Hi, on 6/20/02 (TER) there is a negative review posted of me by another provider. On the same day she also posted a positive review of herself. I will never understand why certain providers feel the need to self post reviews of themselves or even worse try to eliminate the competition by posting negative or bad reviews about another provider. This is such a shameful act! Most providers here in Atlanta aren't guilty of doing something as low as this, however there are a few providers with low self esteem who would. Come on there are enough clients to go around. Trying to discredit another provider just because you are jealous of her shows that you are a person of weak character! Get a life of your own, and stop back stabbing...
Thanks for allowing me to vent! Yours truly,Lundon in Atlanta

Out of curiosity, how do you konw?

file a problem report with STAFF and they will look into it. If it is indeed false, it will be removed. Also, if a provider is filing false reviews of others or self reviews and STAFF can confirm it, that provider will usually be removed from the site if I am not mistaken.

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Ditto. I've heard for years of lady's making claims that another provider has wrote a negative review about them for whatever reason. The curious part is you NEVER hear who this lady in question is. Sort of like the dog eating the homework you were suppose to turn in. I'm not saying that this does not happen, but what I am saying is why bring it into a public setting, thus setting off a flame war between you and the person in question while everyone else sits back and watches as you two sling mud.

I would suggest a few things:

- Write a complaint to the TER staff. They are real good about removing or investigating false ads. Especially since they can see the I.P. address associated with the post. Give them the post of the lady you think self posted and the one negative one about you. The I.P. addresses should match up if she did it the same day during the same login session, on the same computer.

- Confront the lady in question directly. I for one get no joy out of a cyber cat fight. It brings both lady's down in my opinion. I know you need to protect your rep because it goes a long way in increasing your business, but fighting in public is not good. Step to the lady like a lady, if she denies it, like she will, at least she knows you have her on notice and will not back down from her.

- I for one look at the volume of info. If I see on negative review and 10 positive reviews, I wont discard the negative review, but it may also fall into the category of YMMV. We all have bad days or incorrect assumptions about what we think should happen which can lead to a bad encounter. Nobody is perfect. Michael Jordan doesn't always make the winning shot. If you are quality, quality gents will be able to tell the truth from the BS. I can tell real quick if a negative review is objective or if a person is trying to make it personal.

Just my 2 cents.

Well, your great in my book, Lundon!!!!!!

send a problem report, After you've vented or taken a mental valium.
clearly state, reason for reason, why you believe this to be a false review.
point to supposed review of self by other provider, on same day.
and end politely with a reminder that an email is being sent as well.
THEN, write an email to [email protected] and cc to admin@...  cutting and pasting your problem report.
if they can track all you say and it holds water, your fake review will be taken down.
may take a couple days, but i got it done, so i know.
i believe the secret is in proofreading your notes and not being spitting mad when you write them.
Staff is a calm sorta person
Good Luck!
Nicole

Well, first of all I had problems with this provider before. We went on tour together in another state. I received more appointments than she did. I mean these things do happen at times. I mean I've traveled with other providers who have seen more clients than I did.  Actually this was the first tour of a two part trip throughout N&S Carolina. Okay on the last day of our trip my phone all of a sudden stopped ringing. No one was booking. I wondered what was going on. I thought well maybe this was just a slow day, until a client I had already seen emailed me to ask for my phone number because he said my visiting ad wasn't up any longer in North Carolina. I checked the site and sure enough my ad had been taken down, however the provider I traveled with, her ad was still up, even though we were on the same tour which we still had another week left to travel. I called E*os Gui*e to see why my ad had been taken down and they informed me that I had called earlier to have my ad taken down because I had to cancel the rest of my tour. Well, this same provider is the one who called and pretended to be me, and had my ad taken down.
She also stole money from me while traveling together. Of course she denies everything. Claimed to be a friend of mine. After getting to know her I realized that she was capable of doing these things. The two reviews in question are very similar, the only differencce is she posted the very negative one about me, and hers is listed directly under mine on the same date, however It's a positive one. I have asked TER to investigate, so hopefully they will remove it. It's sad that there are providers who act without heartfelt concern, however through this experience I've learned to be careful when choosing friends.