There is a standard. All of the following must include FS (generally in at least four positions). A good solid 67%GFE performance (CBJ and LFK) is a 6 or 7 depending upon the "connection" (as you mention). Generally you need a 100%GFE to really merit an 8 (meaning BBBJ and DFK), (but if that experience seems too canned or there is no connection it could be knocked back to a 7). A nine would mean "2 extras" which generally means GFE+ as a minimum and better yet GFE++ (with a connection that makes you almost forget it is a provider). A 10 is supposed to be "once in a lifetime" (whatever that means). That should mean GFE+++ as a minimum, IMHO. For those that care about greek, the fourth plus could possibly be substituted for one of the others. Other intangibles (like fetish or second pops) may also come into play as "tiebreakers". Lack of connection and a canned production would go as deductions, AFAIAC.
This is what TER says for its rating system (converted to St. Bart's). They are supposed to enforce this (and do sporadically). The enforcement seems to come in spurts (and can be overly extreme on some occasions). It seems to be a matter of what kind of phase (or mood) the screeners are in when you submit the review, or which screener gets it.
I am becoming more and more skeptical of the reviews online due to the inconsistancy of how the ratings are being used or misused as the case may be.
I have always used a reasonable measure for applying a rating for services. If someone offers a BBBJ and allows DFK I give a higher number at least an 7 and if I feelo a connection with the person ( this is my partial definition of GFE) the rating would certainly be at least an 8. If they allow CIM my rating would again be higher.
However, I see many reviews with maybe 3 lines of graphic description and women with a 9 or even in some cases a 10 when they offer what seems like a basic encounter, ie... CBJ NO kissing, no CIM or facial etc...
Should there be a standard? If review ratings are completely up to the reviewer then what good are they?
No there should not be a standard because people are different. There could be CBJ and no kissing but the personality may give the hobbist a great feeling thus a high rating, while the provider could offer everything and the provider could still be arely worth the effort. I think people should look at the review as a whole and in the context of all other reviewes to amke a judgement. Standardization would simply make it easier to fake reviews and provide us with less information.
There is a standard. All of the following must include FS (generally in at least four positions). A good solid 67%GFE performance (CBJ and LFK) is a 6 or 7 depending upon the "connection" (as you mention). Generally you need a 100%GFE to really merit an 8 (meaning BBBJ and DFK), (but if that experience seems too canned or there is no connection it could be knocked back to a 7). A nine would mean "2 extras" which generally means GFE+ as a minimum and better yet GFE++ (with a connection that makes you almost forget it is a provider). A 10 is supposed to be "once in a lifetime" (whatever that means). That should mean GFE+++ as a minimum, IMHO. For those that care about greek, the fourth plus could possibly be substituted for one of the others. Other intangibles (like fetish or second pops) may also come into play as "tiebreakers". Lack of connection and a canned production would go as deductions, AFAIAC.
This is what TER says for its rating system (converted to St. Bart's). They are supposed to enforce this (and do sporadically). The enforcement seems to come in spurts (and can be overly extreme on some occasions). It seems to be a matter of what kind of phase (or mood) the screeners are in when you submit the review, or which screener gets it.
I have notice this also. It seems the reviews are not really consistent on some of the providers. To me I look at is similar to other posts.
6-7 GFE = CBJ/FS: To get an 7 means she provides an exception experience.
7-8 GFE = BBBJ/FS: To get an 8 means she is really good looking and provides a service that will make you want to return.
8-9 GFE++ = BBBJ/FS/CIM/Multiple pops: To get a 9 she really has to display some good acting skills as she performs. Here is where the subjecttive connection between 2 people come into play. If she does other extras along with the bare essentials a 9 is a definite. We have to be fair guys.
10 - There should really be very few 10's in this business. I have never ran into one. But anyway... For a 10: bbbj/fs/cim/rimming and everything else that comes to mind should be available. The performance has to be top notch along with her physical presence. Multiple pops also included
Legal, you point is well-taken, but each person has their own opinion and sometimes ratings are more of a reflection of the chemistry between the gentleman and the provider rather than actually services provided. Like with anything opinion based, they are subjective. I find it best to read thru the actual review to get a better idea of the provider's atitude, looks and service level. I have seen plenty of guys give 7s and 8s to girls who later in the written review say the girl is one of their ATFs. Go figure.
It's not all about the numbers. It's not all about the written review. It is a combination of other peoples experiences, what they have to say about the provider, how many reviews have been written, if the reviewer is a frequent supporter of TER in posting review, the use of the message board and what may or may not be said there - all these are just tools in making your choice and gives no assurances that your providers performance will be like any others that day.
TER does have a standard to submit by. In many cases reviews are rejected or altered by Staff if it doesn't meet the requirements. But, I can understand if TER allows a few to slip by as there are so many reviews posted daily it would be in my opinion impossible to verify each and every one.
But, without TER even with it's subjective short comings - where would we be? In the Yellow Pages maybe - that would help the other guy who posted recently.
I would also like to ad that the provider’s profiles may not reflect a change in the services from what that profiles was based on. But if someone was to give the 10 for performance, it should be written in detail as part of the post and if not, corrected by TER.
LegalEagle - I agree 100%. I have seen some 10's that included almost no detail, but what detail did exist barely qualified as a 7. Recently was checking out a visiting lady, and the one reviewer had 7 reviews of which 6 were 10's. I thought that perhaps he was just very choosey in who he spent time with, but upon further review after checking out the profiles it looks like he was out of sync on all of his reviews.
Here is an example of the opposite situation, which I find to be more rare:
http://www.theeroticreview.com/reviews/showReview.asp?Review=383108&user=336771
In this case the reviewer gave this lady a 6 for performance even though she dfk'd, provided a bbbj (cim w/swallow), provided multiple cups, had a great attitude... If you only looked at the numbers you would think that he left pretty unsatisfied. If he did it would have been his own fault in that he was not too thorough in his research.
As slipry said, I find it very helpful to not only look at the reviews, but also to look at the reviewers. For instance, I have learned that I like many of the same ladies that you rank highly (I think we both gave Carmen, Sun and Kennedy 9's in performance, even though they are three very different types of ladies).
I have reported a few obviously fake or un-supported reviews to TER, but think they are a bit busy to deal with these types of problems. I have found tht they are very thorough in reviewing my reviews, asking for more details when I was not specific enough.
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I agree with most of what other commentators are saying here. The subjective factor is a hard one to quantify. In evaluating anyone's review I think you need to see several reviews to get an idea of their standards. I personally reserve a 10 in either Appearance or Performance for the truly extraordinary case so that it has true meaning. I may be too charitable on the lower end of the scale but at least I try to be consistant.
I've found that the numerical ratings are an initial guide, but the text of the review is where the real story is. I also try to put in a little more for the non-VIP guys than just "it was great, read on..." a coupe of acronyms and a feel for how business like she was or comfortable the overall experience was.
I've seen providers that had all the acronyms on the menu but the session was mechanical or rushed, so even if she let me kiss her widly, fuck her in the ass and deep throat w/ CIM she would still get a 5 or 6 if we didn't click or she smelled like smoke. The important thing is to reflect this in your descriptions of the experience.
I think that for all of us, giving a more complete description of your experience is helpful to all of us. If my review is only 3 lines I know I should be giving more info and start going into more detail. It may be the one thing that really makes a session for a guy. eg: Being able to cum on her tits is a major turn on for some guys, so try to put as much in there as you can for all of the other guys who may like something that would seem incidental to you.
I know that my reviews are just MY opinion, but I try to remember that I'm posting for all of YOU, so I keep all of you in mind when I write it.
There is one point I left out. You really need to look at who has written the review. Any hobbiest that is a veteran of TER knows this goes without question. Although I do believe in a numbers ranking I believe it is just as important to search the reviews that have been submitted by a reviewer. There are reviews that are written by specific individuals I will only follow. I know they are reliable and they have many reviews posted. So keep this in mind when searching.
I'm with you I rate the ladies about the same way you do. I think there are a lot of guys that are just trying to be nice, but a truthful rating can be the differance of the next guy having a great time or or wishing he had stayed home. A 9 for me must meet the requairments BBBJ,CIM, Looks and personality and I have never met a 10. The reasons above are why I place a lot of trust in the reviews of the MASTERS of the hobby