In this interview by Héctor Martínez (@_Hector_Mtz), Björ (@IbanSaram) explains the history of the search for a Naturist Symbol that can be used worldwide. Interview date: 22 October 2020.
You will find (almost) all the answers to your questions about the Naturist Symbol, including criteria and polling method in this video and on our FAQ page.
Most of the voting and discussion was on Twitter, using the hashtag #NaturistSymbol.
The Naturist Symbol has its own official Twitter account: @NaturistSymbol.
Why Twitter? Because of all the major social media only Twitter is naturist friendly. MeWe.com is also naturist friendly. Although the latter is growing very fast, it still is not large enough to make any real impact.
Simplified timeline
It all started with this message from Björ (@IbanSaram) on behalf of #TeamNaturist, 18 August 2020 on Twitter:
First round
The voting started 14 September 2020 and lasted one week.
Second round
Final round
This resulted in a top 3
And the winner is
It is not possible to reconstruct the entire voting procedure on Twitter anymore. Some tweets had to be removed, because they were confusing with the next round.
If you have any questions about the procedure, please ask them below.
Éste símbolo no representa el Naturismo porque no está representada la Naturaleza, ni la familia. Proponemos el símbolo adjunto, que incluye todos los colores primarios, la familia, la madre que representa la naturaleza con su color verde y el agua en la parte inferior
We passed the point of the election of the symbol. The purpose of the symbol is NOT to represent naturism, as explained elsewhere on this website.
But suggestions to improve the chosen symbol are always welcome.