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[jimmer]

Hey,

 

I have a question for the escorts.

 

I recently submitted a rather generic review of a new escort (though he has been reviewed here before). I omitted details of our encounter in an effort to give the escort a favorable review on the basis of prompt communication and willingness to please his clients. Had I included specifics of our encounter, the review would be either neutral or minimally negative. Since I enjoyed the time I spent with him, I wanted to provide him with a favorable review and omit details that might be interpreted as less than complimentary.

 

According to Hooboy, my review will not be published as written because it is too vague. But my review of THIS escort was deliberately vague so that it would be positive. See the dilemna?

 

So what's the preference? No review at all when the experience is "satisfactory" but not "recommended"?

 

Or maybe the issue is the editing of clients' reviews of escorts.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Jimmer

 

PS - Score one for Hooboy if this question makes it to the boards.

[+ Lucky]

It sounds like Hooboy made the right decision. You can't have it both ways. Either the escort earned a good review or he didn't. If you feel such a need to edit, why post it at all?

[chrismac]

I believe the true value in the reviews on this site lies in the specific information given. IMO, they should be written more with other prospective clients in mind, less so the escort himself. As such, it is important to me that I see at least enough detail in the review to know that the escort would or would not do this or that, and did it well, or not.

 

It is also crucial to me to see what kind of client the reviewer is. If the client seems to enjoy some of the same things I like, and gives a positive and fairly detailed review of an escort - I'm more likely to consider hiring that escort. Since tastes vary widely among people, it's important to have some detail of the experience in the review, that way I know if your "good" equals my "good".

 

I have never written a review to be a sales tool for the escort - although they may often turn out that way. If the escort earned - he deserves the accolades.

 

Mediocre or "middlin" service or experience doesn't warrant a review in my book - but that's just me. Likewise, if I see an escort with advertisements going on for a considerable time, has a great body, looks, etc - but no reviews, kinda throws up a red flag for me. If he looks and claims to be so hot, and has been at it for some time, why hasn't anyone else thought enough to write about it? I figure - Mediocre. If he was really bad - he'd probably be known for that as well.

[Guest DevonSFescort]

>I recently submitted a rather generic review of a new escort

>(though he has been reviewed here before). I omitted details

>of our encounter in an effort to give the escort a favorable

>review on the basis of prompt communication and willingness

>to please his clients.

 

I understand and appreciate your kind intentions, but I'm not sure escorts should get kudos every time we do what we're supposed to do. Prompt communication and a willingness to please our clients are pretty basic to our job descriptions. Accordingly, such things are good to mention in a review, but they probably should not by themselves trigger a glowing review.

 

>Had I included specifics of our

>encounter, the review would be either neutral or minimally

>negative. Since I enjoyed the time I spent with him, I

>wanted to provide him with a favorable review and omit

>details that might be interpreted as less than

>complimentary.

 

Does this mean there were certain things that didn't go so well but the whole added up to more than the sum of its parts? I can see where that's a difficult review to write.

 

>So what's the preference? No review at all when the

>experience is "satisfactory" but not "recommended"?

 

Well, ultimately it should be about what's going to best serve the clients who visit the site (I know -- WHAT an ass-kisser :*), and opinion seems to be divided on whether reviews of lukewarm experiences are particularly helpful. Since you asked about it from an escort's perspective, though, I'd rather you just skipped the review and let me know privately anything I could do better next time -- if there's going to be a next time. I'd prefer that to being damned with faint praise or to getting a good review I didn't really earn.

[duke37]

I had a similar dilemma in one of my reviews. Frankly the time was a sad disappointment. However there were positive facts to provide and what I considered negative I was afraid others would consider it my fault. And I agree it takes two to make chemistry.

 

But since he had no other reviews and there were objective facts to put in my review I went ahead and posted. I really sweated over what I said there wanting to be honest but not wanting to totally torpedo a career of a new escort. I wish he had been honest and say he was new but he wasn't truthful about a lot of things so it was hard to be generous. I skipped the parts that were subject to debate and just related what I COULD know.

 

So yes HooBoy published my review. And the escort in question doesn't post here anymore and apparently is not running ads. Maybe he realized the business wasn't for him. Frankly I wish him well he was sweet in a lot of ways. Just really unsuited for escorting.

 

Jeff

[jimmer]

>

>Does this mean there were certain things that didn't go so

>well but the whole added up to more than the sum of its

>parts? I can see where that's a difficult review to write.

>

 

Yes, that is exactly right. And it was a difficult review to write. That is why I am questioning why it was rejected. I tried to use just the right words to establish the encounter as "pleasant" withoout going over the top and providing misinformation to other potential clients.

 

Jimmer

[Guest breezer2]

I posted a review a couple of weeks back and Hooboy editted the hell out if it. It was somewhat long but there are many reviews that are much longer. The entire second half was just deleted.

[duke37]

Now that I have seen before. If you read around the reviews you will find examples of reviews snipped in mid sentence. Perhaps there is some kind of page break in the software that can snip longer reviews inadvertantly. This kind of break is clearly not deliberate.

 

Or are you saying you were edited in some other way?

 

Jeff

[Guest Thunderbuns]

I can't understand why a "mediocre" review would be regected.

 

The very fact that you found the session somewhat lack-luster is an indication that others may experience the same feeling.

 

Why does a review have to be either good or bad. On a scale of 0 to 10 with ten being the best, does this mean that escorts who rates a 5 in the reviewers' opinions, will never get reviewed?

 

Don't make much sense to me!

 

Thunderbuns

[chrismac]

>I can't understand why a "mediocre" review would be

>regected.

 

From what I read in jimmer's first post referring back to Hoo's "editing" that it was more due to lack of detail than the mediocrity of the experience.

 

It's just my personal "policy" not to write a review if the experience was mediocre because I don't want to spend any more time on the individual and I have better things to do (in fact, I haven't written some reviews for escorts I should have - like JeffOH - who is the hottest and most fantastic carbon-based life form in the solar sytem, in my opinion). But seeing a review in which the reviewer has describes the experience as obviously mediocre clears up that question in my mind right away. In fact, I've read several such reviews and have made decisions in the past based on them. So I agree with you there.

[Rick Munroe]

>(I know -- WHAT an ass-kisser :*)

 

I thought you said you don't rim.

[AaronScottDC]

Hey all,

 

Since this question was posted for escorts to answer, I just couldn't resist to throw in my two cents. As far as I am concerned, I wish more clients would decide to write reviews for mediocre and marginal meetings with escorts. If they only write them for the very good or very bad encounters, then it is difficult to sort through the many, many escorts who fall in the middle. I have searched through reviews on this site looking for other escorts either because one of my clients asked for a third, or because I wasn't available and a client asked for a recommendation, or even because I was thinking of hiring someone myself. But, because there are so many basically "good" reviews for so many escorts, I found it quite difficult to make an informed decision. So, I suggest that if a client had a decent time but not a great time with an escort and they probably wouldn't hire that escort again, then they should state why they feel that way and post an accurate review regardless of how it may or may not affect the escort's business. At least other readers will have an easier time making an informed decision that way. Of course, this is only my very humble opinion on the subject!

 

Aaron Scott DC

[Guest DevonSFescort]

>>(I know -- WHAT an ass-kisser :*)

>

>I thought you said you don't rim.

 

I don't. Just 'cause I kiss ass sometimes doesn't mean I lick asshole. :+

[Huey]

Not an escort though wanted to reply. I believe that a review must have some substance. If you cannot find enough positive or negative to write then you probably should not bother.

 

Also HooBoy states clearly he will not post "press releases." Maybe when he read your review of the escort he didn't feel it added any value. Have you written to HooBoy to find out if there might be a few simple changes / additions you could make to meet his guidelines?

 

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[FrancoDiSantisxxx]

Carbon Based Lifeforms

 

Chrismac, that (and other comments you have made about one of my favorite people, Jeff), are the kind of raves I would prefer to hear, more so than some of the reviews I have received.

 

I also agree that I think it is important to provide feedback. I have one "satisfactory" versus "recommended" and I had not ever thought until now that the reviewer may have meant the experience was less than 100% positive. In several reviews, the clients indicated quite clearly things they had concerns about: whether I was passionate enough, did I kiss, etc. I think this feedback is valuable. One particular guy found it necessary to point out that a prior review had been, at least in his opinion, generous with respect to the length of my equipment. Frankly, I believe this is good information for both the clients and positive feedback for the escorts.

 

As for this particular instance, clients should have minmum expectations which should be met, as Curious2000 has raised elsewhere in this conference, of responsive and timely communication, of professionalism and of courtesy. Given that as a FLOOR, anything less would merit a review with a lack of recommendation, and if the rest of the experience was not worth a positive reaction, the review should reflect that. In the past, any number of clients have indicated that they did not want to write a bad review, for any number of reasons, and this is always an option.

 

The reviews should be guideposts, in any event, and a client either decides he is curious and wants to investigate a particular review further, or you move on and consider someone else. I do not think I am the escort for everyone and I would be surprised if anyone thought that of themselves.

[Bilbo]

RE: Cursing with faint praise

 

As you might have read on other threads in the past, I am not only an escort but I also worked for about 8 years as a weekly newspaper reviewer of plays, movies, and art shows. Sometimes books, but the research there takes a bit longer. The phrase "cursing with faint praise" was used several times when people would see me on the street and discuss my reviews with me. One reason was that I was under orders from my editor to like everything as much as I could. Another was that I knew that people weren't just listening to what I was saying but to who was saying it and that all people are not alike. If you accurately describe what you liked and what you didn't like about an escort, there will be people who agree with you completely. But they won't be in the majority. You're not really getting away with telling people what to think. The more accurate you are, the more details you give, the more other people can say - Oh, this wasn't a stellar experience for him because of "blah", but "blah" is not an important issue for me and he does say that "uh", which is my most important issue but not his, is something that redeemed the experience from being awful. Well, if this escort is good enough at my main interest to redeem the experience for this man, then it sounds like he will be stellar for me! - So, yes, I would say to review everyone you see. (At least those who are lacking in reviews. If there are ten or more reviews and you have nothing new to add, well, OK, don't just do it to brag that you've been there.) Not only will more relative unknowns (Most of my happiest clients are not computer friendly or are so nervous about discretion that they won't even come near this site so that some day in the future someone unspecified won't be able to retrace their steps here.), but we will also get to know your tastes better and know just how much we agree with them or not.

[Rick Munroe]

RE: Carbon Based Lifeforms

 

>clients should have minimum

>expectations which should be met

 

Good point, DiSantis. I had a really wonderful time with a client recently and I know part of what made it such a successful evening was his attitude (he wrote to me afterward, "I went into the evening, not with a fantasy in mind, but simply with the hope of having a warm, enjoyable, and sexy evening with a friend"). That seems to me the perfect way to enter into any escort experience, whether it's an overnight "date" or a quick afternoon fuck.

[Guest dstud4hire]

hmmm, well, I always believe in being as completely honest as possible. Though I escort part time, I have used this site as well to hire on occassion, hook up with, or look for a 3rd to join me and a clent. In addition, I have used such info to be able to recommend to other clients of mine visiting certain cities. As a result or reading thorough reviews, I can ascertain who would be a good match. I generally will skip the reviews that just touch the surface of what went on.

 

As an escort, I also prefer a detailed review, although I will say that there is a fine line between detail of what went on, and exposing personal information of conversations that took place , etc.

 

If a client doesn't like posting a negative or less than perfect review, then my gut would tell me , don't post it at all, but if you want to ensure you help others in making their decision, then post.

 

The flip side to all this..in some cases...let's face it, there might not be a personality match happening, in which case it is neither the fault of escort or client. While I am certain that I have made my clients happy, I do know that over the years there are some that just personality connections may not have been the best match, though everything from the purpose of what I did, was fun, and up to par. But nonetheless, am glad that client chose not to review, because the reviews would be a reflection more on us not clicking then on what actually happened, so it is a fine line, I realize.

 

Overall though, the way you described this particular scenario : it sounds like the review should have either not been submitted cause you don't wish to post a negative review, or you should have been more detailed.

 

Just a few humble thoughts from yours truly!

[woodlawn]

I agree with Thunderbuns. In addition, this thread is one of several I have seen indicating that reviews are not getting published or are being edited . . . how are you supposed to take positive reviews of an escort seriously when you know that there may be other less than positive reviews that are not being published for some unknown reason.