Some time ago I was looking over a provider's ratings and seeing all 9's and 10's in appearance and performance when all of a sudden a 6 and a 5 show up.  I noticed this on a few other providers reviews and got curious so I pm'd the reviewers.  One fellow stated he gave six for appearance instead of the usual 9 as she didn't smile as much as he expected her to and she was not tall enough to be "model material."  Another lady who was getting all 9 and 10 got a 7 and 6 and this fellow wrote she was not as good as the previous two times he saw her. Huh?????  After reading that I thought she did pretty well getting a six for putting up with this guy.  Wouldn't it be hilarious if providers started rating the clients?  Can you imagine all the 2's for performance popping up (excuse the pun) or how few 10's would be on there for appearance?  My point is ratings are not something to go on at all.  Read the reviews and check the provider's web site and forget these ratings.

I'll always look past an aberrant low score or two for a well-reviewed provider. Only when I see a number of 5s and 6s does it become a red flag for me.  

fortunately they don't get published.

Forget the numerical scores.  They are truly meaningless IMO as they are subjective.  Yes even Talon is correct when he sets his standards high as to what he feels a 10 is.  What's more important, to me at least, is a narrative that appears legit and paints a menu and experience and hopefully a hint at a personality that I may want to meet.

I've seen a high end local companion here and she was great the 1st time but the 2nd time I guess she was jaded, maybe too many appts before me. I decided not to write a bad review for her as white knight here will think I probably have an axe to grind. I just let it go and everyone here will be happy.

...in gauging whether my money will be well spent with a Provider. If most reviewers have rated a lady between 8 to 10 on appearance, I find in nearly 100% of cases that I will rate her similarly. What a guy should ignore is the written description that accompanies a particular score. I see no reason to not rate a woman as a 9 for appearance simply because she wasn't tall. Once you free yourself from the verbage that TER has attached to the appearance scores, you'll experience the rush of being released from the judgement of the pedants who are really clueless. I'm most often on the high mileage end of the YMMV adage in part, I believe, because I've already done my research and already believe that the woman I'm going to see is beautiful and we're highly likely to have a great time.  

And most of the time not really representative of what to expect.

I tend to read through  the ratings.  My first couple providers were amazingly hot model material any provider since has a tough road to be scored a 10.  Now on the other hand I enjoy porn star sex which if provided well is a 10 in my book and the suggested rating guide as well.  I have had "porn star' sex with a few providers and only did or would rate them a 8-9 because they weren't as into it as I would have liked.  I just saw a provider who I am going to rate as a 9 because I think she is amazingly hot to me but not as hot as my first two.  Her performance with me was terrific but she doesn't do a few things that would score her a ten although now that i understand she offers cim i am moving her from an 8 to a 9 in performance.  
 I like the ratings because they provide a gauge for what might happen in our session.  I like to know in advance the music that I will be dancing too since the dance is only for one song and I want to make the most of it.  I have been with some providers who many reviewers score a 10 for appearance and I know for a fact that they either don't see many 10's or they are carried away with other reviewers scores.  Same goes for performance.  If they don't cim, greek, msop, play with other girls, brown or golden showers, any other fetish that stretches the score they are only to be scored an 8.  It is supposed to be as I understand a system for us to know what to expect, not a popularity contest.  I am not aware that they get much extra financial incentive for higher score except for increased attention and maybe the ability to raise their rates?