Talk:Nude beach

possible image
I have found an image I think would be a suitable illustration for this article at. I have emailed the contact for the website asking for permission to use it here. Thryduulf 16:13, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I removed an image I found on the page which had a computer manipulated woman. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.188.67.28 (talk) 23:06, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

wikipedia should not put up nude pics its not right because minors can access it without any warning —Preceding unsigned comment added by Talalqazi (talk • contribs) 02:40, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

what's worse than arrest?
"Nudity may result in requests to coverup, uncomfortable glares, a fine, arrest, or worse." Where in the world could you get punished by something worse than arrest, simply for being nude at a beach? Until a citation is giver (here), I'm taking that out. D aniel (☎) 16:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Getting assaulted by the locals is worse than a citation. Dandelion1 19:24, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm sure going naked on a Saudi beach would be pretty bad. They chop your hand off for some crimes...
 * simonthebold 16:29, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * lol "uncomfortable glares" yes they would chop you hand off —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blue eyes gold dragon (talk • contribs) 13:01, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Teminology - suggested page move
A nude beach is a beach without clothes gramatically speaking.

Whilst I appreciate this term is commonly used in the US in the UK and other English speaking parts of the word nudist beach is more common where the preferred naturist beach isn't used. People who follow a clothing-free lifestyle typically refer to themselves as naturists not nudists as the word nude has lewd and sexual connitations which naturist doesn't (most organised naturist beaches tend to prohibt sexual behaviour).

Therefore I propose to move the page and add a redirect unless anyone can give a good reason not to. simonthebold 16:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Opposed. Google search on "nude beach" comes back with 2.9M while "naturist beach" comes back with 1.1M.  This doesn't appear to support your assertion that "naturist" is more common. --StuffOfInterest 17:00, 12 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I didn't say it was more common, in fact I said "...I appreciate this term is commonly used...". I said it is more grammatically correct and less offensive.simonthebold 09:11, 13 July 2007 (UTC)


 * One opposed and nobody supporting the move yet you went ahead and moved it? Please change it back so someone will not have to undo your action. --StuffOfInterest 01:07, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I've undone the move. On a side note, thank you for picking up the redirects when you did your move.  Far too many people don't.  Anyway, the reason I undid the move is because you didn't have consensus for renaming a long established page.  Being that there was an objection you should have followed the procedure outlined on WP:RM.  This would include tagging the page to let visitors know about the suggested new name and making a post at the appropriate notice board to allow people uninvolved with this page to evaluate the suggestion and give their comments.  This procedure is designed to avoid having a few people square off over the name by allowing those with no vested interest in the page to examine the situation.  If you really feel that the name you are suggesting is more appropriate, then please read up on WP:RM and follow those procedures. --StuffOfInterest 11:36, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

As a long term naturist I feel that 'naturist beach' is more appropriate. Many in the naturist community prefer naturist over nudist or nude and feel these terms are derogatory. Bill Peavey. 18th July 2007
 * I disagree, nude beach sounds more part of the vernacular. User:Dandelion (talk|contribs) 23:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Just because something is popular doesn't make it correct. People will tell you a Pistachio and Cashews are types of nuts in the vernacular'; however they are in fact seeds.  'Nude beach' is grammatically wrong as the sand itself is the subject of the nudity whereas with 'naturist beach' or 'nudist beach' the people on the beach are the subject of the nudity.  To non-Americans 'nude beach' sounds unfamiliar and it is not the vernacular.  simonthebold 12:10, 25 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Simon, please take a read of WP:UCN. Also, again I ask, if you really want a name change please follow the procedure on WP:RM.  This is obviously a contested move so there needs to be outside eyes brought in.  --StuffOfInterest 12:22, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Possible Virus/Spyware in External Link
The first external link listed, the online nudist community, triggers a McAfee warning indicating a Trojan Horse, specifically an IE IFrame exploit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.241.56 (talk) 16:55, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Hot chicks
why are there no pictures of hot naked chicks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Koo-koo for Cocoa Puffs (talk • contribs) 03:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Cause there are pictures of naked dudes aplenty, but there are no hot naked chicks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Koo-koo for Cocoa Puffs (talk • contribs) 04:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Too many signs
Why are there four images of signs on this page? Too many! User:Dandelion (talk|contribs) 06:09, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Clothing optional
I just want to clarify the text somewhat. It says that all beaches in Norway are clothing optional. I guess what it wants to say, is that all beaches where nude bathing is allowed are cloth optional. Unfortunately, nude bathing is not allowed on all beaches. When it comes to Denmark, as far as I know, nude bathing is allowed almost at all beaches. --Oddeivind (talk) 14:00, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I certainly cannot imagine it being the case in Norway's Polar north LOL.Cloptonson (talk) 06:48, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Nude pictures are not appropriate
Minors can access nude pictures and it is not right someone can sue wikipedia for not giving a warningTalalqazi (talk) 02:42, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is not censored. It is the nature of some articles to contain pictures with nudity; this is one of them. —C.Fred (talk) 02:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Anyone can sue anyone- no need to censore —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.128.82.176 (talk) 01:51, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Health issues
Are there possible health issues? Maybe you could get infections by bathing nude? --91.11.86.205 (talk) 01:03, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Reversed?
Is the horse picture reversed? It looks like the girl is trying to mount from the right side, instead of the traditional left. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CharlesTheBold (talk • contribs) 20:38, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think it is. There is no mention of it being reversed in the file history on Commons, and if you look at the red banner on the side of the wooden building in the background it looks like the white word starts with a capital letter C (or possibly G) on the left. Thryduulf (talk) 21:11, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

please remove if no reference exists
"all beaches in Norway are clothing optional". This is, quite simply, untrue. The only country in Europe which has a genuinely different legal position is Denmark. The law in Norway is the same as in practically every other European country. Please remove this remark unless it is supported by a credible reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.29.77.101 (talk) 18:19, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I've marked that statement as requiring a statement, thank you for pointing it out. A very quick google search has not yielded any reliable information either confirming or disproving it, but I've not removed it myself for now as far more comprehensive searches are possible. Thryduulf (talk) 19:57, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

This link: http://www.naturistnet.org/main.php?page_id=527 seems to more or less directly state that the situation in Sweden and Norway is similar and that in Denmark different. This jibes with my experience; I've been to all three countries several times. The pages referenced above are maintained by Scandinavian nudists, so I think that a better source of information probably can't be found. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.29.77.101 (talk) 21:29, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

See the comment above from February entitled "Clothing optional". This might explain the confusion, namely (as stated there) that any beach in Norway which ALLOWS nudity does not have COMPULSORY nudity. I believe this is also the situation in Spain. Whether it is the legal situation in Norway, I don't know, but the one described in the text (all beaches in Norway are clothing optional) is definitely, definitely, definitely not true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.29.77.101 (talk) 21:39, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

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How is a beach where it is illegal to be nude a type of nude beach?
In the list of nude beaches, this is a type of beach on the list. Isn't this not supposed to be included, since this wouldn't be a type of nude beach? MisterN1C022 (talk) 00:20, 3 October 2023 (UTC)


 * If nudity isn't allowed there but people go nude anyway, and the police turn a blind eye or have more pressing things to do with their time, that would be a nude beach where it is illegal to be nude. —VeryRarelyStable 05:01, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for explaining, I understand now. Have a good day. :) MisterN1C022 (talk) 22:17, 3 October 2023 (UTC)