I think it might be because some readers/lurkers here become fans/followers of local reviewers, reading all of that person's reviews to help  him pick who to see.  

Speaking only for myself, I've met a few men in the past year who told me they learned of me after a reviewer they "follow" did a favorable write-up of our date.  Whether they follow certain reviewers because they get the feeling the reviewer likes the same physical type, looks for the same things as he, or some other reason is irrelevant. My point is that there may already be guys who watch and wait for your latest review to be published.... and there would be more if you were on that list.  

So these reviewers may then find it frustrating to read a great new review of a lady, thinking she is either local or visiting, only to find out he might not have any shot of meeting.  Unless, of course, he travels to the city where you met her.

To sum up, my guess is that not allowing your on-the-road reviews to be counted towards your totals prevents TER from receiving multiple complaints along the lines of "Hey! Half of this guy's reviews aren't even of ladies in my area, they're of providers I'll never get to meet.  How is that a "local" reviewer when so many of the ladies were never HERE?"..... but like I said, it's just a guess.

 
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