After reading yesterday's General Discussion posts on reviews, I have a suggestion.

There are many providers who allow reviews as a means to an end. Some of these ladies shy away from reviews because of the juicy details (of course still allowing them). Similarly, some ladies do not allow reviews because of said details. However, they would allow reviews and bring more publicity to TER if the juicy details weren't present for all to see.

So, why not allow those ladies who shy away from the juicy details pay a fee to keep that section of their review marked "private" for all, while still showing the score ratings to VIP members. Not only could TER make money off of some of the ladies currently reviewed here (such as me - I would pay that fee in addition to my VIP membership), but this opportunity could attract new providers to this site who would otherwise not allow reviews here.

The reviews here would still be an asset to the hobby community, given they would still provide the general information section, stating the lady isn't a rip off, etc.

Perhaps this idea has already been discussed. If not, here's another opportunity to bring more ladies to this site, put some providers at ease, increase TER publicity (more providers means more referrals), put more money in TER's pocket...and another reason that just slipped my mind.

Have a great weekend!

Xoxo,
Giamarie

I apologize for any errors present, as I am on my handheld.

[Edited for spelling errors]
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I agree! In this case I would not only allow TER reviews but also encourage my clients to join.

I would also add! To remove the one liner in a provider's profile "pussy shaved or not."  

No one needs to know if a hobbyist saw a provider' pussy!

The juicy details should be left to fellow hobbyist who know each other to share in a post message between the two of them and not publicly.

Great Suggestions!!!!!!!

I agree! In this case I would not only allow TER reviews but also encourage my clients to join.

I would also add! To remove the one liner in a provider's profile "pussy shaved or not."  

No one needs to know if a hobbyist saw a provider' pussy!

The juicy details should be left to fellow hobbyist who know each other to share in a post message between the two of them and not publicly.

Great Suggestions!!!!!!!

...more money to TER.

The gentlemen wouldn't go anywhere because they would still get what they need from TER: a website that provides them with the essentials to make an informed decision. Also, they probably wouldn't disappear because more ladies came on the scene (otherwise not here) and a few who are already here elected to pay more for the juicys to be marked "private". Of course, more ladies than not would find this option to be unappealing if they had to pay quite the penny (leaving several profiles with juicy details open to VIP members), but others would gladly pay the fee.

Further, someone mentioned on the GD board that even if the juicy details were marked "sorry boys, this lady's juicy details are set private", they would still know from her consistent high scores (visible to VIP) that she is reliable and as expected.

Exoticmixgirl, thanks for the courage to get this discussion started. Cheers!

Xoxo,
Giamarie

If providers do not want reviews, then fine. You don't have to have them here.
If I spend 45 minutes writing a review it is because I want it posted. All of it. When I post them, I do so for the benefit of my fellow hobbyists.
From my standpoint, blocking me from part of a review, makes it more useless.
The rating numbers alone do not always tell me what I want to know. The review itself does.
No, your idea would not be an asset to the community.

If I can not read all her reviews, then I am not seeing her.  I know that each session is different, so if I can read several reviews and see she has done xxxx and xxxx, then I am more confident to see her.  

"sorry boys, this lady's juicy details are set private" scenario is just like guys not having VIP at all right now.  So, I spend on membership for VIP and then I still can't read her reviews, then what is the point of TER. Since I just wasted $20 on VIP, will the lady give my donation back if the session is now what I had envision? NO!  

If a lady does not want reviews at all, then be UTR.

"If providers do not want reviews, then fine. You don't have to have them here." ~topbossman

I did not say we do not want reviews (clearly if we are on a review board it is for a reason). On the contrary, we DO want reviews. However, some of us would like to be a little more discreet when it comes to the juicy details.

I do not think it would harm TER any if 20 providers out of thousands would be willing to spend $500 (for example) a year to have their juicy details marked “private”. The fee would definitely put more money in TER’s pocket than the men who get their free VIP memberships for writing a couple of reviews. Plus there would be more ladies here bringing in more reviews, thus more men and more publicity. There are some ladies who would be more vocal on their websites about TER, if they felt there was some discretion with the juicy details.

Plus the ladies who ARE PAYING CUSTOMERS would keep their dollars here instead of moving on. My green is green as well.

Further, the men would still get the information they need. If a lady is a rip-off, she probably would not continue to rack in pages of reviews with high scores. Moreover, if a lady's profile says she sucks, swallows, kisses and licks, and then has multiple pages of 9's and 10's, what you are getting by booking her should be CLEAR...or maybe some men need help reading between the obvious lines.

I will help these men out some…if a lady’s profile says she sucks dick (visible to VIP) and she has pages of high scores…then she gives good head!! Yet, I suppose some men still want to read all about how good it was on another man (not him), if her head was sloppy with lots of spit, if she sucked on the tip, as well as swirled her tongue. LOL.

[She’s not a rip-off clearly, as she’s got a profile since 2000. She has consistent high marks, and her profile says she offers everything I want in a menu. She maintains an exceptional reputation on the boards and receives great backchannel. Geez, the guys seem to like her, yet her juicy details are marked “private”. Oh no! I will not see her.]

Please. I do not buy it. I think that most men in the scenario above would be able to read between the lines on the few providers who dish out the money to have their juicy details marked private.

Of course, inevitably, there will be those men who feel their $20 a month (or free VIP courtesy of a couple reviews - I pay money for my VIP) should be able to buy them everything...even the juicy details of a few ladies who would match that $20 or pay three times that amount to have the details of how good they give head marked “private”. A smart hobbyist would still be able to read between the lines when looking at her profile menu and pages of high scores.

Although you do not like this idea, I think there are many gentlemen who would find this idea appealing. Most of my clients do NOT review providers. However, they have expressed to me that they would love to post reviews to share how a provider was everything and more, yet they are uncomfortable as well with the juicy details being open for all to see. TER loses out on their money as well.

Thanks for your input. Discussion is good.

Xoxo,
Giamarie

EDITED: I noticed a spelling error, though I am certain I have not noticed them all. Please excuse all errors.

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With your VIP membership, you are able to know a lady's performance score and appearance score in addition to the following menu items:

massage
sex
blow job
cum in mouth
touch pussy
lick pussy
kiss
anal
two girl action
will bring 2nd provider
more than one guy
rush session
multiple pops
rimming

If a lady consistently receives high performance scores, you should be able to read between the lines that what she offers is indeed offered well.

Further, it would not be like every provider would elect to pay extra for the option to have their juicy details marked private. On the contrary, I believe there is a small subgroup of us that would be willing to pay top dollar for this. So, essentially, you would still get what you pay for now in a VIP membership, there would just be a few of us who have our juicy details marked private. If that means some gentlemen would look past my profile and not see me, that is fine. Just as it is fine that men who currently seek out ladies with ten pages of reviews do not see me, because I have one page of reviews.

Thanks for your input on the matter.

Xoxo,
Giamarie

http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=5423&boardID=4&page=1

EDITED: Grammar and spelling issues. Oh well, I give up!!

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So the 20 providers that would benefit from this, and their $500 would probably not cover the computer programmer's cost.
I see no benefit for the VIP hobbyists that bring in the bulk of TER's income. I would see a huge downside if a high percentage of providers would cosign such an idea. Hobbyists would feel cheated by this. Why pay for VIP if we are blocked out of part of it? How many hobbyists do you think would bypass a provider who does not allow full reviews?

If your personal concern is being more discreet in the juicy details section, why not just tell the hobbyists you see to be discreet for Giamarie?
Just don't complain if TER rejects them for lack of details.

Sorry, your idea would not benefit TER or it's VIP members.

Different angle, same argument, same result ....

Topbossman, thanks for participating. You do make some valid points.

And, you are right. It is in my best interest to request my friends post discreet reviews of me (since this matters to me). However, whenever they attempt to do so, the reviews are always declined (or so that is what my reviewers tell me), yet I see reviews with five sentences make it through the review screening process all the time. Hmmmm...

Anyway, I love love love my idea. I was almost skipping with joy when I thought of it yesterday. However, I understand that if it never comes to fruition, I will just continue on with the way I currently do things. Plus, $500 extra dollars in my pocket a year is a lot and could be spent in many ways...or if I am a good girl, invested or saved.

"Different angle, same argument, same result"....Love it!!

Xoxo,
Giamarie

Those menu items are set by the FIRST guy that reviews the lady.  So, if the first guy was a married guy and was doing a quick lunchtime rendezvous, then the lady is stuck with a limited menu.  Thus making that section useless.  This menu is not update with every review and possible only when the lady pms admin about this.  

Right now, Guys pay membership to read your reviews and ladies are given limited VIP.
What if the tables were turned, have the ladies pay to have their reviews visible and guys get limited vip?  Just a debate topic

YOU: "Those menu items are set by the FIRST guy that reviews the lady.  So, if the first guy was a married guy and was doing a quick lunchtime rendezvous, then the lady is stuck with a limited menu.  Thus making that section useless." ~kenescalade02

ME: I have changed my profile several times in the last year to ensure it reflects what is actually offered. Staff are always prompt with my request and complete changes within 24 hours. If anything, the juicy details are inaccurate, as I may have offered something at the time of a posted review that I no longer offer now.

At least in my case, it is best to review my profile's menu items than my juicy details.

YOU: "Right now, Guys pay membership to read your reviews and ladies are given limited VIP.
What if the tables were turned, have the ladies pay to have their reviews visible and guys get limited vip?" ~kenescalade02

ME: Interesting thought. Hmmm...I will need to ponder that one.

Let's face it, there are a group of men who HAVE to know every menu item and almost every move an escort makes before seeing them. Strike these guys off your demographic.

You have been around for almost two years and don't have a single review to your credit.
Your opinion in the review process hold very little clout, in my not so humble opinion

even though i'm sure it would cost me business since i happen to have some great juicy details, i'd really rather see guys who dont rely on those details to make a determination.

and agree with the other poster that the grooming of my delicate areas is really nobody's business either.  

whenever a guy emails me and asks if im "shaved", i just tell them to seek companionship elsewhere.. i have no desire to see a guy who basis his decisions on such factors.

Just because I refuse to be publicly reviewed in what I consider a tasteless manner, does not mean I do not know about the review system.

There are some of us who find the whole system denigrating and crass. Oh and I have been around for way longer than 2 years with no reviews and still do very well. You and men like you just can't deal with the few women who will not be subjected to your ratings. My advice to the lady was to strike those that insist on reviews off her list because they wouldn't see her anyway. What's your beef with that?

And by all means be informed of every position, thrust and menu itmes so you can cross off your "to do" list of things to be done...and don't bother those that want more privacy alone.

I do not review every provider I see. I therefor do not insist on writing reviews.
The review process is designed to assist hobbyists in their decisions. Some guys want to know more, some guys less. Smart hobbyists want to know more. It is really that simple.
Reviews are the basic foundation of TER. The anti review providers should have no say in the review process they abhor, and hold no credibility in this context.
Remember too, outside of the hobby, most people consider what you do is tasteless. Having someone write about a session does not change the fact of what you are doing for a living, and does not make it any more tasteless. We can agree to disagree on that point, sweetheart.

Cupcake....That's cute. Thank you.
Of course the hobby is fine by me. I would not be here otherwise. I enjoy what I do, and enjoy the providers that I see.

Don't give out too many freebies. You have a rep to uphold

What I do for a living is fine by me cupcake. And the fact that you visit the ladies it must be fine by you too.

I could give a flying f*&k about the reviews...I was not addressing the "good 'ole boys" on here, I was addressing a provider who mentioned she did not like the graphic nature of the juicy details.

Credibility or not, I can express my opinion..and did so. So cupcake, have yourself a great evening...I'm going to get laid....for free.

Freebies for clients...not likely. This is a mutual attraction (not an illusion) and a desire to be together minus any consideration.

Have a great weekend...

the juicy details are _required_ to be too juicy. i think that it should be enough to indicate the mood of the encounter, whether folks were happy with it.

i'd rather that a calmer less pornographic review style were permitted. i feel uncomfortable writing a review like that for a lady i know is more discreet. i have no problem writing something more detailed for a less discreet lady.

i'd just like to have the freedom as a reviewer to choose style.

"If a provider has a no review policy in any form she is automatically de-listed."

"
IMPORTANT
When a provider is de-listed, her TER user account is BANNED from the site. If a de-listed provider attempts to create new usernames on TER, those accounts will also be banned. If you are de-listed from TER, you may not have a user account on TER.

De-listed providers are not allowed to post anywhere on TER. Discussions of de-listed providers are not allowed on TER discussion boards. New reviews of de-listed providers are not approved."

http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewMsg.asp?MessageID=48857&boardID=3&

The name of the site...is The Erotic...REVIEW.

Privacy?  Head on over to www.privacy.com or some such...

I could see you having an expectation of privacy there.

But there's no chance of NOT being copiously reviewed here, it's the name of the site!

Its also not the site's responsibility to manage glissades of difference in terms of the sensibilities of various stakeholders regarding what constitutes a review, other than the truth of whether or not the encounter took place.

This I agree with.  I also think that the provider should be free to not be listed here at all (not in stages, but in toto).

Then, market forces take care of it for us; escorts gain competitive advantage among the reviewing community by saying "I LOVE to be reviewed" and those who whish to evacuate the entirety of the process simply don't, as a consumer of the site, present themselves befroe me as options.

Might I lose out?  Maybe.  But the amount of ladies willing to be reviewed means I still would get, IMHO, a spectrum of experiences available to me at all kinds of levels.

Done and dusted.