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Hopefully with all activity in one thread, it will be less likely to fall into that two year with zero activity.  However Admins can bypass the 2 year reply rule...  just likely an admin can reply in a locked topic, we can reply in a 2 year reply lock topic as well.  If we bump it, that two year counter is reset and anyone at that point can reply.  If it ends up being something we run into frequently following the launch of Master Threads, I can look at making that entire forum exempt from the check.  

One of the biggest challenges that I've observed over the years is the number of "411" threads on a specific person.  There are times we could have anywhere from 3-12 on a single person!  This could happen for different reasons...  such as someone not knowing how to use the search function or the provider had changed their name.  
When we eventually launch the new review site, when a new item is added... a forum topic will automatically be created for that place/person.  It will have a subject of:
[ Category ] Item Name 
So for example, it might look like:
[ Escort ] John Doe
The first post inside of that topic will contain fields from the review (I can pick which fields get brought over so not all may be posted).  The goal will be that the topic will become the master topic about discussion about that item (person/place).  
Over time...  if we see information that changes about the item, people will be able to report it so that it can be updated.  So if an escort changes their name for example, someone would report that record and provide the new name.  A moderator will be able to update the item.  They'll also be able to add the old name to a special field called "Former Names".  This will let us to better track those who change their names from time to time.  
Inside the review record, it might look something like:

If other things change, that can be updated in the record itself.  
All of the detail from that record anytime it is edited would also sync to the master thread and edit the first post in it with the updated info, including the topic title if there was a a name change involved.  
Now... I'm going to put this out there now that moderators may from time to time not publish a name change in the "Former Names" field.  If we have reason to believe there is a risk to the person or there is another legitimate reason, we may update the name field only without adding the old name to the former name field.  
This will hopefully allow the first post to contain all of the latest known info about each item as it gets changed over time without needing to update 500 places.  If it works out the way I'm hoping, this will become the "source of truth" about the item and people can comment over time with their own observations, etc.  The topic itself would not be used for reviews.  (That's what the review system is for.) But general discussion about the person would happen there.
Eventually if someone does post a new thread about someone where a master topic exists, the moderators may end up merging that post into the master.
This is obviously not in place yet.  I'm just tossing the idea out there now so folks have a chance to comment on it and get used to the idea.  
 

I literally did nothing...  so it looks like the cached value might have finally cleared on its own.  Glad it's working now!  
(I'm happy to take credit for it working though!)

It's hard to believe it's been almost two years since we lost you @Guy Fawkes.  
Here's to you sir...  I hope you're sitting around somewhere in the sky surrounded by a bunch of hot guys being the life of the party.  

For the best of the best content, our own site gallery supports video and even transcodes them so they’re able to be played across multiple devices.  

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It's hard to believe it's been almost two years since we lost you @Guy Fawkes.  
Here's to you sir...  I hope you're sitting around somewhere in the sky surrounded by a bunch of hot guys being the life of the party.  

It’s actually a security tool used by our hosting provider (which is using AWS platform).  

The most common reason as @ThroatCummer noted is VPN usage. You share an IP address with thousands of other users who could be using that VPN to do bad things. This causes that address to get a bad reputation and everyone that shares it ends up being punished. 

It’s actually a security tool used by our hosting provider (which is using AWS platform).  

The most common reason as @ThroatCummer noted is VPN usage. You share an IP address with thousands of other users who could be using that VPN to do bad things. This causes that address to get a bad reputation and everyone that shares it ends up being punished. 

For the best of the best content, our own site gallery supports video and even transcodes them so they’re able to be played across multiple devices.  

For the last year, I have been using Walmart+.  Groceries are delivered and even put into the fridge. (They are given a door code for my house that works only during delivery window times so I don’t even need to be home.)

For the last year, I have been using Walmart+.  Groceries are delivered and even put into the fridge. (They are given a door code for my house that works only during delivery window times so I don’t even need to be home.)

One of the biggest challenges that I've observed over the years is the number of "411" threads on a specific person.  There are times we could have anywhere from 3-12 on a single person!  This could happen for different reasons...  such as someone not knowing how to use the search function or the provider had changed their name.  
When we eventually launch the new review site, when a new item is added... a forum topic will automatically be created for that place/person.  It will have a subject of:
[ Category ] Item Name 
So for example, it might look like:
[ Escort ] John Doe
The first post inside of that topic will contain fields from the review (I can pick which fields get brought over so not all may be posted).  The goal will be that the topic will become the master topic about discussion about that item (person/place).  
Over time...  if we see information that changes about the item, people will be able to report it so that it can be updated.  So if an escort changes their name for example, someone would report that record and provide the new name.  A moderator will be able to update the item.  They'll also be able to add the old name to a special field called "Former Names".  This will let us to better track those who change their names from time to time.  
Inside the review record, it might look something like:

If other things change, that can be updated in the record itself.  
All of the detail from that record anytime it is edited would also sync to the master thread and edit the first post in it with the updated info, including the topic title if there was a a name change involved.  
Now... I'm going to put this out there now that moderators may from time to time not publish a name change in the "Former Names" field.  If we have reason to believe there is a risk to the person or there is another legitimate reason, we may update the name field only without adding the old name to the former name field.  
This will hopefully allow the first post to contain all of the latest known info about each item as it gets changed over time without needing to update 500 places.  If it works out the way I'm hoping, this will become the "source of truth" about the item and people can comment over time with their own observations, etc.  The topic itself would not be used for reviews.  (That's what the review system is for.) But general discussion about the person would happen there.
Eventually if someone does post a new thread about someone where a master topic exists, the moderators may end up merging that post into the master.
This is obviously not in place yet.  I'm just tossing the idea out there now so folks have a chance to comment on it and get used to the idea.  
 

Black hat for me has become way to commercialized. It used to be a good security conference… lately it feels more like a big vendor push. 

MENtal health improvements

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One of the biggest challenges that I've observed over the years is the number of "411" threads on a specific person.  There are times we could have anywhere from 3-12 on a single person!  This could happen for different reasons...  such as someone not knowing how to use the search function or the provider had changed their name.  
When we eventually launch the new review site, when a new item is added... a forum topic will automatically be created for that place/person.  It will have a subject of:
[ Category ] Item Name 
So for example, it might look like:
[ Escort ] John Doe
The first post inside of that topic will contain fields from the review (I can pick which fields get brought over so not all may be posted).  The goal will be that the topic will become the master topic about discussion about that item (person/place).  
Over time...  if we see information that changes about the item, people will be able to report it so that it can be updated.  So if an escort changes their name for example, someone would report that record and provide the new name.  A moderator will be able to update the item.  They'll also be able to add the old name to a special field called "Former Names".  This will let us to better track those who change their names from time to time.  
Inside the review record, it might look something like:

If other things change, that can be updated in the record itself.  
All of the detail from that record anytime it is edited would also sync to the master thread and edit the first post in it with the updated info, including the topic title if there was a a name change involved.  
Now... I'm going to put this out there now that moderators may from time to time not publish a name change in the "Former Names" field.  If we have reason to believe there is a risk to the person or there is another legitimate reason, we may update the name field only without adding the old name to the former name field.  
This will hopefully allow the first post to contain all of the latest known info about each item as it gets changed over time without needing to update 500 places.  If it works out the way I'm hoping, this will become the "source of truth" about the item and people can comment over time with their own observations, etc.  The topic itself would not be used for reviews.  (That's what the review system is for.) But general discussion about the person would happen there.
Eventually if someone does post a new thread about someone where a master topic exists, the moderators may end up merging that post into the master.
This is obviously not in place yet.  I'm just tossing the idea out there now so folks have a chance to comment on it and get used to the idea.  
 

I don't know if folks saw my teaser in the Lounge for the new review site, but with the new system we will have the capability to have multiple categories of things to review.  This will include things such as:
 
Inside of each category will be items (either a person or a place).  It's basically the thing being reviewed.  Each item depending on what category that it is in can have a set of questions/fields associated with it.  This allows us to ask different questions for each type of item being reviewed.  
Within each item will be the ability to have reviews.  Again, since different categories can have different types of needs, I can create different questions for the reviews themselves.  Think of the reviews as descriptions of the encounter.  You will have an item (aka the masseur) and then the item will have reviews that describe member's encounters.
Given the progress that is being made with the new review site, I'm ready to start figuring out what information we want to collect.  This is where I need your help!
I need to collect both the types of categories we want and what questions would be in the category.  For example:
ITEM INFO
Contact Info
Ad URL Phone Email Website Physical Info
Age Ethnicity Height Weight Body Build Style Massage
Type (Sports, Deep Tissue, Erotic, etc) Experience (years) Location (In-call, Out-call, etc) REVIEW INFO
Location (City, State, Country) Date of Encounter Session Type (In, Out, etc) Session Length Rate (Price ranges...  100-199, 200-299, 300-399, etc) Would You Hire Again (Rate of 5 stars) Did They Match Description (Rate of 5 stars) Lived Up To Expectations (Rate of 5 stars) Review Details (A text box similar to replying to a post to free-form describe your experience.) I need to do this for both individual masseurs and for spas.  I would anticipate there would be different things you would want to know about a spa versus someone who is freelance. Let me know the types of info you think are critical to ask about both the item (person) and about the encounter itself.  

It's hard to believe it's been almost two years since we lost you @Guy Fawkes.  
Here's to you sir...  I hope you're sitting around somewhere in the sky surrounded by a bunch of hot guys being the life of the party.  

With the newest version of Invision Community that was applied this morning, there is a new feature that replaces ranks with what is called Achievements.  
As you perform certain types of activities on the site, you earn "points".  These build on the old rank system where points can be awarded for more things than just new posts.  
Points
An example of points being awarded:
Content Item Followed = 2 points Following a Member = 2 points Node (forum, album, etc) Followed = 2 points Content Item Posted = 10 points Comment/Reply Posted = 5 points Reaction Given = 1 point (for person given and a separate point for the person recieving) Based on the number of points that are received, this determines a person's "rank".
Rank
Newbie = 0 points Rookie = 40 points Apprentice = 90 points Explorer = 185 points Contributor = 250 points Enthusiast = 400 points Collaborator = 800 points Community Regular = 1,300 points Rising Star = 1,950 points Proficient = 2,600 points Experienced = 3,900 points Mentor = 5,200 points Veteran = 9,100 points Grand Master = 13,000 points Achievements
Outside of ranks, when certain activities happen, the system will recognize it and award a badge noting it as a personal milestone.  We can define new badges, but some of the default ones that exist include:
First Post - 1 comment/reply Collaborator - 10 comments/replies Posting Machine - 500 comments/replies Well Followed - 10 people follow you Conversation Starter - 1 new topic posted Reacting Well - 5 new reactions received Very Popular - 100 new reactions received One Week Done - Been a member of the site for 7 days Dedicated - Signed into the site for 7 consecutive days One Month Later - Been a member of the site for 30 days One Year In - Been a member of the site for 365 days The system is in the process of calculating everyone's ranks, achievements, points, etc.  There are literally hundreds of millions of records to process.  It's about 2% done, so everyone can enjoy being a newbie for a bit.  The ranks will work themselves out as it parses everything.  
EDIT:
While the system is regenerating this info, ranks and achievements have been set to hide during the recount.  They'll automatically display again as soon as the counting finishes! 

A master topic will be created by the new review system automatically once an item in the database is approved by a moderator/editor.  Part of the approval process will be checking for that sort of typo in the name field.  (It would also include other things such as adding photos if missing, verifying there is not already a record for that item in the database, etc.)
Once all the approval work is done, that item would be published and the forum topic would be created by the system.  (It would handle automatically adding a link to the master topic in the record itself and inside of the master topic copying data from the approved record.)

One of the biggest challenges that I've observed over the years is the number of "411" threads on a specific person.  There are times we could have anywhere from 3-12 on a single person!  This could happen for different reasons...  such as someone not knowing how to use the search function or the provider had changed their name.  
When we eventually launch the new review site, when a new item is added... a forum topic will automatically be created for that place/person.  It will have a subject of:
[ Category ] Item Name 
So for example, it might look like:
[ Escort ] John Doe
The first post inside of that topic will contain fields from the review (I can pick which fields get brought over so not all may be posted).  The goal will be that the topic will become the master topic about discussion about that item (person/place).  
Over time...  if we see information that changes about the item, people will be able to report it so that it can be updated.  So if an escort changes their name for example, someone would report that record and provide the new name.  A moderator will be able to update the item.  They'll also be able to add the old name to a special field called "Former Names".  This will let us to better track those who change their names from time to time.  
Inside the review record, it might look something like:

If other things change, that can be updated in the record itself.  
All of the detail from that record anytime it is edited would also sync to the master thread and edit the first post in it with the updated info, including the topic title if there was a a name change involved.  
Now... I'm going to put this out there now that moderators may from time to time not publish a name change in the "Former Names" field.  If we have reason to believe there is a risk to the person or there is another legitimate reason, we may update the name field only without adding the old name to the former name field.  
This will hopefully allow the first post to contain all of the latest known info about each item as it gets changed over time without needing to update 500 places.  If it works out the way I'm hoping, this will become the "source of truth" about the item and people can comment over time with their own observations, etc.  The topic itself would not be used for reviews.  (That's what the review system is for.) But general discussion about the person would happen there.
Eventually if someone does post a new thread about someone where a master topic exists, the moderators may end up merging that post into the master.
This is obviously not in place yet.  I'm just tossing the idea out there now so folks have a chance to comment on it and get used to the idea.  
 

There is someone here who is creating multiple accounts to try and make their point.  If the crap is not cut, those accounts will all make their way to the site ban list.  Considering one of the accounts registered has the name "Brady" in it, my guess is the provider is choosing to make a roundabout way of defending himself.  (And folks should know me well enough by now that I don't make accusations where I don't have the receipts to prove my statements.)
 

One thing to keep in mind is that between 90-93% of our site is from the US.  So questions have to make sense to the "majority" audience.  

Topic locked. Not recommended.