The OP said they were written in August. Its still August, and we dont know what is in the pipeline. Perhaps the OP will share the the review?
I just noticed a review in July on a regional board which was quite negative and gave 3/5. Then in August, 4 reviews come in. All of them are 8's and 9's and all are the only reviews listed for those reviewers. No mention was made of the provider's condition ( weight,appearance and zest for the job) that the negative review had!
I wonder who was right.
just move on. Plenty of providers out there with consistantly good reviews, written by veteran hobbyists.
Are you saying that there might be some shilling going on with the reviws? I can't believe any one would do this for a provider or even by a provider...LOL. I hate to say it but IMHO (for what it's worth) I do believe that over half of the posted reviews on this board and others too are very inaccurate, made up, done for personal gain for the provider or for validation of the reviewer, or just to stroke the ego of the reviewer.
Just yesterday I was talking with an ATF provider friend about a recent review of her that had been posted. She replied to me that she NEVER saw the guy, yes he had contacted her, but the session never occured as she got suspicious of him when doing her screening. Definitely his post was for HIS personal gain and validation. Yes the review was positive but included some activities that the provider rarely ever provides, and definitely not on first times with a new and total stranger.
I realize I got away from the original post topic but thought comments were appropriate since we were discussing reviews.
That's actually pretty scary. I haven't had false reviews but I've had a guy who I've never met give my name as a reference. Wow!
This is an easy one. A guy gets a burnable email address. He then gets his free membership to TER. Then he looks at reviews and finds some poor girl with a crappy review. He knows she either does not even know about TER and her crappy review or she will be grateful she got an 8/9 and keep her mouth shut. Either way he gets his 15 days VIP. Then repeat for more.
That is just as plausible an excuse as schilling.
Not saying it was one or the other, just saying one excuse is as good as the other. Personally I would follow Hidden’s advice. Toss the inconsistent and non-sensible aside and stick to reputable and verifiable sources.
If a guy wants free VIP, I think he would write 2 fake reviews within a very short period of time. The OP said each of these guys had only 1 review.
The OP said they were written in August. Its still August, and we dont know what is in the pipeline. Perhaps the OP will share the the review?
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but ... I'm pretty sure you can't VIP from reviews alone. I think you have to establish VIP status with a minimal one-month payment FIRST. Then the review bonuses accrue to that account.
This is a cut and paste from TER:
The first step is to create a username. This is completely free and will allow you to user many of the features of the site. Click on the “Create Username” Button on the left and fill out the form.
The next step, if you would like to use the VIP services on the site, is to become a VIP Member. There are two ways to become a VIP Member: Sign up for membership and submit reviews. Once two of your reviews are approved and posted, you will receive a 30-day membership – FREE!
I have like 55 reviews and I have never had a review from somebody I haven't seen so they can get free VIP membership. But this lady he's talking about had several good reviews after the bad one. Maybe she was having a bad day.
When I first started I had a request for an appointment. He wanted to come right away. I told him I didn't have any make up on and my hair wasn't fixed, etc. He said, "Oh, that's okay! I don't care about that..." That little visit resulted in the one and only lowest set of review numbers I ever received! Now, if I don't have time to get completely ready, I just won't see them. Keeping my TER averages high is too important to me. And it does make a really big difference. Even look at the photos in the National Inquirer type magazines when they catch the stars without make up after a weekend of partying...some of them don't even look like the same people!
I know I have also lost a substantial amount of weight since I started providing and I've been working out...grew my hair longer and now wear extensions most of the time. My reviews have gotten consistantly better for all of these reasons. I've learned how to present myself better and I am more comfortable and able to provide more exciting sessions.
So, I would say, if this is a lady who is attractive to you and you would like to see her if she has decent reviews, if the trend is her reviews are improving-take the chance. And come back to give an appropriate, but kind if possible, review for her.
I have also seen many ladies who have consistantly received good reviews, then all of a sudden somebody gives them 4s or 5s. I agree with everybody else that reviews should be accurate. But some reviewers are overly critical and don't realize or don't care that tossing out everything that's wrong with a provider instead of giving them credit for what's good about them can be very hurtful. You can usually click on the reviewer's profile to see if there is a trend for that reviewer to post numbers below the ladies' averages.
I could be wrong of course, but that's how I view it. A bad review can kill a provider's business. If they can't get it taken down, they can at least try and mitigate the damage by getting some good reviews out there fast, which would sure explain the first time reviewers. Admin should check when those 4 accounts were created. I thought they were supposed to give first time reviewers extra scrutiny anyway.
You didn't mention if she had reviews prior to the clunker. If she did, you have to factor that in. Even if she did, it doesn't preclude that this was damage control.
Respectfully I disagree.
If it was schilling the reviews would have had positive comments to make up for the negative comments. As the OP stated the following to begin with:
"All of them are 8's and 9’s and all are the only reviews listed for those reviewers. No mention was made of the provider's condition ( weight, appearance and zest for the job) that the negative review had!"
Let’s face it, if I wanted somebody to shill for me, I would want them to say good things to counter the bad things. Naaaaaa, I just can’t place as much credence on the Shill as I can the Freebie. On the other hand you cant discount that it was a shill from someone who is just too stupid to know how to shill.
My only point in all this is that it could just as easily be a shady provider as a shady guy.
All of us here must have seen provider reviews that are almost universally high, then one really shitty one tears her a new a-hole. We've had enough provider comments on this forum to take a pretty good guess at what probably actually happened with this probable shit-assed, cheese dick guy. Not saying that the suspicions of the OP aren't well-founded, but it could also be that the provider was unfortunate that her first review was with Mr. Dickhead.
I agree, I considered that as well. However as a provider, had I mentioned that possibility I would have been flamed to ashes. Thanks.
From the scenario described, I do agree that it sounds like damage control- Every subsequent reviewer gave high marks but no details. That will make her look great to everyone except VIPs who get to see all the details.
I would like to see the profile for myself to before making a final judgement, instead of just taking a spoonful of secondhand info. Why not post the link, that's what this place is for, right?
Certainly it could be damage control, or a lazy guy setting up his free VIP. I am only suggesting that unless you can talk to the posters, you can only guess. And since you can only guess, all options exist.
Yep, or that Mr. Dickhead just needs one more "Expose" to get his free VIP renewed for that month!
"Let's see... Oh, a special! Now I can save $119.95!"
ya i have one shitty review and i didnt even see the guy-wtf!! how does this happen
Well, that is the great thing about the alias reviews, right? You don't even know if you saw the guy.
So, then someone can just make up two fake reviews and get a free VIP membership.
Oh please, you don't think someone would do that? Why do guys always seem to find it so hard to believe anyone would do that?
reduces accountability. People do all kinds of dishonest things if they think they can get away with it.
So, then someone can just make up two fake reviews and get a free VIP membership.
Oh please, you don't think someone would do that? Why do guys always seem to find it so hard to believe anyone would do that?
providers with terrible reviews advertizing with a TER link. Thinking suckers will not actually check the reviews.
This sounds like damage control but TER members are very savy. I put them on ice & make a note to circle back when there are verifiable reviews...
I know otherwise great providers who have gotten a low review from time to time. Sometimes, it's someone I've been with and so I've learned to step back & look at the overall review history. Are the reviews up & down like a YoYo? Nope, not going to meet. An occasional flier? I'll look for hints about why they did not hit it off. Sometimies low numbers will still give a consistant description!! Maybe a disgruntled customer (or declined customer).
So ladies, don't freak if you get a rare "flier" low review. If you give good consistant services, we will see that. If there is constructive criticism, and it's something other than boundaries you are not willing to cross, than you can use reviews as a tool to improve.
The provider the OP is discussing... and we have not seem the reviews... but based on the description, I'd consider it as only 1 review... I HOLD OFF pending further reviews.