So what's the difference between an alias and a gold envelope with no reviews?  I've seen many people with gold envelopes talk about their reviews, whitelists, etc...however when you click their name nothing seems to be attached to that account.

My assumption is that a gold envelope with no reviews is just a brand new account created solely for board posts.  They probably have an entirely different account dedicated for reviews, whitelists, etc.  While an alias is just a secondary name tied to the user's original account.

Is that how it works?  Or am I missing something?

I think you are wondering about guys posting about their reviews and whitelists.  

Case 1: Regular Member, non-alias
You will see their name, a yellow envelope (TER is too cheap to use gold envelopes) and "Reviews: #".
Their name and the envelope are hot links that will launch PM (private mail) to them (automatically addressed to them with the subject line of the post auto-inserted).
If you click on the # after "Reviews" you will get their list of reviews. At the bottom of the review list is their Whitelist list.

If someone has no reviews, you will not see any "Reviews: #" info. Sometimes they are new. Sometimes they just have a "no review" policy for years and years (GaGambler is an example of that.)

Case 2: Provider with LINKED Profile, non-alias
You will see their name, a yellow envelope and "See My TER Reviews".
The name and envelope launch PM. "See My TER Reviews" is a hot link to her Profile.

Case 3: Provider without a LINKED Profile, non-alias
She might have a Profile but has not asked TER Admin to link her Profile to her handle (Profile name and handle are not always the same: Provider name / Profile name = Mary; Mary was taken as a handle so she created a handle like "marywastaken".)

Case 4: Aliases  
Whereas non-aliased posts have the posters name in blue and hot-linked to PM, most aliases appear in plain black font with no envelope and no reference to "Reviews: #" or "See My TER Reviews."  However, the plain black name is still a hot link to launch a PM.

"Outing" someone's alias is a bannable offense ... unless they have outed themselves.  

Having more than one TER account is a bannable offense. What you asked about might happen but TER actively searches for such activity.

Case 5 and beyond ... needs more typing and I'm typed out

A gold (some say it's yellow) envelope is a regular TER member handle. If it's a monger/hobbyist, it means he/she has no published reviews. If it's a provider, it means her handle hasn't been linked to a profile yet.  

It may not be a brand new account.  Some posters have used the same handle, w/o reviews attached to it, for a long time.  

Some reviewers post reviews under their alias instead of their handle. And of course aliases can be changed (not more frequently than every 3 months).  

TER members aren't supposed to have more than one account at a time.  Reality may be different.

Ok, that seems to make sense.  Guys like GaGambler talk about having whitelists from ladies he's never even met, but when you search his handle you didn't see any reviews or whitelists.  So like you said, use their alias to review (and get whitelists) and their original handle just to post.  I didn't realize you could also review using your alias until now.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Apparently Admin has read my posts on the subject and removed them. As for reviews, I do NOT review, not under this handle or any other, and when TER did away with multiple aliases, I stopped using an alias altogether and have not made a single alias post since I was a moderator and required, or at least very strongly urged to use an alias when expressing my own opinions and not posting in my official capacity as a mod.

I hope this clears up at least some of your questions. The other responses you have already received were quite accurate and I can't think of anything to add to them.

Yes, that definitely clears up some of the questions I previously had.  Thanks for all the helpful posts!

Ga Gambler: So you recommend Doing reviews under an alias? especially if the review is average to below average?

Risky business for all levels escorts and clients.

Especially if you are new, or if a BSC woman could ruin your life over a sub par review. This prevents many guys who want to be honest, but are understandably scared shitless that some BSC and vindictive hooker is going to ruin his life simply for telling the truth about her. It's easy for me to sit here on my high horse telling him to "grow a pair" but I am not the one facing the prospect of losing my job, my kids, basically my life over writing a bad review.

I absolutely hate "rewarding bad behavior" and I think reviewing from behind an alias while not a perfect fix is the best option I can think of. After all harsh reviewers on Yelp don't have to worry about angry restaurant owners ruining their lives, why should whore mongers need to worry about retribution over an 8-8 review of a woman on the top ten list in his city?

While I get that it could help the client a bit by disassociating themselves from their main TER handle, wouldn't the provider more than likely still be able to identify the hobbyist in question (and therefore still make their life miserable if they so desire)?  I say that because the review will still have details about the encounter, alias or not.  That should usually be enough for the provider to figure which client you were, right?

Yes, you definitely bring up a point of concern. The only advice I can think of is to leave out as much identifying information as possible and to wait a few weeks before posting your review. The higher volume provider, the less easily she will be able to identify you. As I said, it's simply the best option available that I can think of, but not a perfect one.

One other thing that might help is to read her prior reviews, many women tend to have a "scripted session" and their "juicy details" seem to repeat themselves, if your issue is about appearance, your juicy details can remain the norm, but you can make mention that she is "older, fatter, less attractive" than either her pics or what previous reviewers have mentioned. Or if it's an issue of performance, you can simply follow the norm but mention if her attitude was simply subpar or whatever your specific issue with her was.

... it would be prudent to not assume a provider has no way to ID a handle through an alias, reviews or no reviews.