An alias can pm a regular handle.

A regular handle can reply back.

A regular handle can pm alias directly if they put in the alias.

A alias can pm another alias if they type the alias.

You can create an alias review profile now. Then post reviews under that profile.

I know someone who aliases where outed to LE in that special county you are talking about. He had to get a lawyer to clear things up and take the 5th.

That county had all types of internal investigations of information leaked out and as result off vice abuse their budget got cut by $1 Million.

Don't let your guard down because they are still ready to pounce on folks. They are helping other counties go after providers who have been previously arrested in their county.

That they should ad a feature ignore alias pm ?

Let's see...alias reviews and now alias pm's?!  Seriously TER?!  This is total crap.  So now any Tom, DICK or Harry can jump on TER and ABUSE it.  As if the COWARDLY alias attacks on the boards were not enough.  Now these same COWARDS are invited to write reviews and send pms using an alias?!  BAD IDEA!!!  These new features take away the integrity of this board.  IMHO it will be the downfall of TER.

If I ever receive a review written by an alias, he better be able to accurately describe EXACTLY where we met, the EXACT date and time, EXACTLY what I was wearing and more.  Otherwise I will call BULLSHIT on it!! The use of this new crappy feature is the worst idea yet.  How are we supposed to trust it?  How are we ladies supposed to stay safe?  How are we supposed to know if the alias coward is not LE or worse?  This is a dangerous idea.  How did the powers that be in TER ever think this would be GOOD for TER???  Wow.... this is a sad time.

These new features are rediculous.  They are dangerous for us ladies to say the very least.  Have you noticed less and less participation on the boards?  Yeah...me too.  This will make it even worse.  

If TER insists on keeping these new features, I want the option to OPT OUT!  I do not welcome alias pms or alias reviews.  

Yokozuna58:

We are of the same mind. The problem with alias in my opinion is it does less to promote truth and more to encourage and enable the lesser angels in many personality types.  I'm not a fan of aliases because it makes it too easy for some individuals not to be accountable to the community for what they say, their tone and the way they say it. The psychology of the mob, is based on anonymity, thus aliases in many ways manifest similar outcomes.

If everyone played nice it wouldn't be a problem, however many of us are keenly aware, the lure of the illusion of anonymity has, for the small tyrannical mind.


Lee Dreams
"Sine amore, nihil est vita"

I'm sure you understand why so many DC -- now Maryland as well -- veteran members post with aliases.

Let's say a prominent member caught the attention of LE. They figured out who he was and got called in for an interview. They would ask about prominent providers, such as, "You know anything about Baltimore Betty?" Using the same reasoning, aliases protect agencies and TER.

As for me, I post only with aliases or I will not post at all. If enough members think that way, "it will be the downfall of TER."

There are infrequent (usually extreme) occasions where an alias truly is an appropriate and necessary mechanism, but for the most part, I think the convention further promotes unnecessary and inappropriate (yes, often cowardly) hiding and serves to dilute the integrity of posts, reviews, and now PMs.  Most of the sniping and hate posts you see on the boards come from chicken-shit aliases.  If there is a companion site account feature to opt-out of alias PMs (there should be), I'll opt-out.

This whole hobby must be a balance of two compatible interests and if one party's interests begin to be served more substantially than the other, well, it will start to become very unattractive to those getting the short end.  Although I don't especially consider myself a WK, I do see an unfairness here.

In my opinion, if you've had a shitty experience with a provider, you have a choice to make.  You can either man-up and review it with your normal board handle, or you can shut up and take your lumps in private.  This whining from behind a rock to get the word out and expecting any credibility for the review is beyond me.  For my part, I will likely disregard reviews posted by aliases because I already know that the reviewer is purposely rejecting any accountability for it.  I certainly won't respond to a PM from an alias.

I'm in that situation right now.  I had a crappy appointment recently and I'm conflicted about how to proceed.  On the one hand, I feel I owe it to my brethren in the client community to share not only my good experiences but the bad ones as well (fortunately, there are very few of them).  On the other hand, knowing what I now know about this particular provider, pissing her off can lead to a severity of reactions I'm hesitant to invite.  But if I decide to review, I'll be keeping it real and I'll be using my normal handle, as always.

Peace out.

How do you change when someone changes their TER handle ?

So let me get this straight. Every TER member already posts under an alias. That is, no one uses their real names. Yet some are unhappy that the use of another alias is everything from cowardly to unreliable. On a site where the participants are uniformly engaging in an illegal activity they are arguing for more transparency. Surely the arguments against the use of aliases are misguided and intellectually indefensible.

Protections for anonymous speech are vital to democratic discourse. Allowing citizens to shield their identities frees them to express critical, minority views. Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority and exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and of the First Amendment in particular: to protect unpopular individuals from retaliation at the hand of an intolerant society.

The tradition of anonymous speech is older than the United States. Founders Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers under the pseudonym "Publius," and "the Federal Farmer" spoke up in rebuttal. The US Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized rights to speak anonymously derived from the First Amendment.

These ideas, plus more, are better described at the Cyberslapp.org website http://www.cyberslapp.org/, a joint project of Public Citizen, EFF, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Yes, some will likely upset others with their use of an alias just as some free speech upsets those among us who don't understand that in a free society, the cost of freedom is the protection of people we don't agree with.

TER got it right...bravo.

Give me a break already from this politcal rhetoric.  Aliases to HIDE behind are a cowardly way of expressing our opinions.  I have used them on the boards to avoid backlash too.  So yes I was too cowardly to use my real handle when replying to certain subjects.  My point here is that the use of aliases in pm's and for writing reviews dimishes the integrity of this board.  So you can sling all the political rehtoric you like.  It still doesn't make it right.

Your words: "So let me get this straight. Every TER member already posts under an alias. That is, no one uses their real names. Yet some are unhappy that the use of another alias is everything from cowardly to unreliable"

EXACTLY!  Then why the need to review or pm using yet another alias?!?  The use of yet ANOTHER alias to write reviews and send pm's then is simply rediculous.  It is merely one more way for the bad guys to sling mud, or write fake reviews for a free TER VIP membership.  If the guys on this board don't have the nerve to write a review using their regular handle, then they don't belong here.  It is an unsafe practice for us ladies too.  If this alias crap sticks, I foresee more stringent screening coming from all the ladies.

Your words: "Surely the arguments against the use of aliases are misguided and intellectually indefensible."

Riiigghhtttt... You have spoken.  So we should all bow down and agree with your opinions.  Nah...  I think my opinion will remain the same.  Intellectually indefensible as they may be.  LOL!

Your words: "Yes, some will likely upset others with their use of an alias just as some free speech upsets those among us who don't understand that in a free society, the cost of freedom is the protection of people we don't agree with. TER got it right...bravo."

You are ALREADY USING AN ALIAS here on TER!  You sit behind a computer completely anonymous expressing all the free speech you want.  Oh yeah, and let's not forget that you guys can already have more than one TER ID to write reviews with!  Yet you want more?!  Puh-Leaze!  Your argument does not apply here.  Nce try.  

Political Rehtoric!  Bleh...

Do you say " she gave me the best blow job "
How about  "oh ya, she took every bit of my cum and swallowed it like a pro"
How about " she's a great deal for 250 and she sucks without a condom "
Here's a better one "ya, I paid 250 for the hour but hells she gave me 2 hours of non stop action. Gave me all the goodies I wanted. CIM, sucked for an hour got me off 2 times"

Well I guess this gentleman can just cut and paste everything you gave him and the girl he just busted. Oh shit, you just told LE all about what you did and they already have your number plate and phone number. Don't put anything past a federal investigation.

Just because a man has to be VIP to use an alias doesn't mean he's legit. I don't know how much information gentlemen pass over a PM someone who has 25 reviews may still not be legit. Brothers helping brother is a good feeling but remember there could be someone using that feeling against you and everyone else here.

Kisses Haley

And trust me, I will ignore all alias pm's.  I am not outraged.  Just disappointed.  The use of an alias for posting on the boards is one thing.  But to use them to send pm's and to write reviews is the worst idea I have seen yet.  It is not as simple as you might think.  I would like the option of opting out of all alias pms and reviews.

TER was the best site over 3 years ago.  TER is still great.  But I fear these recent changes are for the worst.  It is my opinion.  I am sticking to it.  Alias reviews and pms are a bad idea.  

Alias use for reviews and pms puts ladies in jeopardy because there is no way to verify who the person is who is contacting you, or if the review is legit.  Consequently, the red carpet has been rolled out for LE to be more involved on our board.  Once again...alias reviews remove our ability to verify if the review is legit.  Maybe if you think about it long and hard you will understand how that affects us ladies in a negative way.

Just for the record my dear.  Most gents I meet who are TER members always offer their handle to me.  Why not?!  Reading a hobbyist's reviews is a perfect way to get to know what the guy likes before I meet him.  Just as reading my reviews helps him get an idea about me.  In my opinion the introduction of alias reviews takes away the integrity of the reviews.  

I did not say I personally would be changing my screening process.  I said that in my opinion many ladies will most likely become more diligent with their screening due to this change.  I already screen very well.  So there is no need for me to change a thing in that regard.

With all that being said, I can see your point regarding pming aliases from board posts.  Other than that, alias use causes more trouble than good.  

Peace. Betty

I equally appreciate and love your response too!  

Muah! Betty xoxoxo

Early in this thread it was suggested that board handles are essentially the same thing as aliases, essentially two versions of the identical kind of hiding.  I disagree.  As I see it, the board handle is what we use to conceal our true identities from public scrutiny.  Given what we talk about on here, that's probably a good idea, right?  When we use our board handles repeatedly to post our opinions, suggestions, rants, etc., this community we are collaborating in gets a sense of who we are through the persona that develops through the repeated and consistent use of our board handle.

Aliases are used in a completely different way.  Instead of using a handle to conceal our identity from public scrutiny yet consistently develop our board persona, an alias is intended to conceal our board persona from the very community we are interacting with.  When you use an alias you are saying essentially that you don't mind influencing the community but you do not want the community to know that what you are saying should be associated with your board persona.  If you think about it, its kind of anti-social behavior.

There are extreme cases where aliases are certainly warranted, but otherwise it's basically just hiding from your board persona.