TER General Board
to actually make an appointment, and there is no way to verify the validity of any of his review claims, I personally do not accept TER board membership as screening. Additional screening is always needed.
The idea that just because someone's signed up for an anonymous website - where he can earn privileges (aka VIP days) by submitting reviews of sessions that may or may not happened - he should somehow be considered safe, and his review history should suffice as screening is ludicrous.
If your TER profile had your name, phone number, email address, and physical description (e.g. age, height, weight, ethnicity), like some screening sites do, and the providers you've met could verify the accuracy of your information by giving you an okay, I would probably accept it as screening. But as of right now, TER is a review site, not a screening site, so it can only serve as about 10% of the whole picture for me - and I'm sure many others feel the same way.
Some guys don't understand that if we don't have their names, we will not communicate with them, because calling someone "BigBlow69" or any other ridiculous handle is really a turn-off... If we don't have their phone numbers, we can't call them... If we don't have their physical description, we can't meet them, because we need to know who to look for in the restaurant to avoid any uncomfortable moments, or who to expect at the peephole to make sure we're opening the door to the right person... So if you plan to contact someone via PM, make sure you include all that as it's really crucial information. A few lines showing that you are an intelligent, literate guy also help grease the wheels and may land you a booking faster, in my opinion. I'm yet to receive an inquiry with an actual intro and all the necessary information via TER PM, but a girl can dream, right? 
Be safe and make the ladies you care about feel safe too. Happy hobbying!
to actually make an appointment, and there is no way to verify the validity of any of his review claims, I personally do not accept TER board membership as screening. Additional screening is always needed.
The idea that just because someone's signed up for an anonymous website - where he can earn privileges (aka VIP days) by submitting reviews of sessions that may or may not happened - he should somehow be considered safe, and his review history should suffice as screening is ludicrous.
If your TER profile had your name, phone number, email address, and physical description (e.g. age, height, weight, ethnicity), like some screening sites do, and the providers you've met could verify the accuracy of your information by giving you an okay, I would probably accept it as screening. But as of right now, TER is a review site, not a screening site, so it can only serve as about 10% of the whole picture for me - and I'm sure many others feel the same way.
Some guys don't understand that if we don't have their names, we will not communicate with them, because calling someone "BigBlow69" or any other ridiculous handle is really a turn-off... If we don't have their phone numbers, we can't call them... If we don't have their physical description, we can't meet them, because we need to know who to look for in the restaurant to avoid any uncomfortable moments, or who to expect at the peephole to make sure we're opening the door to the right person... So if you plan to contact someone via PM, make sure you include all that as it's really crucial information. A few lines showing that you are an intelligent, literate guy also help grease the wheels and may land you a booking faster, in my opinion. I'm yet to receive an inquiry with an actual intro and all the necessary information via TER PM, but a girl can dream, right?
Be safe and make the ladies you care about feel safe too. Happy hobbying!