease, and 
other forms of erotic entertainment, exhibitionism, voyerism, etc.

The <rec.nude> newsgroup caters perfectly well to the various forms of common 
nudity.  A new newsgroup for naturists to cover matters, that are either 
off-topic to, or not covered by, a <...nude...> newsgroup, would certainly do 
no harm.

The only issue I can see, is whether the name should be <...naturist> or 
<...nudist>.  I think, that the european term "naturism" is more commonly used 
in Canada, than the more American "nudism".

Occasional postings to <rec.nude> to give information about a Canadian 
naturist newsgroup should be sufficient to direct the interest of persons 
genuinely interested in naturism (rather than mere nudity).

A reference to web sites related to naturism on the WWW could be included in 
these postings to help the uninitiated to learn about naturism.  Some samples:

	http://www.webcom.com/~rngerber/naturist/naturist.html
	http://www.netzone.com/~csn/naturweb.html
	http://www.cris.com/~cmdrdata/naturism.shtml
	http://pages.prodigy.com/KY/tango/clothsno.html

Regards,
           Goran.