if you perform like you write, you're a 12. While I include reviews
in my decision making process, l also factor in you're website in
the process. I'd give you an 11 for yours.
wouldn't have any impact on my decision to see you. In a NY minute. I've been enjoying this playground long enough to be comfortable including my instinct in deciding if I should meet a provider. I'm not boasting, perhaps I'm just lucky, but I'd say I've been close to 100% with my choice in a woman. I've had a few dates where I found the woman not for my tastes hence I don't repeat, but that doesn't mean I didn't have a good or a great time. It might be something as subjective as her pussy is too tight lol. Ir she offers anal but didn't "enjoy it" as much as I require her to. But it doesn't make her less of a very good or outstanding provider. I might even give her a good review but not return. I've met some smokin hot babes that have rocked my world that I haven't returned to see only because I enjoy other "world rockers" more. There have been many but only so many Benjamins. It's why we test drive a car. It has the look I want, but maybe not the feel, the performance or handling I desire. I still like it but I'll buy one that is better for my needs. To personalize Robbin, my intuition tells me I'd have an out of body experience with you. And money permitting, I'd rebook with you the next morning. You have ATF dripping off of you... whether it's your reviews, your website or your Board persona ... you are one hotttt fucking babe. Perhaps this will help someone take the plunge and see you if their not as experiences as I am and needs the balls to take the plunge with a woman that meets their age, look & body type requirements. They can thank me later as it wouldn't be the first time I got a PM based on a recommendation. In your case, while I admittedly haven't seen you, I can attest it's only because distance that separates us.
Been wondering this for a while now and live some feedback
Always intrigues me how when a girl gets a super bad review / like a 1 ( total rip off) there is always a review right after that gives her an 8 or higher / just wondering if they are fake reviews or a 1 time deal / because we all know YMM
YMMV. Sometimes its a fake review and sometimes is a real review. You should always check the reviewer who does the rehab review and see if he has other reviews and seems credible. Many times, its the only review of a new reviewer which is probably just a shill.
can make things a bit clearer. Kind of like figure skating or gymnastics, you know, where the judges throw out the high and low scores?
Would also check out the reviewers of both reviews and see what their track record looks like. If they only have one review, that may tell me something about their credibility.
If she had several other reviews and they were all glowing, I may wonder about the "rip-off" review although normally that would cause me concern. The topic of reviews has been discussed here ad infinitum and most agree their subjectivity can sometimes make them a bit unclear.
As an example, I've read a reviewer talk about how beautiful a provider was and use the most glowing terms to describe their encounter in the narrative section. Then his number ratings on appearance and performance do not correlate and paint a much different picture.
Bottom line, trust your gut; her demeanor on the phone or in her email/TER PM reply also may give you an impression, one way or other.
Regarding the discussion of reviews!
I feel it's time to stand up for providers, like myself, who have clients/dates who have never written a review before.
Most of my clients/dates, unfortunately for me, do not write reviews. Many have never heard of TER (God forbid, but what can you do?!) and they desire to keep what goes on behind closed doors, between the two of us. My reviews aren't consistent, also because I quit providing for several years (chose another career, was in a long term SD/SB relationship, etc).
What does the fact that I have very few reviews, say about me...that I'm not a great provider? Not if you view all my 10 scores in performance, that I have received over the years! Not if you read my passionate words, when I post on TER's discussion boards! How is my appearance...do I deserve the 9's & 10's I've received? Well, that's why I post my 18+ amateur videos, because they can't be photo-shopped...so, what you see, is what you get! Of course, every one has their own opinion about looks, and I've learned you can't please everyone 100% of the time.
Several of my reviews were written by clients/dates who had never written a review, and only wrote the review, because I asked them politely if they would. This is where I disagree with people who assume if only one review is written by a reviewer, he should automatically be considered a "shill" and the review is a fake one.
Let's face it, we all know it's easy to write a fake review, or...it's easy to get a great review, if you're willing to drop your rates to a very low amount. With that said...I think it's very obvious, by my lack of reviews, I refuse to do either!
Bottomline...Would I like it if more of my clients/dates reviewed me? Yes, it would be nice, but I can't spend my time worrying about a review score, when my ONLY thought should be making my client's/date's rendezvous, the BEST one he's ever had!
IMHO, reviews are necessary...but, when selecting someone to rendezvous with, please look beyond just a score on a page!
Robbin you are an exception to the rule. With your board presence and the amount of information available about you I doubt client would have any second thoughts about seeing you or having a wonderful time.
I agree that a couple bad scores may be just a case of YMMV. I look at the reviewers history to get a better idea and sometimes pm them.
As with clients that don't write reviews, I have seen providers that have asked me not to write a review.
Someone I follow got a terrible review that was followed up by a 10 10. That reviewer only one review. She had pages and pages of reviews over years. Most were probably legit but the rehab reviews were usually from a novice reviewer. It just looks strange.
if you perform like you write, you're a 12. While I include reviews
in my decision making process, l also factor in you're website in
the process. I'd give you an 11 for yours.
I'm not sure if your review history is hurting your business, but it
wouldn't have any impact on my decision to see you. In a NY minute.
I've been enjoying this playground long enough to be comfortable including my instinct in deciding if I should meet a provider. I'm not boasting, perhaps I'm just lucky, but I'd say I've been close to 100% with my choice in a woman. I've had a few dates where I found the woman not for my tastes hence I don't repeat, but that doesn't mean I didn't have a good or a great time.
It might be something as subjective as her pussy is too tight lol. Ir she offers anal but didn't "enjoy it" as much as I require her to. But it doesn't make her less of a very good or outstanding provider.
I might even give her a good review but not return. I've met some smokin hot babes that have rocked my world that I haven't returned to see only because I enjoy other "world rockers" more. There have been many but only so many Benjamins.
It's why we test drive a car. It has the look I want, but maybe not the feel, the performance or handling I desire. I still like it but I'll buy one that is better for my needs.
To personalize Robbin, my intuition tells me I'd have an out of body experience with you. And money permitting, I'd rebook with you the next morning. You have ATF dripping off of you... whether it's your reviews, your website or your Board persona ... you are one hotttt fucking babe.
Perhaps this will help someone take the plunge and see you if their not as experiences as I am and needs the balls to take the plunge with a woman that meets their age, look & body type requirements. They can thank me later as it wouldn't be the first time I got a PM based on a recommendation. In your case, while I admittedly haven't seen you, I can attest it's only because distance that separates us.
I feel it's time to stand up for hobbyists who write bad reviews.
coeur-de-lion said it PERFECTLY
90% of my reviews are stellar as are the women I visit. Maybe too many 10/10, but I my fellow hobbyists help steer me to wonderful women. Sadly, I write my bad reviews under an alias because of threat of blacklist and retribution. My regular is a solid 10/10 and one of the top providers in the country, yet she gets mad at an occasional 9 on looks, even though it may be justified. The TER review system is not perfect, but it is the best on the market and keeps us well informed. It is hard to take someone seriously who has not had a legitimate review since 2008.
The only real red flag a woman without a review since 2008 would raise for me is that unless she was 18 at the time, she would now almost undoubtedly be too old for me. As far as her performance, assuming she has a relatively open minded menu, I don't put a bunch of stock in the reviews in the first place and sort of agree with Robbin on this point, although I have no idea what Robbins' tangent had to do with the topic at hand.
As for bad reviews, it's too bad that guys can't be honest under their real handle, but I do agree that it's probably best to put out bad news under an alias to keep from getting the blow back that comes from a subpar review of a previously highly reviewed provider. Your ATF is a perfect example of why. If she gets mad at a 9 in appearance, I bet you she'd go BSC if some guy ever gave her a 7-7 and EVERY provider has sessions only worth a 7-7 review. It's just that 99% of the guys don't have the guts to write them, even under an alias.
I don't post under an alias, I don't even have one for that matter AND I don't write reviews, but if I did, most likely I too would write my reviews under an alias too, as I guarantee you, I would get a reputation as being one of those "hard graders" that the ladies seem to hate as I can't imagine giving out even a single 10-10 review, much less hand them out like candy.
And several hobbyists also replied, under the OP, with their opinions too. My post is a combination of my feelings, after reading ALL the posts in this thread.
FYI: AliASS, my post was not a threAD! I didn't post a link to my website, and I also don't post threADs except where I'm supposed to...on my Vegas Board (for ISO threads), the Vegas Ad Board, and the ISO Board. BTW, thank you though for drawing attention to my post, with your post! 
Absolutely nothing, time for some free marketing. Most of us hobbyists can tell the difference between relevant input and a chance for self promotion, no matter how misplaced.
BUT, IMHO, reviews or the lack thereof, definitely do speak volumes. Ask any hobbyist on the reviewer's only DB and you will get a 100% honest, unadulterated answer.
That is one place we can also speak about reasonable rates without obstruction or any veiled promotional smoke screen.
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I often won't write a review because I like the provider and don't want her to become inundated with traffic and thus unavailable.
That you were once allegedly a "Bond Girl." You're slipping.
I can definitely relate to a lot of your post. A lot of my regular clients are strictly "NO reviews". I would assume it's for privacy reasons and I respect that.
At the risk of being captain obvious, this is not a beauty contest we're running here. It's a business first and foremost to a provider, and a personal services business at that. A bad review plants a seed. A second bad review starts to water that seed. If they keep 10+ clients away each year, that's a lot of money that goes to someone else. Businesses protect their turf and I'm sure our wonderful ladies do too... buyer beware was not invented at TER but if the shoe fits...
A provider with all 10/10 reviews actually raises a red flag for me. Nobody is perfect all the time or can be 10/10 for every single person. All 10/10 reviews imply to me the reviewers are not being honest or are shills. I'd rather see a provider who has a variety of scores & even a bad review here and there or lower score doesn't bother me and hasn't been a problem with providers I've seen.
The reviewer might be cranky and have unrealistic expectations, though this is far from the likeliest.
Most likely if you see a really rotten review among a group of good ones, the lady had a bad day or it was just a bad mix.
I saw a lady a few years ago who is beautiful sexy lovely to be with, just great. She was less active for a while and then, when getting back in the swing, she got a devastating review.
She had had a really bad night, was feeling terrible, and admitted she should not have seen that person. She is a lady and even offered to refund his money, but the review was already out.
As I knew she would, she started getting the reviews her usual performance deserved and her career has continued.
None of us is a machine (though some of the ladies I have seen recently keep getting the great reviews they deserve and none of them seem to have had a really bad day.) and we all can have a bad day professionally or personally.
I find the amount of over-analysis of reviews on the boards simply amazing. You question the good review after the bad, yet ignore the bad before the good. Either is equally questionable, and the reasons for either are innumerable.
It is a fact, not that YMMV, but that Your Mileage WILL Vary. One man's 10 is another's 7. One man's experience is not a guarantee of the same experience for another. In fact, it is guaranteed that experiences will vary. There is no entitlement to the same experience as another has had.
Don't over-analyze or fret reviews so much. There are so many beautiful and wonderful women who are willing to share their time and bodies with us... make your best choice given your own opinions and take some responsibility on yourself to make the very best of each encounter.
Stop looking for the tricks... and just enjoy the treats.
Very insightful reply.
Steph xoxo
Although reviews are subjective, they still serve as the concomitant of road and track magazine to determine whom we will spend our hard earned currency with. However, they tend to be vital to those whose livelihood in the business is centered around procuring and cultivating clients. With this said I would wonder if the good women on the board would be interested in forming an oversight committee to check the voracity of content that is disseminated in reviews. This is critical because if a credible and influential review has disparaging remarks about a woman it could cause serious economic repercussions. In a time when, income is flat for Americans in most walks of life every dollar is precious to the women that we admire and desire even if the motives are purely licentious. Thus I would like to propose a body that would compose a cross section of men and women who are active participants in the hobby to check the accuracy and fairness of the reviews and perhaps when necessary have and retain the power to eradicate the situation depending on the consistency of services and the deportment of the provider in question.
The question of how this body would be formed is another question as well as the bylaws and the powers that the members would be entrusted with. It is not just to prohibit perjorative reviews, but to make sure the actions of the targeted provider aren't unfair or unjustly deserved. Granted some things could be the fault of the provider,hobbyist or both. However there is a greater likely hood that someone will see the hobbyist again while the same might not be true for the provider. With the proliferation of cyberspace and the common access to the internet we all would have, it is not that hard to ferret out those on both sides whom we feel as those could be potential incompatible or undesirable. However because of the permanence and perception one would have of a provider after reading her reviews we should be able to give her a fair shot. However, more times than not, that won't happen with the donations that are being demanded if the hobbyist is terrified that it could be him next. What both parties really should want is a pleasant experience with hopefully many happy returns and if he or she is lucky a relationship outside of play for pay within reason.
Steph xoxo
You are out of your mind.
I am not a big fan of the system as it is now.... but honestly my dealings with TER indicate that they have a well tuned Bullshit meter. They are not perfect - but they are at least as good as an ombudsman committee would be. An arbitrator once told me that "If I am doing my job - both of you are going to feel like you have been screwed."
I think that an ombudsman committee is a way for the organization to shuffle off responsibility for judgement calls to a third party. It's really great PR. BUT it's really not an appropriate model for TER.
At the end of the day - this shit just isn't all that important. Read the reviews - make up your own mind and go find some lovely lady (or two or three) to spend some quality time with. Rinse - Lather - Repeat. My experience to date is that I have found some exceptional women using TER
And somehow I bet you don't either. lol
...someone to type a post with one hand on a thesaurus and the other on his joystick. That might account for "voracity" instead of "veracity" and "perjorative" instead of "pejorative."
Everything should be taken in context. Ideally, anyone you're considering seeing will have at least something like 5 or 6 reviews, and a dozen or more would be even better. With that number of reviews, you should be able to get a clear idea as to what the provider is really like. If you get one review that's a 5/5 (or something like that) and the others are all 8/8 or better, then you can probably disregard the one bad review. And, of course, the opposite is probably true too, if you have one good review amidst a bunch of bad reviews, you should probably disregard the one good review. Just my two cents!
Made me wish I had paid more attention to the few bad reviews buried in with all the glorious ones and I understand a girl can have a bad day just wished she did not have it with me.
On the other hand I have seen girls who i thought were way better than their general reviews scores were so there you go 
I usually read between the lines, so to speak. We're all looking for different things, sometimes my preference (read, needs!) will be for a "wham, bam, thank you ma'am". Some reviews will complain that the provider was all business, not GFE at all and in a rush to get him out the door. Well, if I'm just looking for a little quick headache relief, I couldn't care less about those things and wouldn't worry about that sort of thing in a negative review. That time anyway!
I always look at all the reviews, even the bad ones but after reading them check out the review history on the person placing the bad review.
On the other hand I have seen girls who i thought were way better than their general reviews scores were so there you go
It seems like some of you will twist yourselves into pretzels trying to defend hookers from well deserved bad reviews while others will do the same trying to debunk positive reviews that just happen to come after a bad review.
News flash, if a woman has mainly good/great reviews, gets a bad review and then goes right back to getting good reviews, that's how it is supposed to be.
OTOH if a woman gets a LOT of bad reviews, it's very unlikely to be in retaliation to failing screening, most likely it's because she sucks as a provider and NOT in the good way, Either that or she is very moody which really does make her a YMMV provider.
OK GaG setting a terrible precedent here but totally agree. Why do we have reviews anyway? Reviews, after all are the entire premise of TER.
And who would try the hardest to get hobbyists to discount the value of reviews? You guessed it, providers who either do not have any, or feel their reviews do not accurately portray a session with them.
We hobbyists are not stupid and know how each of us individually wants to interpret the TER review system. No matter how some may try to influence us to the contrary. Am guessing while many of us may have an occasional subpar session, overall, am confident when we feel the review process no longer serves our purpose, we will no longer allow it to affect our decision making.
Reviews are a major part of it. Wide swings... especially more than one per page of reviews... makes me have second thoughts. And it's not just in the numbers but the text as well. Wide swings to me means she doesn't click with some (and with my luck wouldn't with me).
I expect minor variations in this most personal of connections...