An Update from Claudio at DudesNude
The launch of DudesNude V2 this week has been five years in the making, and to me, it’s more than just a site update – it’s the realization of a legacy and the beginning of a vision for the future.
When my husband Eric acquired the site from Phil in 2019, his vision was simple: keep DudesNude the special community it has always been. He wanted to build a modern site that remained accessible to all, free of AI and pushy algorithms, and funded without venture capital. Just a plain, friendly community site.
He started with the new cam room and forums. Then, in August 2020, right after the new logo was designed, Eric passed away suddenly. Without warning, in the middle of a pandemic, DN became my new, unexpected challenge. My focus ever since has been realizing Eric’s plan – his legacy – while simultaneously developing my own vision for the future.
The rebuild involved implementing over 2,000 individual modules from the ground up. And we’ve significantly upgraded our infrastructure by splitting our services into three distinct platforms with an independent sign-on tool. This robust architecture means that if the main site encounters an issue, it won’t crash the forums or the cam room. They run independently on their own servers, ensuring that all of DudesNude being down should truly be a thing of the past.
A frequent question in the last few days has been: “Why fix something that ain’t broken?” The original DudesNude may have still looked good but it was broken beyond repair. A crumbling database, overcomplex and inflexible code built in 2002, all slowly corrupting the data sitting on our servers. Stellar code, nonetheless, it survived 23 years – which is truly a millennium in tech years!
Being honest, we would have loved more time for polishing, fixing and testing the new site. However, ever-changing legal requirements in the US, UK, and France, plus new compliance red tape from Visa/MasterCard, forced us to act now. It came down to the choice between losing DN for good or launching now and improving as we go.
With that said, all that’s left is to sincerely ask for your patience and understanding as we navigate this transition. We’re here now, and we’re ready to build the future of DN together, investing ever further into this community.
I’ll keep updating here on a weekly basis, with a first update coming Monday, keeping you abreast of where we’re improving and what we’re prioritizing. Please keep sharing your input and feedback so we know what’s most important to you and where to focus our efforts.