It's no secret nearly all companions truly loathe the entire "review system".
But my friend Avery found a more poignant way of relaying this (read: little known fact).
A little food for thought...
Enjoy!

What a thoughtful, eloquent way of putting it. Yay Avery! Thanks for sharing.

I've seen Avery and wish that I could post a review of her. After reading her blog and examining her website I was fascinated and couldn't wait to meet her. Being with her was huge disappointment. Her personality is non-existent and her bedroom skills are bland at best. I can see why Avery pays to keep reviews of her off this site.

what do you mean by 'pays to keep them off this site' though? i've never heard of that. thought the rule was no reviews no advertising.

It's very thought provoking and is making me re-think things too. Thanks for pointing it out. I wish that post could be referenced in the TER guidelines somewhere (prominently)

(1)have a #of them so decrease the likleyhood of L.E./scam/cash&dash/pics aren't close(2)does she offer"menu"items I want and(3)some idea how attractive you are.80%(/)of providers do not have a face shoot and(4)I can she who's seen you and contact them with additional info

Just be honest, pleasant, kind, attentive and do your best - people will like that!

The providers who don't want reviews probably have something to hide....
There is no place to review hobbyists, just as it is impractical to review your boss at work, or cheap customers at a restaurant. It's part of doing business

All of that stuff is, for the most part, understandable. For me, I'm just uncomfortable with the play-by-play/explicit stuff. I understand that it's a necessary evil, but it's kind of degrading. I just wish that TER didn't insist on the explicit details being published.  

If I had it my way, reviews would consist of a few things. Those things would simply inform the standard client that we're safe to see, not going to upsell or rip anyone off, if our photos represent us accurately, and if the client would recommend us to another. I don't even have a problem with the rating system. It's just the explicit details that seem unnecessary.  

 
According to her website, that was a $2500 disappointment.  OUCH!!!

Thank you Alyson.

I too am having a harder time supporting and being a participant in the rating system, which not only allows, but seemingly promotes coercion, verbal abuse and retaliation upon and against the women in review.
Hell, the public verbal attacks and slandering happens to even the general female board members who are just posting on their local board about whatever...  
I have never understood the malice and contempt on the boards.  
It's shameful and hardly gentlemanly.

It is not missed on me though, the purpose and use of reviews in the "hobby"...it can and does certainly serve a purpose for some.
I agree that a number-rating-free system would be better altogether.
If I could go back a few years to when I first started to allow reviews, now I would kindly say no thank you.
woulda coulda shoulda.

I personally never read reviews.  I like to experience things on my own, for the first time, without having any preconceived notions in my mind.  Reading a review kind of kills it for me.

I do look to see that she has reviews, but I don't read them.  All I want to know is:

- Is she real?
- Is she safe?
- In general, do people like her?

You can get that just by seeing the list of guys, and the trends of the scores.  A bad score here or there won't impact my decision to see somebody - only the overall trends.

I do write reviews, but only if I have a good experience, and I do it because I feel like I'm helping her business out.  I like to help people.  If I have a bad experience, I don't leave a review.  I don't like to hurt anybody, and YMMV is always in play.  I'd hate to negatively impact somebody's livelihood just because they had an off day or we weren't compatible.  It doesn't seem fair

In my honest opinion, I think the reviews say more about the guy then the girl. You can read some of these reviews and know it is a total lie. The guys get "free" membership for a month if they write two reviews. The girls have no recourse whatsoever. The guy writes the review and there is no input whatsoever from the girl. There is two sides to every situation in life. The truth is usually in the middle of the two sides.

Also, we all know that law enforcement has infiltrated these boards. If a girl gets busted you know they are going to find out the girls handle and look up the girl, with that all they guys are listed that have reviewed her, then the cops go to emails and we are all busted because the ter number is usually corresponded in an email. This and for this alone along with other reasons I am so against any description being written about me. It opens an arrest for both sides not just one side.

I hope this get the guys on this board to thinking about what they are doing. It's not just about hurting the girls business, it is also endangering her ability to be safe and the gentlemen to be safe