We all know that TER is pretty great for some things. But not so great at others.

from answering your question here. Have you received any DM responses yet?

I’ve received no responses of any kind until your post.

I'm of the opinion that the problem with the mappy place is it just doesn't have enough reviews (and so they let the fake ones through).  The management does nothing to encourage real reviews.  Maybe there's a way to start real reviews here?

Agree with everything said here so far. I joined the map place recently, but only for one month. I found there's very little info and reviews that dont say much. The spa owners don't want reviews, as that makes them a target for leo.  

Yup. I had to stop writing reviews, too.  

I wasn't in the hobby before the internet age so I wonder if we are heading towards what our OG mongers had to deal with back in the day. I've been in the hobby for decades now and remember a time when there were so many reviews and review sites it was almost overwhelming. Reviews and information were shared freely then came the trend ending every review stating the whole thing was a dream in fear of self incriminating, that turned into less reviews and more chat on the discussion pages and into DM and monger to monger tips. The trolls entered the scene and ruined at least two good sites I used t be on I actually developed friendships there met up with a few fellow mongers went out for drinks and one of my closest friends and surfing buddies to this day was from a review site. The last few times I checked into an old site I was shocked by the political BS, the trolling, the obvious fake reviews and braggards that have probably never stepped foot in an MP.
 I will be in Los Angeles next week and thought about joining back on the one site I know but wonder if it's any use or if it's  so corrupted now to be of any help. It's back to the old days grab a LA Weekly look in the back for MP adds and hope for the best.

Good luck finding a useful resource. Maybe you’ll have better luck than I have.  

I've had some great success on the map site primarily thru DM's with trusted mongers in my area. We all rotate thru the same spas and rely on each other for up to date Intel. We are lucky that we live in an area chock full of AMP's so that's are plenty to choose from.

You got luckier than I ever did with DMs on the map site. People were always willing to ask me for info. Never found anyone willing to share info in the other direction.

What's interesting to me is when male mongers DM me for info about girls or spas that I visit, like my experiences are the same as theirs, lol. As customers we are searching for different experiences so I have no idea what they are thinking. It's pretty easy to weed out the parasites but you're right....way too many lurkers there with no reviews begging for intel that they will never get. They pull the same shit on the forums too but are quickly called out.

One month isn’t enough time at that site to develop a trusted network of mongers via DMs. It could be that the usefulness of reviews is regional. The info for the Washington DC area is fairly reliable, but best info comes via DMs.

The map site is fine but people in the bay area have been scared with the rapid closing of parlors in SJ area which made it a ghost town. This was circa 2018.

It's better than nothing. Payment options have been a deal breaker for me. Really rough crowd at times.

It’s a chicken egg thing with the maps site. Nobody will engage you in DM unless you have some trust but you can’t gain trust without being able to DM. And god help you if you post a review and find out that everyone wants you to stay quiet about it. And god help you if you don’t post a review because everyone harps on you for not sharing.  

There was a time prior to 2018 when reviews were better and other mongers more willing to share via DM.  

Doubt it will get better for the bay area. The dichotomy of mps versus korgs/corgs is that a lot of times, sharing names of mp girls leads to many people requesting the same girls, which leads to mps (who do rotations) to change the name of the popular girl. So, by sharing a new hidden gem people inadvertently can screw themselves out of seeing them.

Thry used to have very limited options,now they have a solid variety imo.

Like any preference in the hobby world, the most important resource aspect for me is to compare multiple sources.   In the escort domain, I may start with Eros ads, but I always double-check and triple-check with P411 and here.  In the strip club domain, there are a couple of sites where you can figure out what kind of clubs are around (nude, topless, pasties), expectations of extras and cost.  In the massage parlor domain, I always compare data on the maps site with one other resource.  I have paid subscriptions for the additional data and reviews and because one o two duds I could have avoided pay for the annual subscriptions.

I've never found any of the sites to be much help at all in finding a good parlor. One of the sites has reviews from years ago, the others I found even less helpful. So for me in my area, I've had to go with trial and error. It was the only way. I've now tried about 70% of the parlors locally and been pleasantly surprised at many of them. And vastly disappointed at others that I thought would have been a sure thing.
As much as I'd like to share info I wouldn't know where to really. I made a post some time back asking for info, but I did not get any DM's. I realize of course now that there is the very real possibility of LE reading and integrating here for info, so I suspect the only route is to build up trusted allies here or elsewhere, then share.

There is one big difference between MPs and other types of providers: They are in one fixed and visible location. I've always thought this makes them more vulnerable to LE. City Hall or the local police department get a few complaints from over-interested citizens, or a prosecutor wants to make a little political capital, and there they are, just sitting there. That's why I've never reviewed the places I've gone to. It's not that I want to keep them to myself; on the contrary I want them to do good business and thrive. But I also don't want to call the wrong kind of attention to them.

Trial and error for me too. One thing about MPs is that if you don't have a great experience, at least the hit to your wallet is not so painful.