So, I've been a member here for a number of years and I've maintained a paid subscription for a handful of years.  Since the pandemic, I've noticed an increase in behavior that really isn't good, both here on the forum and out in "hobby land".

that kind of behavior isn’t new, and I’m not sure it’s increased post-pandemic.

pretty much everything gets worse as time goes on.

To be frank with you.........There's not one Hobbyist/Client on this site that will threaten me for any reason and I would report him to the admin or to someone on this site and get him band from this site. See, when Providers & Hobbyists get on this site.........It's at their own risk.

I remember when I first started on this site way back in 2005. I did not offer GFE & a long time member promised to write me a review if I lowered my donation for him, and did a BBBJ. He played me & never wrote me a review this behavior is nothing new. These people feel entitled & prey on new members it’s disgusting.  

First and foremost, I do not have an issue at all with reviews, I think they are very helpful, but I have even heard from clients that they feel TER is very antiquated. There is the general consensus from providers as well. Reviews should be more "yelp" and less "penthouse".  
We are providing a service, and the basics of what everyone wants in a service should be reviewed, not all of the sexy details. (IMO).  
Communication for setting up appointment  
Cost vs. service provided  
Truth in advertising  
Cleanliness of location  
Ease of finding incall/outcall, parking, etc.  
Process for screening/deposits/refunds was easy to understand and accurate  
Providers should never, as in never, feel they have to provide certain services to get a better score. If you are interested in receiving a massage only, and you have seen a gal that provides everything you want in the service, you should be able to give her the best score for that service.  
I have been trying to do my best to "lead by example", but I do know that at times I get frustrated by some of the comments and I do slip up as well. The most difficult part of navigating this, of course, is that this profession is still illegal.  
And I think we also know that there is a big shift in the environment where the stings are focused on the clients now, and not the providers, which does cause a shift in the dynamics of the industry, good and bad.  
Clients did used to "rule the roost" and that is not really the case anymore. As I said, this can be good and bad. Personally I have seen less pushback when I ask for screening info, and I do think when clients contact me they are more polite and respectful. I have not had anyone question my rates in years. (I am cheap anyway, why should you??? LOL) Are there going to be more providers (or scams) that take advantage of this? Of course. and the complete bull shit stings will continue harassing and targeting good clients. And things will not get better unfortunately until adult consensual sex work is decriminalized.

I've been on this forum for about nine years.  There has always been a sort of love-hate relationship between providers and TER reviews and between clients and TER reviews.  Well before covid, there was a large scale provider campaign against review sites and "review culture."  
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Forum participants who are also clients have long lamented that many reviews are written by fanbois and greatly exaggerate or mislead about looks and girth.  
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And of course providers obviously hate negative or fictional reviews as well as review extortion attempts.
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The fact is, though, TER's heyday was in the past.  The power of a TER review, for good or evil, peaked a while back.  Provider presence has spread to several other venues.  For many, TER is not a major driver of business.  
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What we probably see now is a random statistical clustering of complaints which makes it appear that things are getting worse.  I think in aggregate numbers there is just less of everything.  But a local cluster of events can give a false impression of wider spread phenomena.  
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This whole biz will keep evolving.  In the mean time, reviews can serve a limited purpose to both clients and providers as long as they understand that reviews are mere indicators and not fundamentally reliable.

I'm not saying that such behavior is not bad or welcome. However, I'm not sure it has actually gotten any worse than before based on your observations. Maybe yes, maybe no -- I would want to see more than a few anecdotal bits of evidence for forming such an opinion.

That is just way too small of a subset imo. Sure there is bad behavior from some members here. That is well established. But why would you jump to the conclusion that TER is at fault? I would blame the individuals and not this website. I am certain that any review forum will have its cast of bad characters. Is TER better or worse than the average? We couldnt possibly know as the data simple doesnt exist for comparison sake.
What may be going on is recency bias with you. That is normal and very human, however unscientific it may be. Personally, I love this community. Yes, there are a few bad apples but again, as long as humans are involved, no site will ever be perfect.

Philippians? I was going to guess that it was a mrfisher quote.

But there it is.
We make such a lovely couple...

I have been around TER for about 10 years and there have always been POS guys that have been threatening girls with bad reviews. If TER and other review pages go away those same guys will find a new way of being a POS towards girls.  

to TER Admin that he obtained a discount in exchange for a promise of a review?   If not, then you are part of the problem.  I have no reservations about reporting a provider who offers a discount for a review, and providers should have no problem reporting reviewers that are offering good reviews in exchange for a discount, but like so many things that are discussed on this board, there are providers who think the rules only flow one way.  What is surprising is that you are still butt-hurt about being scammed 18 years ago.  Just remember that he could not have played you unless you were a willing participant in his attempted review scam.   I think YOU call that kind of thing karma, right?  Lol

I don't doubt the accuracy of your recollection, but I wonder how representative it is of P4P, and this board.

And I've heard a couple of ladies bemoan the "Penthouse Letters", blow-by-blow approach to reviews. But I'll offer a couple of different thoughts.  

Too bad more providers don't think like you.  However, one small point of disagreement for me, and that is that customers are more interested in their fantasy being fulfilled than the reality of what they are doing, so I think "penthouse" reviews will drive more traffic to you then "yelp"-style would.  Other than that, I agree with each of your points, especially that more recently, customers are generally treating providers more respectfully than ten years ago.  The common term, "hooker", that was all over this board back then has been seldom used lately.  

I was thinking about this also. Obviously TER makes their money from guys who want to read the full review, so that would be the kicker as to what options they would offer that men would pay for.  Short answer....I don't know!!! LOL

You mentioned yelp.  Reminds me of the apocryphal restaurant review "The food was terrible and the portions were small."

And come back to 2023!

I used to enjoy reading “Penthouse letters”, hee hee!  

I never subscribed to the TER view that you could only award one "10" because it had to be "once in a lifetime."  Anyway, that's not really even a rule. If a girl was truly stellar in every way and put everything on the table I'd give her a "10." In one case I gave a very ordinary-looking girl a "10 for performance because she was such a freak that I'd never experienced anything like her before. The 7 I gave her for appearance was being kind  But "wow."

X-out-of-Y scoring is a 10-out-of-10 idea.

Great post! Thank you for your views about this.  

I endeavor at all times to avoid companions knowing anything about my involvement with TER.  

What's sad for TER is that while it has recovered numerically, the business isn't close to what it was. The boards are a desert and the influence of the reviews on this "industry" is vastly diminished. It's a shame because this business was better for it.

because he once posted on this board that he has been a TER member for 25 years . . . . . except there was no TER then, but that's a minor detail.  Lol

Yes, none of you do, in fact, many have a very special distain for their customers. The more mongers that realize that, the better, because they'll act accordingly. By which I mean, they'll leave anonymous, honest reviews, they won't give you real PII that you can lord over them later, and they won't give you deposits that you can simply steal from them with impunity.

we get when you stay up all night with "Jack" and then start posting.  We lost a provider about a year ago because she went PUI in the middle of the night and lost all of her cred.  If you want to insure you will get no business here, keep it up.  

Bye Holly. I’d like to say you’ll be missed here on the Boards but I can’t because it’s not my practice to lie to prostitutes. Anyway, have a nice forever.  

This is a serious allegation and must be investigated. I volunteer to get to the bottom of this, to take a really hands on approach, to feel things out.  Please everyone chip in a few bucks to make this inquiry possible - for science.