Phoenix
Interesting question.
Going from your side note and working back up...
I suggest that a minimum threshold for a thread or response is to be relevent to the hobby (typical) or TER centric discussions (such as this thread). Here is where Dingus (IMO) should step in and delete clearly irrelevent posts. Sorry Dingus 
Providers that over post run a serious risk of damaging their "name". The ladies I consider in the top tier rarely post. When I do see them post... I enjoy reading their comments for I knwo them to be intelligent people and on-topic when they post. I personally (don't know and don't care if others share this opinion) believe that a providers "name" is one of their, if not the most important, trademarks. A provider's reputation for delivering a quality experience is tied to her name. A guy can say: "Have you seen xyz" and only hearing that name may trigger memories of an outstanding experience. Damaging that name by over-posting or making extreme stretches to post a relevent response damage their name, and IMO reputation.
The providers have a forum for discussing provider only topics. I'm not sure what the threshold is to be admitted to that board (and am too lazy to go read the criteria), but I'm pretty sure it is much lower than the threshold for being admitted to the hobbiest board. So, "provider only" topics should be very rare on the discussion boards.
Masters and Johnson (what a figgen great TER handle, btw) suggested annotating posts with restrictions on the expected responders. Developing that protocol would be a good idea, but can it only be learned by newbies or infrequent board readers (not necessarily posters) by paying attention. Although, gentle reminding of an established protocol may elicit flaming responses:
"I have a right to post!"
"Who are you to tell me how to post!"
"I only posted my opinion!"
Just my thoughts, FWTW.
I am sorry but my response was suppose to be directly under the Gallop Pole and not so much under yours. That was my mistake. Sorry.
In regards to answering a topic that is meant for the gentlemen, I agree that a provider can't really answer the question you mentioned and I think most of the time we do tend to stay away from those, however it really goes both ways. The hobbyists do the same to the ladies threads.
Threads get highjacked all the time and many times the answers have very little to do with the initial question. Do we want this? Not really, but we don't live in a perfect world and after all, it is a discussion board and I think Dingus is doing a great job of keeping this place 'trouble' free.
The 'drivel' was a word I used because someone else used that word a while back and like I said earlier, my post was suppose to be an answer to The Gallop Pole and not to yours.
I tend to agree with you and over posting, and that the less a person post the more valuable the information becomes. However who are we to tell other ladies and gentlemen what WE think is important? We can only decide what WE want to write, what kinds of threads we want to answer etc, so of course you have the right to feel whatever it is you feel in regards to a provider that over post. And you have the right to meet whoever you wish to see in regards to your observations here on the board etc.
You are making several valid points and I can certainly respect that.
What it comes down to really I think is that we each take responsibility for what we write, when we write and that we stand behind what we write (ie, using NO aliases) and hopefully at the end of the day we feel pretty good about ourselves and what we have accomplished throughout the day.
In regards to gentlemen writing on the hobbyist board, I am not sure what the requirements are to write there, however I am sure most people who do write on THIS board can, because most of them do have reviews written and if I am not wrong that is the criteria that has to be met in order to write there. The criteria for a provider; she has to have reviews on her profile in order to write on the Provider Only board.
I see very little use to write on the provider board because my questions I have are for the providers and/or hobbyist here in Phoenix. If I had a general question I'd rather put it here than on the National Provider Board because I don't know anyone there, I have never met any of them and therefor I feel better about putting it right here where people know me, they have met me and if they are lucky they actually know a little about who I am.
I really don't believe that providers over post because they want to be 'seen' (like people suggest all the time here on the board) but I do think they feel that they are part of something and if you think about it, we do not have 'coworkers' to talk to on the coffee break because we work either from a small incall with very few personal things around us or from out home where nobody is than ourselves. Most ladies do have work hours and after that they do have another life, but in between clients what do they do? I have no idea, but I know what I do, I sit infront of my computer, writing things, buying things online, planning trips AND I read TER. I do many other things as well, but I can't go outside doing yard work, because it is hotter than 'hell' and to be sweaty and then come inside to meet a gentlemen certainly wouldn't work.
So, I didn't mean to post under your answer (that was my mistake) but I wanted to answer the thread because this is a discussion board, it belongs to all of us, and if someone has a problem with ladies writing here, then I suggest write an email to the provider, OR go to the 'guys' board and there you will be free of any providers and you can write to your hearts content without interference.
(So when I write 'you' in my long resume above, I don't mean you 'thor18' personally. I am sure you get that, I just wanted to be clear).
Have a wonderful day
And many 'pussar och kramar'
Swedish Anna
