Whether you are writing a provider's first review or browsing for a p4p date, how do you distinguish between "Average",  "Curvy",  and "A few extra pounds"? In many cases they seem interchangeable.  

But if some of these ladies don't have somewhat up to date pics ... That's a major red flag! Sometimes these ladies use way dated pics & once you see them in person not a deal breaker pers say... But I've noticed a few times that the lack of honesty at times leads to the quality of session put forth by them that leads to the disappointment in the long run.

This problem with the TER system comes up frequently on Suggestion and Policy. TER needs to abandon ambiguous adjectives and go with images: pick the closest match.  
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Here are some links to prior discussions and suggestions:
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/suggestion-and-policy-4/silhouettes-complexion-chart-hair-color-chart-16055
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/suggestion-and-policy-4/another-build-selector-15846
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/suggestion-and-policy-4/use-images-for-better-ids-15747
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/suggestion-and-policy-4/many-suggestions-choose-all-that-apply-14540?frmSearch=1#14540
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and many, many, more posts.  Maybe TER should make BMI (body mass index) a new field in the Provider Profiles.

is the one that I think is most open to interpretation. To some people, “athletic” might mean a sleek figure with some muscle, ala a fitness model. Others might picture an Amazon type.  Or something in between.

and I am also not a fan of either super dark or super pale women. I do like Cocoa and I do like Vanilla, and I also seem to like just about everything in between, just like I seem to like women of all colors and flavors. lol

Many factors to play: stress, hormones, womanhood, menstrual, medication, eating disorder, birth control, Covid, Life

What's the fucking difference between thin, slender, and skinny?

those were all options in TER. If so,  yes I agree, not much difference there.

You are hardly what anyone would describe as svelte, but your scores for appearance don't seem to suffer because of it.

So rather than trying to pick/order the options I'll just comment in general. I wonder if tossing all that out and just dealing with the pics would be best. For that we should just use: Accurate Pictures, Representative Pictures, Pictures of a different person (does it really matter if that are the person 20 years and 40 lbs in the past or some model lifted from the web?).

Case 1: You like the pics and the Profile says, "Accurate Pictures", you're good to go.
Case 2: You like the pics but the Profile says anything OTHER than Accurate. "I don't care if she's prettier, uglier, fatter, thinner, ... I only want to see Accurate Pics." and you're good NOT to go.
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What about the others cases where you like her facial appearance or hair or tattoos, and her photos appear to be Slender but you would be perfectly happy to see her even if she is Average, Athletic, or Curvy? The Profile says the "slender" photos are too different from who showed up by a few inches or a few pounds so the Reviewer said, "Not her!" You've cut yourself off from a potentially good thing.
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Suppose the photos are of Olive Oyl but you like the services offered or quality of service or her availability ... whatever ... but she is really a Betty Boop (see my other post in this thread with a pic of Olive Oyl, Blondie, and Betty Boop). The Profile says, "Not her; Photos of Another Person." Now you're missing out on someone even more to your liking, Betty Boop, boop-boop-dee-doop! But if the Profile painted a different WORD picture ("Curvy" Betty vs "Skinny" Olive) you might actually be at least as or more interested to find out about her and make a date.
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And that's also why I think that a set of standard silhouettes or standard images (used in the fashion / garment  industry, psychology studies, etc.) are even better than ambiguous adjectives. Is Betty Boop Curvy or A Few Extra Pounds or Athletic ... and the same such rating to everyone?  No!  The Reviewer simply checks the box that he thinks is closest to the hostess he met: "Silhouette #3" or "Standard Form #3".  There may be minor disagreements, but a #3 will vary between #2-#4 and not swing to a #8.  
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*** Industry Standard Body Image pics instead of adjectives!  
*** Hair color chart instead of bleached, blonde, limited word choices ... OTHER  
*** Color pallet (coconut to espresso) for Complexion instead of "ethnicity" (ugh)!
(Use "country of origin" or "ancestry" or "cultural background" to distinguish between a 3rd generation Brazilian - American who can't speak Portuguese and a fresh off the boat Brazilian from Brazil. (Korean - American / Korean / Korea; Chinese - American / Chinese / China; Hungarian - American / Hungarian / Hungary; Italian - American / Italian / Italy; etc.)  
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Vote for adoption of impposter's suggested changes to the Profile - Review system! (I am impposter and I approved this message.)

I DID NOT make you write all of this?   LOL

He'll usually use three hundred anyhow.  

Yep and this entire discussion is driven but the overly complicated/attempted detail review options. Probably why he wants add additional interpretive and confusion to the review.

Sorry, but this is too broad. In kgirl world, for example, 95% of the pics are straight up fake or so removed from reality, both body and face, that simple binary questions don't convey much information if any.  

When seeing Asian providers I agree about "slender" or average" but when seeing White, Black or Brown girls I have seen women listed as "average" who were fucking beasts. The same goes for "Athletic" personally when I think of athletic where it comes to a woman I think of a lithe dancers body or perhaps a toned fitness model, I do NOT think East German weight lifter or Romanian Shot putter, but others seem to disagree. I think "athletic" is the most infuriating descriptor of them all.  

My point was more so that if someone puts 'athletic' or extra pounds, you know she probably isnt slender. Otherwise they'd pick that option.  

You just have to know how to read between the lines. An "average" white woman is going to be on average three or four dress sizes bigger than an Asian woman who is also described as "average"  

"Average" women these days are rather big.  A slender woman is becoming somewhat rare.

I am of a firm opinion if there's a need to read between the lines of reviews, the system needs to be changed as to you don't have to read between the lines.  

All of what you are asking for would be expected to be provided in the General and Details text of the review. Putting a bunch of labels that are not even interpreted the same (and probably never could be by people with slightly different tastes/preferences/personalities).

Agree that athletic is very problematic.

Few extra pounds = Morbidly obese

*** Industry Standard Body Image pics instead of adjectives! ***

Labels exist because despite undoubtedly true statement that everyone has different tastes and viewpoints, there exists an average use case scenario. There is a fairly accepted standard as to what is considered fat, average, bbw and so on.  

Oh and extra pounds = fat/chunky/chubby

"Athletic" to describe a girl with visible muscle tone, ripped abs, etc., but I quickly learned that many mongers view "athletic" exactly as  you describe it . . . . FAT, so I switched to "slender".  I still like girls that work out, so I will usually mention muscularity if they have it, but its still going to be within the "slender" profile tab.

In all seriousness though, a lot of guys actually prefer the bigger girls, just like many guys prefer older women, which leads me to wonder, if you are older or fatter "why lie about it?" It only disappoints the guys who prefer younger and/or thinner while steering guys who are into older/bigger women towards the competition who advertises honestly.

I'm sure you've heard the phrase, the bigger the cushion the better the push'n

At least half are slender, or even "skinny."  The average Kgirl is 5-5 and 110 pounds.  Spinners are 5-2 and 100 pounds.  I saw one last week that was 4-11 and 92 pounds, slender and all lean muscle.  Not a lot of room at those weights for any chunkiness.

Difference you ask?   Simple, cup size!    

I think a BIG, or at least a "tall" K-Girl is 5'5" and 110 lbs. lol

Are Bud at 6-1 (no longer active) and Quinn at 6-0 (still works Vegas every few months).  Of course, when you get them horizontal, the height difference sometimes disappears, depending on whether they have long or short legs compared to their body.