Human touch service is a great idea and it's critically important to our well being.  I'm on board with that.  

Look I'm not alone in wanting a more transparent and accountable industry.   I think that everybody benefits when the bullshit is taken out of the experience.  Let's take a look for a second at what providers have done to protect themselves and improve working conditions.  First and foremost, you have things like P411 and RS2K.  Basically, you have limited the anonymity of the clients you see, thus leading to a safer environment.  This is going to deter most (hopefully all one day) of the horrible things that have been committed against providers since the dawn of time.  I don't think it's ever been safer to be a provider and hopefully things will continue to move in that direction.   Then, you have your blacklist sites which allow you to cross-reference new clients against those who have given others problems before.  This further adds to your protection and sort of unites all providers together.  

So then, what do we hobbyists have for our protection?  We don't know your names, like you know ours.  We don't know your real occupations (for those who have them) or your addresses.  All we have is basically a couple sites that allow us to review.   And how reliable exactly are those reviews?  It's been made clear time and time again that the review system is completely unreliable.  From manipulation and bribery, to exaggeration and fear of placing a bad review in case of retribution.  Then what?  We have google and tineye to verify that the photos aren't of somebody else.  But even then, we cannot verify that they are recent and haven't been heavily shopped.  But the biggest disadvantage we have is that there is no protection for our money once it leaves our hands.  We give up the donation in advance and thus we are vulnerable.  If the services aren't delivered as advertised, there is absolutely nothing we can do.  The money is gone.   I'd like to see the repercussions if somebody did in fact protest and try to take his money back.  He would be blacklisted for sure and probably much much worse.     Also, if we give honest, negative reviews, we become marks and will not be seen or will be seen with caution, thus ruining the experience before it even happens.  

Remember, in order for this occupation to be so rewarding financially for providers, it must certainly be expensive for hobbyists.  Some of us are rich and could careless, most of us are not.  If you look at the history of TER polls, you will see that the average user makes median income in the US and can only afford one hobbying experience a month.  Why should that hobbyist be subjected to the deception that is rampant in this industry?  Why can't he just get an accurate recent picture, services as advertised, and an invitation to return next month?  Is that asking a lot?