I write reviews occasionally -- usually when a provider has given me an out of this world experience.  Mostly I don't when my experience matches what I read. BUT I have found it to be a dilemma when my experience is below or well below what I have read, especially on well reviewed providers.  Usually its more of problem with the appearance ratings not the performance ones.  The problem is that the last two times I did it I got pretty nasty personal responses (and threats) back from the provider and in one case the provider got TER to take it down.  I could have successfully challenged it (by sending in a copy of the emails) but I  thought that maybe this would not be a good idea.  After all a low review certainly can have an adverse financial impact on the provider and the provider does have all my key personal information so I am a little apprehensive to pick that fight when I have little to gain and everything to lose.  I suppose the answer is to do it with an alias which is what I did for this post.  It's nice to think we should all TOFTT every now and then to keep things fair and honest and also give an indirect boost to the truly hall of fame providers but ...really....at what cost?  Be most interested in hearing what providers think about this.

hey....i have taken shit for giving someone an 8 on performance

.... due to crazy ass and sometimes incredibly entitle providers who expect an 8+ and 8+ no matter if they've done a half-assed job or not & attacking the guy even if he was honest.

If it's honest then that means it was deserved either way write it good or bad.

Its the same here on the west coast.  In fact I have had similar BAD experiences.  So I am giving you a link to the beininning of a thread where you will have a San Diego lady visiting you.  Trust me guys you will want to save your $$$

http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=61829&boardID=7&page=1

Keep your comment to yourself.  If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.  Let's the guys found out on their own.

you have to know looks in the eye of the beholder.. what's a 10 to some people may be an 7 for you.. so don't be too critical and don't put unnecessary comment.  If she is a highly review provider, your low score will stick out like a sore thumb.

don't do it

I saw a provider where guys gave her between 7-9 for looks. When I saw her I did not feel that way. Her ad pictures were clearly air brushed. She had all types of cuts/bruises and scrapes, as a result I lowered the score to a 6.

that can EASILY be used against him regardless of whether she remains part of TER or not.

She has his personal info, he writes a bad reviewe, she puts him on the National Blacklist, and there he is FOREVER.

He needs to learn to screen by other means without giving out his personal info, and THEN he could still suffer repercussions, just not a total outing.

That's a tough one.  But I agree with you about the difficulty of looks.  I don't think there are that many providers who have bad service, but as far as looks....yeah, sometimes you expect a face of an 8 and you end up with a 6.  And it is hard to put that in a review, because girls are putting themselves out there.  I have to stop and always think about what it would be like if the tables were turned and the providers reviewed us.  

Maybe they would say we didn't shower before, and our dicks smelled bad.  Or that they could see toilet paper residue on the hair around our ass.  So I try to be pretty thoughtful before I put out a review.  A girl's face is so subjective.  Some guys will look at, say, Jennifer Garner and think she is an 8 or 9, but I would rate her a 6.  I guess when I see 8s across the board, I am expecting to see something better.  

Maybe we need to provide context.  Like for me, here are some examples of my rating scale just for FACES:

6:  Jennifer Garner, Hilary Swank
7:  Paris Hilton, Shannen Doherty
8:  Scarlett Johansson, Kate Middleton
9:  Kim Kardashian, Kate Upton, Gisele Bundchen, Marissa Miller, Brooklyn Decker
10:  Kate Beckinsale, Heather Locklear (in her prime)

Write the review. I have had the same problem where I believe some providers are extremely overrated, especially appearance wise. If you want to protect your identity, just change a few minor details about how the session went, but keep enough intact to get your point across about what you did not like about the provider or session.

If you think it is necessary to write a review do so. As Devin said use an alias, it is now your option to do so. Regardless whether it is bad review based on performance or looks you an obligation if you feel that strongly about it to write the review. So do so.

My first experience with a reputable provider was very disappointing. She was well-reviewed (50+) here, with glowing praise and high scores. I thought she was beautiful, but performance-wise I thought "this isn't close to the dozens of reviews I read" No DFK, no LFK, no passion, little movement. She was technically skilled, but the whole time it just felt like she was struggling to be there with me. I felt awful afterwards, as if all of these other guys had a great time but with me she was going through the motions. It feels like being rejected.

I posted about it in the newbie forum and received all kinds of answers, but I think the best advice I got was to wait. We have 3 months to post a review. So see a few more providers, and gain some experience and perspective. I've seen one more since her, and it was not what I hoped for either, but it was better. I'm not having the passionate experiences others write about in reviews, and the sex itself (but not the session) feels rushed. I decided my expectations are probably too high; it's just not going to feel like being with a caring girlfriend. I'm going to see a few more soon when I go on a trip, and after that I'll decide what to do. I'm just worried about giving a 9/7 review to someone so well-reviewed and established (based on the rules she'd only be eligible with me for a max performance score of 8 anyway).

Is it better to give a higher score but then calmly and fairly express areas of disappointment in the review itself, or is that risking her wrath too?

All of the well-reviewed provider's minions will come on here and defend her to the teeth. I did just that when I posted a so-so review of a well-known (even still) provider and revealed that the photos were fake. Apparently once a provider and her minions get into defensive mode, there is no convincing them otherwise, and they don't let facts and evidence get in the way of their conviction to clear the provider's name.

My review was taken down soon afterwards, and the only explanation I was given was that it was "inconsistent".