was perusing reviews for providers in my area and ran across a provider that had almost  nothing but 10/10 ratings (over a 75 of them).  The lowest she got was a 10/9 or a 9/10.   Is this really possible ???

I have also met some who engage in "review management" and outright state after an appointment that if you can't give them a 9 or a 10 not to write the review..   I've also heard of threats of blacklisting enforcing this....

so use your best judgment -

the numbers are not quite as important as the images (assuming they are real and an honest reflection.....) and the review content

And then there are certain McDonalds' that understand how to manage YELP reviews as well.

Still a Quarter Pounder meal is less than $ 7.00 here.  I get a coke as well...makes me feel good.

I guess you can write it up as the best damn beefsteak meal you've ever had.

this debate over 10/10's will rage on till the end of time..just check out the Top 10 from any city you choose and read some reviews..most do deserve it..can that many guys be wrong?..

you'll give her a 10/10

As well many take into account the reviewers credibility....you have none.

there are over a BILLION more that claim that Islam is the ONLY true path. There are several BILLION more that claim that some other religion is the ONLY true path. Can BILLIONS of people get something so important so wrong?

Come on MacLeaky, tell us how so many women can be all things to all men.

Can so many guys be right..? Is it possible for a collection of say 25-30 guys to all have 10/10 experience.  

I am yet to have mine....

2 to 1 you can enlighten us..

I'm saving my 10 too  
AND I have been bitched  
at for giving a 9
instead of a 10

END OF MESSAGE

A 10/10 is meaningless unless it's from someone whose reviews are trust worthy

I do not believe anyone can work for any period of time, but let's cut it off at 3 reviews, meaning she probably has had at least 30 dates, and be perfect for every guy every time. Yes, it is theoretically possible, but so unlikely as to be practically impossible. Not only would she have the be very beautiful and very good, but also so good and lucky at screening that she only sees guys who like her looks and style. Since we are impetuous idiots who often randomly pick women with little thought at all, that is pretty much impossible. Tastes vary too much.

So I am pretty sure that anyone who has all 10/10s has done some review management. Unlike many others here, I actually do not have a big issue with review management. It is just marketing, after all, and any sensible business person would do what she can to make her marketing work for her. So you eliminate the negative stuff to the degree you can, and be sure to get as many positive reviews as you can. Hey, every company in the world is doing that by now.

I have even experienced this - delightful ladies have asked me not to review them if I was not going to give them a minimum of a 9/9. Since they were genuinely delightful, I did not see any issue, no guy should be disappointed with them, not a problem.

But I generally do not see anyone on the top 10 lists anyway. First off, I am sure that they are good enough with their marketing that there is no way the experience will meet the online image, so I am going to be disappointed. Second, since there is no lack of idiots who only look at numeric ratings (ratings which are all but meaningless in most online reviews, not just here, but very much so here) and make it a point of pride to see the top 10 ladies, they can command a premium price for those scores. Since that is based on something I view as having no value, I am not going to pay for it. And third, ladies who hit those top 10 lists are consummate professionals. I find I prefer someone who is a little less polished, more genuine, definitely more quirky and ready to be herself, than what it takes to be in the top 10. Actually, I could go on at some length about things I dislike about the carefully crafted, carefully manipulated image it takes to hit and stay on the top 10, but I will settle for not wanting to deal with an impeccable, impenetrable façade.

As for McD's question about whether or not 75 reviewers can all be wrong... The list of things that people think are wonderful but are truly shit is way too long to even start. If all you needed to get the truth was to survey enough people, life would be so easy, but you can't and it's not. We are herd animals and mostly we follow the asshole in front of us wherever it leads. I have a friend who runs a very large, very successful commerce site, and they routinely survey their membership to see what features they like, what they do not and what the site needs. Then they tweak here and there to add, remove and update features. He loves to tell me about the complete disconnect between the features people use and those they tell the site are important - virtually no overlap at all. The same applies to dating sites, which may be more applicable here. People set up profiles, describing themselves and what they are looking for. Follow up surveys routinely verify that the people who end up dating do not correspond much, if at all, to the characteristics people said they wanted in a mate.

So, yeah, not only can that many people be wrong, they usually are. Give me one, smart, trustworthy person whose tastes I know, and I will run with that. But not a long list of anonymous schmucks who are all lining up to heap praise that I know cannot be real.

zig

I tend to agree, and one of the major reasons I took a break from the hobby. I have met providers that get consistent 10's, and while attractive, there is NO way they are even close to 10 perfect. I have been with women that get consistent 10's in performance, but again there is no way they were the best of the best. Now many providers do deserve their 10's, but the problem is trying to weed out who those really are. I am willing to pay a premium for the perfect 10, but am tired of routinely getting fleeced by providers who have 10 ratings and charge as such, but perform and look in the 7-8 range. While I realize it is subjective I am tired of the airbrushing and subtracting 5-10 years from their ages.  We all know providers who have pictures on their websites who have been using the same ones for 5+ years, and age hasn't changed in years. I realize that I am no "10", but then I don't claim to be. Flame away.