but not exact science. if she's so attractive then i could perceive her performance better...

Not damn thing.

Most men are like babies. If they get what they want, you get 8 or 9 and if they don't, you will be screwed. That's pretty much it!

For me, and I am still new to this, I always am as honest as possible. I really take my time with each review. Looks and performance should be on its own merit. The person who I gave my lowest scores to was very skinny and pretty, but she lacked in performance. I don't care if you are a large or small woman with or without children, if I have a good time with you, I will reflect it in my review. And I can only speak for myself, but I try to not judge a book by its cover. I'm sure sometimes things get skewed a little due to performance.  Just my $.02

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I'd argue that Personality Influences Both more than Appearance or Performance do each other.

I do tend to blur looks and personality b/c a good personality adds beauty in my book and being disinterested or otherwise impersonal will subtract - i.e., Beauty is more than Skin Deep.

So, Barbie types of 9-10 without personal skills or who seem disinterested/distracted could get a lower score from me (say 6-8) on looks, average to cuties who are sweethearts might get a point or so added.

Appearance influences Performance scores? In my case, not really. Talent is talent.
I've have some 6-7s with fun personalities who rocked my world and some 9s who could give an F less whether or not I enjoyed myself, so I didn't.  

So... just as guys say "YMMV" with providers, same term goes about reviewers.

Numerical ratings on performance and looks are highly subjective.  Of course guys are going to skew their ratings based on what appeals to them physically or how "special" their fantasy fullfillment may have been, it's just human nature.  

And yet we also all know that in terms of looks and performance, what one guy thinks is a  4 or 8 or 10, the next guy may not.  I recently read a review where the reviewer complained of serious odor/hygiene issues (not one of our established ladies here), rush attitude, limited positions available and still rated the girl a 7/7.  It begs the question - what kind of ladies is he seeing to justify that high of a rating?  I've also seen review ratings for ladies that I thought were ridiculously low - apparently the gent thought the lady should have been able to offer oral from a handstand while simultaneously humming Beethoven and reciting Shakespeare.

To your other points, I prefer ladies over 30, no secret there, so another gents rating of a 10 on a young 20 year old means nothing to me IF I notice that he has seen all young twenty-year olds with a single milf thrown in - I am going to pay even less attention to his numerical ratings.  Conversely, I do find that after reading a couple of reviews that there are some reviewers who seem to have similar tastes, so I tend to give their ratings more credence.

Overall, - I pretty much just look at profiles and reviews to see if pics are accurate and if services listed in the profile are or have been provided.   I understand the marketing implications to the ladies, I wish I had a better answer, but I just taint that smart.

I think girls, place way too much emphasis on scores than they should.  I think they have created an imaginary competition amongst themselves which is manifest in terms of the rates they charge, where on the TER pecking list they think they appear, and whether they perceive themselves to be part of the "in crowd".  They tend to study in great detail the reviews they might receive and at the first sign of something negative, they tend to want to arbitrate on the public forums, girls only board, and back channel.  Yes, there are some exceptions to everything, but by and large my perceptions are bore out in the private beer lunches, PMs, and private recommendations that flow freely.

Girls tend to always want to say, "oh, it's not the size of your dick", it's how you use it.  But then when it comes to themselves, they tend to ignore this and instead manifest an attitude of well you lucky bastard you get to be in my beautiful presence and let me throw you a bone or two for your large donation, and oh by the way, consider yourself lucky I agreed to see you.  I chose a little harsher statement than probably warranted in some cases just for effect, but by and large that's the attitude that comes across more often than not from the Barbies.

Truth of the matter is that the barbie doll types do get cut a lot of slack.  Their slender figures, fake smiles, and the "I fucked her too, so I'm the man" attitudes of some guys makes it so.  Guys seem to have a pecking list in mind too and the perceived beauties make a nice trophy for them.  It's good bar room chat too.

Bigger girls have distinct disadvantages, but that's not to say they don't have the ability to overcome that.  Bigger girls don't get a pass on much.  If their performance isn't exceptional, then their perceived lacking in beauty as compared to barbie dolls will come in to play and cause scores to suffer.  Just like the beauties can give a lack luster performance but still get the higher scores.  Do you really think some guy is going to admit that he paid a fortune to be with Barbie and then reveal that he got a sucky session for those big bucks.. LOL  Of course not, so he's gonna go with the flow, give her the high score, but in his private mind, he's kicking himself and made a mental note not to do it again.

So, I suppose to answer your questions more directly, ya, looks plays into performance ratings.  Excellent performance, perfect attitude, and that feeling that this girl just rocked my world will easily get the not so great looking girl a high score in looks.  And poor performance can get rewarded with high scores just because she was really cute.  Sucks I know, but it is what it is.  For me personally, the rates have way more to do with things than whether the girl is big, little, or alien.  A great rate, coupled with a decent attitude, and a very short list of don'ts, will go a lot further in my mind toward a high scoring review, than all the beauty in the world.

Just my $0.02

yes, yes and yes.

Its not fair, but so it goes. But my 9 may
not necessarily be the next guys and Good performance gets
repeat business.  I am picky so I tend to stick to my "type".
lol

1. Looks matter

2. Performance matters

Both are subjective.  However - I have met some really beautiful ladies that performed well - and some that didn't.  This is also true of average ladies, bigger ladies, and any other kind of lady for that matter.  

I generally look at both appearance and performance when choosing to see a lady.  And I try to rate them separately when I write a review.

It is easier to rate a beautiful lady higher - but looks will not override a bad or mediocre performance.  Pretty is as pretty does - after all.

Some guys grade so harshly! I much prefer women who look like the girl next door rather than the typical  hottie/barbie doll.

that just because a lady has had children - that this affects performance. I have had some awesome experiences with ladies that have had children. I also have had an experience where the lady was a model in civilian life and we just did not click at all.

Just my two cents.

Hard body or soft body some of you girls keep your in call environments so dark its hard to tell if you are pretty or not. I have never been with a heavy provider that did not rock my world. I don't know if there is a reason for that or not.

I am dissapointed how a few heavy girls and older girls don't fully disrobe in a session. They may leave on a garder belt or a mini skirt to hide a pooch. I do understand, I know what it's like to be self contious but if you are honest with your photos and have good reviews we know that pooch is there and we don't care. Any size, shape, age or color, confidence is the biggest turn on in the cosmos.

I am a face guy and love to kiss and though I do not make a big deal out of appearance in reviews a pretty face and a confident lover will bring me back time and time again and don't care about your body type as long as it is clean and lickable.

I have been only very infrequently disappointed by a peovider's appearance.  This is (I think) mostly because I both assiduously research ladies before I decide to try to meet them, and have high standards for who I try to meet.  So in the great majority of my experiences the lady is within 5% of what I expected, appearance-wise.  So many of the scenarios discussed just don't happen to me.  Yes, once or twice I've been with a lady whose appearance disappointed me, but I've seen a lot of ladies, so that scenario is rare for me.
Given that, I really try to rate performance based on actual performance.  And I really don't feel tempted to give a higher perf. rating based on appearance, because the appearance is pretty much what I expected.
I also try to be quite discriminating in selecting potential provuders based on perfotmance scores.  So when I see a lady who I've selected largely because her perf nos are all 8-10, I can really rate her on how good a time I had.  Yes, once in a while we don't connect; if she nonetheless performs well & was close to what I expected looks-wise, I try to give her a fair rating, but state in the text that we didn't connect & I wouldn't repeat, with the caveat of YMMV.
Two other comments:
I don't  remember ever experiencing an 'I'm so hot you're lucky to be with me' attitude alluded to by a former poster; Maybe I've been lucky.
And I agree with coyote about seeing occasional ratings that are ridiculously low when the text is read.  I've seen several that speak very highly about the interaction & sexual acts performed together, and end with 'highly recommend' or 'will definitely see again' but give a performance rating of 6.  Those I truly do not understand, but if the lady also has a ton of 8-10 reviews, I just ignore them.
Just my $ .02./

Personally I rate a provider overall: looks, performance, and ATTITUDE.  Professionally TER makes me break the score out, so I separate looks from performance for scores and put the attitude and details in the review.  

For performance I score like the Olympic Gymnastics judges (sans politics), I start with the best possible score for the provider based on services she provides and then deduct.  So, if she doesn't do greek or bbbjnqns then her highest level of difficulty is a 9, if she does neither she starts at an 8, after that things get interesting.  Let's just say the ladies of TER are fortunate that we are forced to round, I've given 9's that were 8.6's because I judge in favor of the lady (this is benefit of the doubt).  I often give hot chicks low performance scores . . . because their performance was low.  I have seen hot chicks that don't have the work ethic, or the enthusiasm, or the attitude, or the technique . . . and I DEDUCT . . . always.  I don't give breaks for hotness, in real life they get breaks, but not when I'm paying for it.

As for looks, that's just subjective, too many factors.  Naturally pretty women can have tattoos that look horrible, or let themselves go, or develop a bad hair and makeup.  It's very much a luck thing.  But I do factor in condition of body, softness and appearance of skin, etc.

Separately from how I score, to answer your other questions.  Yes I find pooches, C scars, stretch marks, fat, age, and saggy skin to be turn offs (btw I've met many providers with rock hard bodies that have kids and was shocked to find out, I don't think having kids is the deciding factor, it's how much damage her body took) . . . and therefore I do not pay for time with women with those attributes.  I don't have to worry about negatively scoring a provider because I discounted her looks, because I don't set up appointments with women I don't find attractive.  I'm very sure that there are women that have amazing skills, that I don't find attractive, but I'll never personally experience it.  As a customer I set my standards high and am honest with myself about how my expectations will impact the session, if I have a doubt I don't book.

I use the scores to filter.  So pick location, then set performance and looks to 8 through 10 and then start reading the reviews and checking the sites.  And to keep the scores honest I lock in BBBJNQNS and greek - too many dishonest mother$%&^#$ give 9's or 10's to playboy playmates that gave them an awesome handjob; I'm a slow reader, I don't have time to read all the crap that has been miscategorized.  And that's where the large numbers come in, an 8+ average with more than 20 reviews starts to become more reliable, because grade inflation is lessened when more judges are scoring.  So yes, many guys can't follow instructions and separate the scores, but there are also many of us who take it seriously because we are after reliable information.

I'm a size 4, 5'9", 135 lbs....workout regularly to have a pleasing appearance... and I love sucking cock! I really enjoy pleasing my partner. Why stereotype thin gals? I have quite a few friends on the top 100 in Atl with kids... several 10/10s. Please don't assume that all women who take pride in their appearance slack in other departments.

I can only speak for myself but when I do a review and a rating it is solely based on performance. A providers appearance factored in to my decision to see her but has no bearing on her ratings...unless the photos she had posted were not accurate.

If the provider does all of the things that I want her to do, I give her a good review. If she goes beyond my expectations and makes me feel like "her man" for the time we are together and leaves an amazing impression on me then I will give her a higher rating. If she loves to DFK and does it well and often...ratings plus other things go up!

everything plays in...a mix of subjectivity and realness

- her preparedness (how she dressed/looks):  Some show with no make-up, looking de-shoveled, very unprepared for an outing
- cleanliness - a messy incall that smells like smoke, nasty bathroom, messy place, trash everywhere, grimy feel -- can factor into the score
- looks in person - sometimes people look better or worse than their pics (true with any blind date) and that can factor in as well -- but its very subjective

Outside of performance those are my biggest rating modifiers

Fucking and appearance go hand in hand.  Even more so in a business that hinges very heavily on looks.  Skinny girls have it easier than whales in just about ever respect, and that's never going to change here.  Nor should it.

i've been away from the hobby for while, but my ratings were based on the total experience.   Looks enters into it, but it's not the determining factor.  Overall attitude, friendliness, conversation, an actual caring about me.   It's the feelings evoked that are much more important than the basic looks.  no...having said that.......part of caring is dressing sexy and being that alluring person I have in my mind.   It doesn't matter me if you've had kids at all!!!!   I don't have a Ken figure.......so having a complete Barbie figure is not at the top of my list.

Hey you sweet guy!  How are you.  Saw you post on TER Atlanta and had to say hello!!!

When searching for a provider I will first look to see what she looks like. There's no sense in going through the process of booking a provider I will not attracted to. Once I find a provider that I find attractive, I then review how she's performed with past clients. So I guess the answer to you question is both. The initial physical attraction is the reason I booked and appointment, but the physical and mental connection we share will be the reason I keep coming back.