Agree with PanAm on the wording of a 10 as "once in a lifetime" - no way any 'provider' is capable of delivering that kind of experience for me, at least not under this context. And as for looks, it's utterly impossible, there are way too many hot women in the world - a 10 does not exist as far as I'm concerned if we're calling it "once in a lifetime", cause there's another beauty around the corner.  

Also the redundant and monotonous task of entering all that profile info, when the profile never gets updated. Either change it so that the profile gets updated when that information is submitted, or do away with that process completely.

I don't really care about how long it takes to approve them, why are people so fucking antsy to see their review posted? I already know what happened, I was there, the review is for others to read, so not my problem. lol

Because typically a visitor is in and out of town within three days or less. Even at their best, TER has never been that fast at getting them through. Best case scenario; you submit one on her first day in town and maybe it gets posted the day she's leaving - too late when you consider their perpetual demand for pre-booking.

This is why people post mini's on their regional board. If you think TER is going to start turning reviews over within a days time, don't hold your breath.

Secondly, I am not big on TOFTT, and being that they almost always have reviews before I see them anyway, I seldom write them. A girl who has 5 pages of reviews doesn't need me to write one more. I usually ask them if they want one, and if yes, I do. Usually they say they don't care, in which case I don't care either, so I don't write one. When I do write them, I'm seldom adding anything that isn't known about her already, so when it shows up makes no difference.

And even with the shoe on the other foot, I still don't care - there is no one out there that I'm that desperate and anxious to see. A new girl's review will show up when it shows up, or maybe she never will have one. Doesn't matter. Many fish in the sea, and the ocean is vast.  

The appearance numbers are a joke and always will be. No two men look at a woman the same way.  Don't worry about trying to fix it. You can't.

The inconsistencies in what qualifies as an approved review and what doesn't seem to be the biggest problem.  The length of time reviews take to get approved is a problem but it would be less of a problem if waiting a bit longer meant more consistency over-all.

Situational Leeway doesn't work. There has to be a documented criteria for what needs to be in a review and what doesn't.  It seems clear based on the complaints of the membership here that not all of the TER review approvers are  on the same page. Maybe a review needs to be read by more than one person before it gets a thumbs up or thumbs down. Perhaps reviews could be assigned in batches to a group of two or three readers who would give it a collective thumbs up or thumbs down.

Since there are already 3 separate threads on this page alone bitching about the review process, would it be possible to have a constructive discussion on how to fix what is seemingly a broken system?  I'm not looking for people to fall in line, but rather a discussion of ideas that would work to make it better.

Things to remember....

The review gods are human, so mistakes will happen
The most defined the rules are, the less room there is for situational leeway.
Bitching is fun, but it doesn't fix anything.
Other stuff, but I forgot it, lol.

I'll chime in on a theme others have bitched on.  The descriptor for number 10 designation should not be "Once in a lifetime".  Otherwise, no one should ever be able to use this rating more than once, 'kay?
My vote for descriptor for #10 looks:   Centerfold model quality
My vote for  descriptor for #10 performance:  Mind blowing beyond belief

I'm all ears for other suggestions.
Something should be done, though.  I have an Asian fav that I would like to rate a 10 in looks, but I can't bring myself to do it with the current ridiculous descriptor.

I have only submitted 5 reviews in my not so many months around. Two of wich were unapproved I could see why, I think the provider info section may give some folks trouble in getting reviews approved. Some one mentioned just putting in the providers ID no. ofcourse the issue would arise if you were a digit off or jumbeld up the no. it does look like if you follow the ruels reviews get approved. I think the sheer volume of reviews might be the issue when they accidently don't get approved. Speaking from in experience.

it's a thankless job, they do it pretty well, and I'm thankful.  now for some comments.  if you're going to rate the breasts, how about the butt!  and the face!  it would save a lot of reading, (and maybe $$), if i could search on "petite bubble" and "very pretty."

Issues regarding the profiles, such as the lame descriptions for each of the rating levels. Some are OK, and some are misleading, IMO. Also, why should I have to re-enter the profile info (maybe I don't) if it won't be used in the database. It would be nice if every reviewers profile info was databased and available for searches.

The second area, which seems to have people steamed, is the review process. Reviews being changed. Wildly inconsistent criteria (too detailed versus not enough detail) for reviews. Time for approval. You name it.

These two areas have completely different solutions.

Its a great compliment.. yet, honestly to meet new people I always get nervous..
I try to be the best that "I " can be..
sincerely
Lovely Lorena De Leon

yeah the butt that's what gets my attenion...You could mention that in your review though if your not a ButtMann(I think they exist) you may not say anything even if it were a +10.

Whatever policy is required to pen an approvable review should be posted in the review guidelines.  TER should not leave things up to the arbitrary discretion of the approvers as to whether something is or isn't approvable.  There will always be judgment calls, certainly, but the guidelines should substantially address all the approval factors.  Approvers should not be allowed to make up policy as they go along.

Under no circumstances should approvers be allowed to unilaterally change review content and post without notice.  This has happened to me.

The whole disapproval / mystery reason / delayed resolution scenario sucks.  Ideally, if a review is submitted and it cannot pass muster for some reason, that fact should be communicated to the reviewer by the approver while the review awaits resolution and attempt to resolve or repair the review to mutual satisfaction.  The current operational concept that simply disapproves the review and doesn't even inform the reviewer of the disapproval or reason is crap.  

I submitted what I thought was a perfectly compliant review on 1/30.  I checked the site daily for the status.  On 2/4 I saw that the review had been disapproved, no reason provided, of course.  On 2/4 I submitted a Feedback / Contact Us requesting that TER supply the reason why the review was disapproved and to cite the part of the review guidelines that had been violated.  It's eleven days later and I have no idea why TER ruled that the review was disapproved; I've heard nothing back from TER.  That's what I was meaning in one of my bitchy review threads when I said this was a broken process...

Thanks for posting this thread, mod!

Thank You and humbley I agree with your statement on looks/and me as well.. I am beautiful yet,, not model material otherwise I would be on a cover of a magazine.. thank You again for allowing me to give my opinion Panamlong and TER..
Lorena

While approvers should not alter the substance of a review, it should be OK to edit for mis-spellings, lack of paragraphs (I was justly criticised for this in my first review), and sentences that are nearly inchorent.  Some reviews are written so badly that they're just hard to read and, therefore, not as helpful as they could be to other hobbyists.  There is also a great deal of inconsistency in the level of detail.  Some rattle on too long, others are so short there's almost no info.

You have to learn several techniques:

1) read the reviews, don't just go by numbers - and especially one or two out of line ratings.  i always read at least 5-10 reviews to get a feel for how the session islikely to go.

2) The TER rules define the maximum a provider can get by what is offered:
"In order to keep our performance ratings consistent, we set up the following system: An escort provider is only eligible to earn up to a 7, unless she is willing to perform one or some of the following during a session: Kisses With Tongue, Bare-Back Blow Job, Really Bi, and Anal Sex. For each of these services that are offered, her potential max score is raised by one point, with 10 as an absolute maximum."

Thus if a provider only offers one of these, then 8 is the highest she can get.  I've seen a few providers with whom the experience was tremendous, mind-blowing sensual sex, but could only give them 8 or 9 because of what they offered.  In fact my top 2 alltime favorite providers are not eligible for anything higher than a 9 under this system.  I don't really care if they offer anal sex or are bi, so I don't hold that against them, and an otherwise sensual positive attitude can far outweight failure to offer BBBJ.

3) The form is confusing in some respected.  For example, there is a section entitled "actual services provided"  - and yet one of the choices is "Don't know" --- I mean, either she did it or not, how can you review someone and say you "don't know" if she let you perform DATY or let you cum in her mouth?  I think the form could be better revised to have a section for services offered (where the "I don't know" response would be appropriate, and another section for actual services provided in the session.  

4) The failure to somehow list/identify banned providers, particularly those who have been banned for self posting is a real weakness - I'd rather have a provider flagged as a "one who has been caught self posting" and then have the option to decide what I want to do.  She may also have a few legit reviews from reviewers i trust, and thus be worth a visit anyway.  That would also let me avoid wasting time researching and wondering about the unknown/unreviewed providers on services like BP - with pics so hot they continually draw you back to wonder, but the absence of reviews makes it risky to try them (and I enjoy occassionally finding great experiences among those postings)

5) Timeliness - is another issue I'd address - perhaps after a reviewer has X - 50 plus for example) reviews and perhaps can be verified by one or more established providers via a service or the white list, reviews by those reviews might be posted immediately - and if TER wants to delay "credit" or reserve the right to later remove - that's fine, but often I find good reviews don't show up until after the provider leaves town - something the mini's address in part - but I'd rather read the reviews for details.

6) Allow new reviewers to go back and adjust ratings after a while - when I posted my first few reviews, I was still learning what was a great experience and what was average - and in retrospect probably would rate some of my early reviews lower.

7) perhaps Show each reviewers average score and average deviation from the mean for all reviewers - that way if someone who consistently gives 7s but is also averages 2 under the mean, we can know thye are just a low rater, whereas someone who always scores above average but gives someone a 6 - tells us they had a really bad experience.

The expectations they have of the review approvers is much lower than what is expected on the average reviewer.

butt if it's in the review, you can't search on it.  a hot ass counts for a lot and can create world peace...

Butt I have too agree 2 good point's, butt it could also start a war I'd opt for world peace.

"With a great ass comes great responsibility."

You got it! It's a performance rating not a services rating. If you want to rate services then make it separate. But the performance rating should be for what happened on that day at that time in that session and that's all.

1. Eliminate the "point docking" for a lady opting not to engage in certain activities/being into women. No one I've ever seen has been concerned about me being straight as an arrow, so why is TER so bothered by it? Gimme back my performance 10s! :p

2. Relax a little on allowing a lady's first review. My first 2 or 3 were rejected because I wasn't "established", yet I had been around for a couple of years and had 10-15 reviews on several other sites -- I was only a newbie to TER. A single Google search could have shown I was legitimate. The strictness with first reviews is so unhelpful in getting more ladies to use the site for advertising/discussions. Many ladies I've spoken with have decided to never, ever deal with TER because of how difficult it is to get a foot in the door here.

a great ass you can grab or smack is a wonderful thing.I do think  there should be an options for the gentleman besides  once in a lifetime.I have had a few gentleman that they posted reviews for me that were unapproved for a reason or no reason they got frustrated and gave up.While,by no means a perfect system hopefully some of these suggestions posted can be implemented in their review process.

I'd love to somehow see 'services provided' decoupled from 'performance'.  Some of us are completely freakin' blown away (performance = 11) by a lady who provides exactly the services we are looking for but who may not perform other services required by TER for an escalated performance score.  TER's performance formula incorrectly requires service types for an escalated score.  These two things are not related.  Performance should be based on the experience of the client according to the client's perceptions and fulfillment of expectations.

Awesome recommendation!

Especialy for a traveling gal would it matter what city the review was submited in. Never seen a review from city Y being a beter time in city X. Most hotel rooms look alike too me.

I agree. I hate that notation next to 10. I gave someone a 9 once and it was actually changed to a 10. I was not really happy about that and last time I posted about it it was not allowed. But I certainly did not feel the girl was "once in a lifetime". I guess the review was changed because she did provide the criteria-bbbj, dfk, and anal.

Your number 3 is right on.