I'm an established provider with a current TER national top 100 ranking...but it's doubtful I'll hold my position for much longer. In fact, I'm expecting to drop off the list entirely by the end of the summer...

If you don't do those things you never should have received a 10 in performance. If you do, then why would your reviewers score bevlowered to a 9/8? It should be a 9/9.

I guess it's your turn to "beat me to the punch" as I was thinking the EXACT same thing.

The new review system is going to shake up the list for national and the regional ones.  You are not going to be the only one that will drop of the board or stay on it. This system needs to be given a chance and allow to work. The new rating will stop providers with only 10-30 reviews of 10-10 to stay on top of the list while blocking providers that have more reviews but have some negative ones which causes them to drop on the list.  

...it's the worst system possible, until you compare it to all the others.

The numbers in the posts are Appearance / Performance numbers: 9/10 being lowered to 9/8 or 9/9 and so on.
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I'm just going to sing my usual tune to switch to performance scores of X-out-of-Y. Determine the maximum score however you wish (anal +1, DFK +1, NQNS +2 !!!, polymastia +1, long red fingernails +1, short orange fingernails -1, ... whatever damn system you want). THEN determine the subjective score and report it relative to the max available score.
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I have had some FANTASTIC 7/7's that I wish I could score as 10-out-of-7s!  
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A quick poll: Would you prefer to see someone whose average is 7/7 or whose average is 7/10?  
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This might up the max score by +6:

it causes a LOT of fucked up shit.  I have NEVER used it as a factor regarding who to see.

Is the fact that myself along with many others here will not see you without reviews! I guess if you want a 10 you could lick some "Bung Hole" and bring in a blow up doll or something though I do agree that it is our 10 to give for the experience we feel we received.

that from happening, but like, no one cares?

I understand your frustration with the new review guidelines as I too feel like it's somewhat unfair but I don't see what the huge deal is about dropping off the top 100 list?  I'm sure your business won't be any different and I'm sure other ladies will be dealing with the same issues.  What kind of irks me is that eventually everyone in the top 100 list will be those who offer PSE only.

Quite frankly, I think your mix of reviews is almost exactly what I look for. 33 solid reviews over a five year period shows you are consistent, but not begging every guy you see for a review. Your mix of everything from a few 10/10 reviews to a "worst" review of an 8/8 with virtually every score in between also shows consistency and is much more believable than page after page of 10/10s which always makes me suspicious that coercion was involved.

The fact that you're here taking this much time and energy worrying about a totally arbitrary and capricious system that has been set up and ran for the sole purpose of not serving your best interests (kinda like our govt) should say it's not worth the time or frustrations.  

Really, I'm sick and tired of all the bitching about the scoring system.  It is flawed and always has been. Yes, this latest change hasn't improved it, but who cares? I sure don't. It doesn't change the way I search for women and decide on who to see. I think TER made it to try and reign in the increasing score inflation. What good is it if every review for every lady becomes a one in a lifetime event?  

When I'm choosing a lady, I read her website and read tons of her reviews before I make a decision on who I'm going to see.  
Why would I check or even care if she is on the top 100 or top 10 in her local area, it's just marketing Bullshit and a bullshit excuse to raise her donation rates.

It's rare for you make a post without a pic of a hottie in it. lol

...to not give a fuck. Usually, I just ignore the whiners. I'll blame it on the tequila.  

You have all these girls who claim they do better on twitter or other places. If it's so bad here, why the fuck don't they just delist themselves?

Owning a 10/8 review. Took the blame publicly. I just hope the guy returns and she fucks his brains out for a better score. It's quite rare to see anyone own anything anymore so I found her approach quite refreshing.  

...in any endeavor where we attempt to quantify what is basically subjective.

being able to get a higher score because a girl's friend that wrote her first review and set up her profile, which says anal in on the menu, was just a scam on the review system.  I have read through over 20 reviews on a couple of girls that each had anal in their profile, but not one person AFTER the first guy who set up the profile ever actually received anal.  Its much harder for them to scam the NEW system now that its based on what you ACTUALLY did, rather than what you just SAY you do.

1. Why do you come here bitching when you should feel lucky to have been on the top 100?

For those that don't get (E).... Well I don't need to pm you to figure out who you are. Not many who are in dagner of falling off the charts.

But I agree with you.  I suggest you read posts in the old format and reply that way. The reply takes you to the new version but you can always easily toggle back.
You're welcome.

and learn you are More than a  
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Hey Alex, How do you really feel? lol

I don't really care about anal, nor do I care about gang bangs or if she's a carpet muncher (sorry lopaw) none of those things are even on my mind when I book an appointment or start my selection process.

As has been mentioned many times, most guys will only look at the photos, the scores and the price in making a decision whether to contact a provider or not. If they read reviews, they're skimming, looking for a list of acronyms.

and had more to add on. I keep making it stay on the classic the best I can.  

because no monger in his right mind will see a girl if she's not in the local Top 10.  

I use this site to say hi and ask questions on the Provider board, to pop up adverts in towns I'm touring, to read some inane drivel on this general board and comment after snorting tea out of my nose laughing, and to read my PM's and check a guys whitelisitng .  
I never post photos on the photo board, or look at lists. but sometimes I get excited to see I have a new review. I've never asked for one but I know they're important and guys read them to get a feel for consistency of service and personality and legitimacy. Not being on a list and not getting 10's for performance hasn't hurt my business. I don't and never will offer anal and I don't get many duo bookings. That's just how it is. I don't get many 10's for looks either but it's also a fact that while I'm attractive and some say beautiful, I'm also 40 now and not a Penthouse Pet for whom I would think a 10 for looks should be reserved??

Being able to switch back and forth between classic and new, to read vs write posts is not going to last forever. It also seems a lot more time consuming than just clicking on "tree" when you first open a board, and just leaving it on the new site.  

it wasn't addressed to me, rather the OP.  So just as a matter of form I'd have put it under hers, not mine. No big deal though.

at least until they get the new version de-bugged so you can more easily follow threads.

The last time they did a big update they kept the classic version fully operational for about 8 years, running side by side. This time they pretty much dumped all the useful parts of classic within weeks of rolling out the new TER. Do you really expect them to keep this "read only" version of classic operational for years?  

I am simply hoping that if enough other people say the same thing they will actually listen to us.  That would be a first. The "read only" version is actually OK.

performance. For appearance, I will look at a lady's pics to see if Mr. Happy will be attracted to the lady.

It showed to me that you were responding to me (the first line) !!! Didn't make sense to me so I checked on Classic to see if it was even a response to me. Glad I did.

This is not a new TER vs old TER thing. This is a tree vs. flat thing. The same thing existed in old TER!

Somehow I've actually benefited from the new scoring system and moved up the top 100 list in my area.  What effect has that had on my business?  Absolutely none as far as I can tell.  No increase in either inquiries or bookings.  Personally I wouldn't worry about it.  Provide the best service possible, treat your clients well, and you'll do fine.  

Every few years,  a major and presumably reputable source (NY Times, LA Times, WaPo, etc) seems to have a story about blinded wine tastings or mislabeled wine tastings. It is not unusual for the wine "experts" to give high scores based on the label (winery, alleged vintage, assumed price) and lower scores to wine-in-a-box. When the people running the study mix things up (and pour wine-in-a-box into a fancy labeled bottle) the scores can flip flop.  
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In truly blinded and fair (no labels, just numbered glasses) tastings, many inexpensive wines beat out the high-priced offerings.
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Hay! Just like what happens in the real hobby world!

Is this your story now?  I thought it was price cuts just to stay busy.  Now it's to get good reviews?
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Why are you always whining about this if you're not willing to name names?  The only reason for your constant nagging is that many times (you're the one saying "many"), you paid $1,000 for a $300 experience.  Don't say, "it didn't happen to me, I just heard about it from other hookers," because nothing else you've said would indicate you'd trust a single word coming from the mouth of a provider.  So who was it with?  Why are you protecting people whom you claim are actively trying to defraud your audience?  That's the primary purpose of this website, to validate that providers are who they say they are.
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Or are you just sad and furious because providers can raise their prices because someone (but not you) is willing to pay them?  Your $400 lover has traded up to $800 because she'd rather work less and earn more, and you're back to finding someone just as good, except it's not easy because at $400 an hour the quality is less reliable.  Is this your way at getting back at her?

When I was a newbie, not so long ago, I cared about top lists because they seemed like an easy way to sort through the list of thousands of providers to find someone of whom the community said great things.
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I did not use the national top 100 list because it is much less useful to actually find someone than a regional list.  And once I had the regional list, I didn't just go to the top.  I clicked my way down to the bottom so I could look at profiles, reviews and websites.  I used the advanced search form to narrow things down (which doesn't ask if someone is top rated).
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That lasted about two months and four dates, at which time I realized that the difference between a 8 and a 10, let alone the difference between an 9.88 and an 9.89, was highly subjective and affected by a lot of things other than what I could expect of seeing someone today.
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So I started paying attention to the TER ad pages and started doing the same thing, reading ads, reading websites, reading profiles, reading reviews.  In my opinion, when considering providers who are highly regarded, I can form a better opinion of the enjoyment I will get out of those things as opposed to their rank on a list.
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And then I started becoming a regular with some providers, and to get to know them a little better I started reading their Twitter feeds.  And with Twitter, I found a whole new group of providers - women in the circles of the women I knew.  And so I added one more layer to my research, and the rankings took on an every lower ranking (how ironic).
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So in my opinion, dropping off the national Top 100 list should have almost no effect.  If you dropped off your city's top 100, you might see a small decrease in bookings from new users.  If you wanted to offset that, I'd say that encouraging reviews, as well as encouraging shills to your ads, will help.
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What would be better about a different review board other than not having top lists?

Damn You are stupid. If you followed my posts it was me as an internet newbie monger who paid the high prices while others paid the lower prices. If I want to "out" a hooker for having multiple personas , I'll file a problem report with TER.  

You say "if" you want to out someone for having multiple personas you would report it to an admin.

of some local indies, I would have to agree with your conclusion.  It does seem suspicious that Greek and duos are being added to a lot of menus that didn't have them before.  

I don't want to interfere with their livelihood. I have posted that before. It is against TER rules to have reviews under two names. When caught in a problem report TER merges the two identities.  

Add to my posts that "if you're a TER member and want to have a session and post a review I am just willing to see you if you're actually OK receiving ALL the services that I provide?"  
Some guys simply don't want to have anal, many guys don't want even kiss with tongue!  
Most of them don't want a massage, don't want put their fingers inside or want their butts licked.  
Many also don't want BBBJ! Should I force them to engage (and I sure try! lol) into it so I can get an 8 for service?  
It seen like all those years passed and TER really cannot find a way to make this score and ranking system fair for the providers.  
I hope they figure it out soon as I am seeing many ladies leaving. Of course many others will come in to compensate but it's sad to see them leaving after years just because they are scared of hurting their business or reputation because of this problem.