you got your wish.  An excerpt from a post by a local, respected provider follows:

"PS The replies by the ladies are becoming very thin on this board, in case you haven't noticed, Sheika. That's because the intelligent ladies are pretty much ending their posting as a result of the gaggle of Golden Guys on this board who are putting the intelligent ladies here down. It's basically a lesson. They don't want to hear from the ladies.....we'll see how much they enjoy speaking only to each other."

On behalf of all the gentleman who enjoy the posts of these wonderful, charming, intellegent ladies, I really, really want to thank you.

PS  I for one don't enjoy speaking to you or reading your asinine post.

Actually I enjoy the providers posts and responses.  I don't even mind the obvious efforts to secure more market share.  When you read their posts you kind of feel like you know them before you meet them.  They actually know much more than the hobbiest's know about what is going on.  They really take the time and put their heart into their responses.  Our board needs this.

power to effect things here. 99% of my posts are completely unrelated to this. My comments on one or two specific gals/topics should have very little effect on what goes on here.....

...those women who shamelessly self-promote will never leave this board.  It's the way they try and keep their name in front of the group of readers.  That means planty of providers will still be posting (wink).

to control these boards.

When you/we allow one or more people to chase you away because of their comments, we give them a  power they don't deserve.

We have the power to ignore certain posters.

Exercise that power and don't let anyone take over what is a public discussion board.
These are OUR boards, all of us, not just his, mine or yours.

Just my opinion...
B

A few others deserve some of that credit too. Want to talk about self promotion; the girls are in business, although you like to think otherwise.  Unlike the guys that post the not so stealth reviews on this board. Which is fine with me, I just pass over and continue on. Hey TrashyCat how about reposting that shilling song again

speaks his mind, does not hide behind an alias and receives HIS share of shit for doing it! To take a general post out of context and focus some sort of "blame" on specific person seems to be a personal vendetta.  You TC, the ladies and gents  are all entitled and welcomed to post your opinions.  There maybe disagreement that generates dialogue, but it should not be made personal on any side.  I hope to see  all keep posting.

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This board, believe it or not, is a place for the ladies who run businesses to advertise their services. We are allowed to do so with one ad post per week. It is not "shamelessly self-promoting," it is utilizing this board for the purpose it exists, Jeffrey.

Men like you who demean us for running our businesses are another reason we're all exiting gracefully and most are doing so quietly. I'm trying to make the point for the Moderator and anyone else who cares to know why we're all going. This board is here first and foremost for the ladies to advertise and the men to see when the ladies they may want to see are available. It's second reason is for the men to discuss and review certain ladies and their service. So, calling our advertising on this advertising board shameless self-promotion and putting us down for utilizing the board to do what the board is intending for us to do is bringing needless drama to the board and disrespecting, once again, the ladies so many of you men claim to adore.

When will some of you guys get it? i suspect never.

Megan

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and less than 5% of our business even comes from this Phoenix board.... you'll have to further analyze that one and  , kindly, clue us all in on your hypothesis, Doctor.

Sedona, my comments were not at all intended to refer to yourself, nor any of the other top-rated ladies in town.  It was intened to remind readers that there will always be plenty of posts on this Board from the self-promoters who need to put their name in front of the viewing pulic constantly, becuase they don't enjoy the same level of business and devoted following  that you (when you were working) and many other popular independent ladies (Jordan Kay and Isabella Amore, for example) have.  Some people, myself included, are just plain tired of reading the same *wink* stuff from the same self-promoters, that's all.
Hope everthing is going well for you and you're feeling fine these days, Sedona.
Bumped into your old friend British Brook the other day, and she looks FABULOUS!  That woman seems to look better every time I see her (and she never self-promotes, because she never has to!).