The AMP's are at it again.  Check reviews for KELLY, INA, and STEPHANIE on February 4 by "WhtKnightNYC," who seems to be rather busy all of a sudden.  You might want to include reviews by "RickNigerUK" on your BS list as well.  These two join "musadasam" and "Chrismardana" on the AMP BS LIST.  For all I know, they could all be one person.  At any rate, they're all phony reviews.  At some point, the 4, 5, and 6's will start showing up in real reviews, aand only then will we be able to make realistic judgements.  Until then, BUYER BEWARE!

sometimes, they use the same language, but how else can you spot a fake review?

Language, sentence structure, tone, timing of reviews, and (in some instances) paragraph spacing.  But perhaps the best way to judge is to visit these girls yourself and see if you'd rate them in similar fashion.  Why don't we just say that I have a strong suspicion you'd leave with the feeling you'd been had!

the idea of using the site is to give you some inkling of what to expect before you buy! to hell with the idea that you have to get ripped off to discern the bad apples in our community.

If I am unfamiliar with an agency and I see a number of very good reviews for a provider -- this is what I do to weed out providers with fake reviews.  I read all of the reviews posted by each hobbyist reviewing the provider in question.  I evaluate the legitimacy of each reviewer.  If I believe that most or all of the reviewers are BS, then I simply avoid that provider.

When I look at a hobbyist's reviews, I focus on a variety of red flags.  For example, if a hobbyist only reviews women from the same agency, I am suspicious.

If there is no or little variation in the high ratings given by a hobbyist, I am suspicious.

If a review is written with very poor syntax and multiple spelling errors (not simple typos), I am suspicious.

If a hobbyist fails to post reviews of any well known independents or fails to post reviews from multiple agencies, I am suspicious.

Once I have a feel for the legitimacy of the reviewers for a particular agency provider, I'll then make a decision about whether I would consider seeing that provider.

So, let's say an agency provider has a few poor reviews from hobbyists who have reviewed a wide variety of providers over a long period of time, and that same agency provider has a number of very good reviews from hobbyists whose only reviews are of that particular agency.  Under those circumstances, I will believe that the poor reviews are accurate.

In all, one of the best ways to determine who is a legitimate hobbyist is to read every one of that hobbyist's reviews.  When you read multiple reviews by the same hobbyist, you can ususally get a "feel" for who is legit.

All of the above isn't scientific by any means, but it has enabled me to successfully weed out those providers whose reviews seem to be posted by shills.

I agree with you, Sean1215.  You shouldn't have to get ripped off to find the rotten apples.  I was simply trying to tell crankyasianman, politely, that if he still questioned what to me (and many others) is quite obvious, perhaps he should try these girls (I'm sure just one will suffice) himself in order to reach a definitive conclusion.  And like I said, I'm sure he would be very disappointed!  Indeed, newyorkcityman's response below covers the exact same ground in more detail.  I agree with what he said, of course, but one really shouldn't have to spell all this out to anyone who reads these boards.  It's simple common sense.

Sorry to post this so late.  I was out of town for a few days.