TER General Board
Maybe in some cases it would be GTF over yourself, with some of the charmers we have.
No one is saying that providers should go anywhere. Just that the ones who are big enough that they've eaten the dead horse, and with crappy attitudes, should STFU once in a while.
(or get a job as a WalMart greeter)
That's all.
Have a lovely day everyone! 
Honestly Rad, that is an error of perception. If you go back through my posts (you don't really have to, I doubt you are really that interested), you will see that the one and only time I ever REALLY came uncorked it was directed at one person in particular. It is true that I at times have a very acerbic wit, and yup my tongue can be razor sharp sometimes. Despite that, if you go back and look at some of the more outrageous train wrecks we've had, particualrly recently, you will find that if I even show up on the thread at all, it is usually to respond to others who responded to the original poster. Rarely do I waste my time responding to whoever started a thread that was clearly intended to cause a reaction.
As far as in your face responses go, yeah, I can be pretty mouthy when I want to be. The word "misogynist" though, is not one that I use with great frequency. I actually know what it means, so I don't bandy it about like an overused catch phrase. We certainly do have a few men on this board who absolutely fit the textbook definition of a misogynist though. Make no mistake about that. I really have to take exception to the "its kind of a tyranny" comment though. You are perfectly free to say whatever you wish to say. I make free use of my right to disagree - loudly when warranted - with you or whoever says something I happen to disagree with. That isn't tyranny, that is freedom of speech at its finest.
The mods though, were a different story, and I have absolutely no regrets about a single post I made. All I've ever said was that rules were being applied inconsistently, posts were being cherry picked for approval or removal. I'll defend your right, and anyone else's right, to say what they want to say, as long as they follow the rules while saying. Rules were not being followed, the result was a board that was just disgusting, and I put my foot down about it. Simple as that.
Furthermore, I never, ever said I would never return. I said I was "climbing out of the cesspool", and that was exactly what I did. I left for a couple of weeks, and if the board were still as bad today as it was when I wrote that post, I would still be gone. You may not see it, but the board has in fact changed significantly. Why should I impose a forever exile on myself when the changes that were needed have been made? I've never been one to cut off my nose to spite my face.
At the end of the day though, I don't much worry about how much credibility I have. I don't much worry about how much business I might be driving away by my posts either. Perhaps I have a luxury other women don't in that respect. At best, perhaps 10% of my clients are TER members. I would say its probably less than that. TER has never been the major website in my area. So I seriously doubt that a single gentleman reading my posts on this board was ever a legitimate prospect. On top of that, any man who would be turned off because a woman speaks up and voices her opinion probably isn't going to be someone I would want to see anyways. So its not much of a loss. That is why I have to chuckle when someone 'chastises' a lady for posting something that might hurt her business.
PS. One last thing. I have to apologize. Your name should have been mentioned when I made my list of people I'd like to boink a week or so ago. I'm not sure which category to put you in though - the GILFs or AILFs - at times you fit both categories. I am aghast that I failed to mention you. Please forgive the unintional ommission 
You mostly fit G, but not unlike me, when you want to you can rub elbows with the A group with ease
And no, we've never gone head to head, unless you were wearing an alias and I was unaware of who I was speaking to. I don't think aliases are your thing though. Often times, I have agreed with what you say, even if I disagree with how you choose to say it. About the only thing I've ever seen you write that I disagreed completely with, was the idea that hobbyist and providers can't be friends. Or something like that. It was part of your "10 Rules for Hobbying" post. That has been exactly the opposite of my experience. But that thread spun completely out of control, so I never felt an urge to chime in with my nickle on it.
But nah, I like ya. Mostly