The board should stay around. There is enough stuff going on in hobby Maryland wise that we need our own board.

It does not make sense to have BWI, Baltimore, eastern shore, and other things in the DC board.

I agree with you that Maryland related posts need to be in this board not in the DC board.

The dc board was becoming way to cluttered IMHO. Best to keep the Maryland board.

People are posting mini reviews of Maryland providers on the DC board and we also have Maryland providers advertising there too. Why do we have this board if the moderators aren't going to move posts and tell people it's not appropriate?

Please close this board!

But if it's not going to be enforced then it's just a waste

A_question,:

Considering the fact you have a geography which over laps multiple markets it would be pollyanna to think there wouldn't be any cross posting. Granted, there are providers who only work Maryland, however by form and function the DC market et al encompasses sections of VA, DC & MD.  Many on the client side tend to get locked into a rigged paradigm of how we work and often it is incorrect. It is a human tendency to see the area which is easy for you access as a market unto itself. Sometimes this is merely a perceptual fallacy and has no influence on a providers marketing choices.

In our case I have associates who's service area extends from Harrisburg PA to Washington DC. Today for example, I have one associate who will see a gentleman for incall  in York PA and another incall in VA late this afternoon. My point is, by virtue of her service area she legitimately is advertised in PA, MD and DC since it is not usual for associates by their choice to be in all three areas in a day or 48 hour period by request. If you live in Frederick MD you are just over an hour away from three different states or sub-markets because of simple geography.

The concept of pick a state and stick to it or pic a fixed location for fixed incalls by specific dates is an old paradigm which many follow and more and more providers are abandoning. The latter is our business model and has been for the last 6 years.  In a way we're like mammals and the latter conceptual thought is like a dinosaurs.  Some dinosaurs were specialists and didn't adapt for whatever reason you like the best, others did.

Leave things as they are. If you have issues with clutter, then adapt your method of time and reading selectivity accordingly.

As for the naysayers (not accusing you of being one)  with issues with our business model (how we do business) I would remind them of a simple fact: " Truth can only proven by results." We've out lived how many agencies and independents over the last 6 years?

Respectfully,

Lee Dreams
"Sine amore, nihil est vita"

Obviously you're not from Maryland , I mean that's obvious.

Good , then stop posting.

I'm a Baltimore guy, and it's invaluable to me to have this board.  I appreciate being able to find things geared to my locale, and not have to look at a jillion screens of "Tysons... Tysons... Alexandria... Tysons... Herndon...".

It's probably useful to the guys who can hop into all the DC suburbs to have that agglomeration, but the Baltimore/Columbia/BWI area is a significant chunk of members as well.  Yes, mods could perhaps be a little more aggressive about moving things, but we have a lot of overlap between the areas, and it's convenient to have the separate boards.  I always check this board first, and I've appreciated having it here.

Once it's better established, I think there will be a little more conscious separation, but it's only a few months old right now.

Just moderate it correctly --- too many people do not understand the difference and I for one hate browsing all of the VA stuff when I am in MD

It is certainly possible for a Maryland based provider who meets the above criteria to visit D.C. and have a mini review posted for her. In such a case the review must be posted on the board where she posts her touring ad and not her home board.


Your mini of a Maryland provider took place in Maryland and not in DC. Her home board is Maryland and not DC. Her ad is Maryland and not DC. Therefore, your mini is illegal on the DC board. It should have been posted here. Show me the rules that say otherwise. You are only a reviewer, you don't get the leeway of a provider.

...let's give it a chance to mature a little bit and see where it goes.  I think the Maryland board is a great idea, this coming from someone else who also wants to see what's going on outside of Tysons, Annandale, Dupont, etc., etc.

When the Maryland board first went up, many providers from the area posted ads on both boards. As a result, guidelines (see link below) were created to ensure that chaos didn’t rein and rules weren’t abused. These guidelines are basically an enforcement of existing TER rules. I can assure you we are enforcing these rules every day.

http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=1072&boardID=59&page=8

I will be the first to admit that the rules are not perfect but the most realistic at this point. We have discussed several possible solutions internally based on feedback from both providers and gents and the fact of the matter is no one solution will satisfy everyone.

The current set of rules does create openings for providers from both Maryland and D.C. to further market themselves and some have chosen to use these rules to their benefit but still be compliant with TER rules at the same time. I think this is your point of contention and I will address these in the next paragraph but your solution or expectation that Marylanders segregate themselves from the region and lock themselves to their own board just because they have a board of their own is radical.

1. Maryland providers in the business for sometime have spent years growing their business and marketing themselves to gents in the D.C. area. Some expressed reservations about moving to the Maryland board for business reasons. These providers were allowed to continue using the D.C. board as their home board like nothing had changed.

2. New Maryland providers and those who decided to make the switch are allowed to post an ad on the Maryland board once every seven days.  Now if they decided to cross into D.C., get a hotel and provide in-call for a couple days, they are considered touring providers and are allowed to post ads on the D.C. board with dates of their of their visit in the subject lines. The same works for D.C. based providers who cross into Maryland. I can see where some of this gets redundant but that is how the rules are setup currently.

3. Some touring providers may decide to post their availability for both Maryland and D.C. in the subject lines of their ads which is perfectly ok provided their ads meets TER ad rules for a touring provider.

4. During the course of a non ad related discussion thread, providers are allowed and encouraged to include their link within a thread regardless of which board the thread is located. Many providers exercise this right to further market themselves by participating in discussions on area boards and including a link to their website within their post.

In cases where providers try to circumvent TER rules, we moderate them until they understand the rules; their ads are removed or denied if they are already moderated. Are we perfect? No but many times another moderator will catch an ad that violates the rules and will take action or inform the board moderator of any issues.

Regarding Mini Reviews:

TER has strict rules regarding posting of mini reviews. I have attached a link below. In essence, a mini review can only be posted for a visiting provider with fewer than three reviews or NO reviews in the past three months. Mini reviews can only be posted by experienced reviewers with five or more reviews.

http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=75540&boardID=33&page=

It is certainly possible for a Maryland based provider who meets the above criteria to visit D.C. and have a mini review posted for her. In such a case the review must be posted on the board where she posts her touring ad and not her home board.

If you are unhappy with the current rules, I strongly suggested you post on the Suggestion and Policy board your recommendation or send an email to [email protected]

If you have reason to believe that a provider or gent is violating TER posting rules with their post or a post is not relevant for its current board, I suggest you pm the board moderator with a link to the post and why you believe action needs to be taken. The moderator will either take action or give you his reasons for allowing the post and how it complies with the rules. If you are not a VIP member and can’t PM the moderator, then I suggest you start a new thread on the board and edit your post; directing the moderator’s attention to the offending thread or post and he will respond accordingly.

I am a little closer to DC than BWI.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore%E2%80%93Washington_Metropolitan_Area

The Baltimore-Washington Metro is officially considered one market and there is a good reason for that. Population and  businesses are dense and contagious in this region and its is difficult to demarcate it.

It is a bit of a nuisance but it is not a big deal to me. Because of the lack of activities, I end up staying in the DC board and occasionally checking the Maryland board. I prefer that TER ease the rules for cross posting of ads but I understand why they impose them. It would be ideal for me if TER increases the number of threads per page, e.g to 50, and combine the two regions on one page.

Wichita to Kansas City is a 3-hour drive and St. Louis to Kansas City is a over-4-hour drive, so I guess we shouldn't combine the boards. Washington DC to Baltimore is only a one-hour drive, and it's less than 2 hours away from the Pennsylvania border.

She has had BP ads in DC that past few days.

Like I said he's not from MD otherwise that's the first board he would have brought up.

Baltimore and D.C. compared to St.Louis and Kansas City????

The latter two cities are in central USA... where a lot of people don't live. This is the east coast , our cities are way larger than those. The coasts are the only places that matter anyway , just look at how many post in D,C, compared to any of the cities you mentioned.

Here's the cities in order of highest pop : Baltimore 21st in pop. , D.C. 24th....
The cities you mentioned : Kansas City  37th in pop , and St. Louis can't even crack the top 50 , it's 58th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population

One east coast city can basically equal 2-3 cites that are in the middle of the U.S. I love people who are new to the coasts.

And I disagree. Anyone from the Baltimore area will tell ya how bad D.C. is to navigate. I actually missed a date once because I couldn't find parking in Dupont Circle. I'll never go there again...
Tyson's is way easier to manage since it's not a condensed city.

At least when I check MD board I know I don't have to go to a whole 'nother city to meet someone.

Asshole

I don't believe "Doll" is a Maryland based provider, or dose she have a home board. Also she has never
advertised on TER, so she is not a TER provider.

I hate the MD board.  It disperses stuff I'd prefer to find in one place -- the DC board.

Two boards suck as is; three would be unbearable.  You're right, I'm one of those who pick and chose among all of Washington suburbs, including Baltimore .  I like it all in one simple spot.  I don't believe we got to vote.  This &%$#* board was just crammed down our throats.

The DC board would be less cluttered and the Maryland board would be infested with crickets. Perhaps the DC and Maryland should be combined like old times.

and I don't read them either.  If you've been here long enough you know better

Sounds like the alias is a disgruntled member of a secret society or an pissed off provider. Continue to post your mini reviews and reviews. It encourages others to take one for team to find the new talent out there.