I've read (and agree) that as someone getting into the hobby, that it's a good idea at first to stick with providers who have a number of reviews...

There's a provider I'm considering in, and she has only one review here - but she is on P411, and has a number of reviews on a few other boards covering providers as well.

So is a combination of reviews across sites (some of the other sites have multiple reviews) enough to be safe?  Just even being on P411 seems a bit reassuring, though I would not go on just that alone... are there any boards I should not trust for reviews?

To keep this from being too theoretical here is the provider profile:

http://www.theeroticreview.com/reviews/show.asp?ID=162965

Thanks for any advice.

Also one other general question, is it odd at all when you find a number of reviews for a provider that are a year old or so?

While I'd prefer more reviews here so I could PM the reviewers about her, if she has reviews on other credible sites it should not be a huge risk. The fact that her one TER review is a year old is OK as long as her other reviews are newer.  Even if they are not, you have no idea why, and there are plenty of good reasons to explain it (school, or just clients who don't review). You didn't name the other review sites she's on (against TER policy, I know), so I can't help you there.  Also, being on p411 means she's been screened by them, which adds to her credibility.  Last, she has a decent web site and good pix so I doubt she's a B&S, and it's highly unlikely she's LE.  They don't go to the trouble of putting up a site just to sting individual guys.
Bottom line: I'd see her, though she wouldn't be at the top of my list.

The board that she has most of her reviews on, actually is more dominate in the area it serves than TER. If you noticed she has almost 500 posts on this board's discussion board.  And her reviews on this board are excellent.  I happen to travel to the city this provider lives in and always refer to this board, when I visit this city. Matter of fact, I just might see this young lady on my next trip there. Enjoy, have a good time.

A brief check turns up too many inconsistencies for me. In some pics, she looks much younger and thinner than in others. Most are heavily retouched. Her TER reviewer calls her a young coed, yet in an ad she's 30-39.

That he took the handle "edenhunter" (and that she offers discounts for reviews) is also suspicious. It's possible there's an explanation for all this, but personally, I like to have a more solid understanding of whose services I'm engaging.

a snowballer? a potty-mouth provider? a TS high-priced bell-hop? haha

His two reviews listed as before were from the same month, so Eden's may have been submitted first. I'm not claiming it's a fake review, just that his description could be skewed by infatuation. I doubt if his handle is a coincidence.

she has a very good board pressence here.  IMHO, TER is the cadillac of review sites and other sites are just secondary.

Some very good food for thought, and some good information.