Then Why Bother Writing the Review?

[Guest Mikel]

When a reviewer states; "I'll leave what happened behind closed doors to your imagination", for example, I wonder why the review was even written. This IS NOT a criticism nor is it sarcasm. It's an honest question merely looking for insight. Please don't criticize me for asking.

 

I'll be the first to admit that I think some reviews reveal too much information. They end up getting discussed on his board. But I would rather rely on some facts than my imagination. (Because my imagination is so perverted! lol)

 

There must be a legitimate reason. Is it shyness? Well, let me stop guessing and let someone answer my question.

 

But I also have two additional questions. First, for those of you who elect to leave the specifics to my imagination...Do you object to the details that others leave in their reviews? Or do you bebefit from the details that others leave in their reviews?

 

Second and last question...Escorts, how do you feel? Would you rather a client give details or just generalities?

 

Thanks,

Mikel

[Guest Mikel]

"...or do you benefit from the details...". Sorry

[kjun]

It is simply a case of each to his own. Some people are more private and others like to brag or tell all (sometime even enhance it a bit).

My prurient interest wants details but other factors are more important in a review.

 

the Cajun

[theDCeBOY]

i don't mind some details in reviews about me. but it can go over the top. some reveiwers (hm@hm?) are notorious for too much detail. sure, let folks know that you were happy (or unhappy) and why, but i'd rather not read a blow-by-blow or stroke-by-stroke account. each engagement is different. why is "he's an excellent top" not enough? why must we read about each & every special spot he touched?

[guptasa1]

I tend to give a fair amount of detail in my reviews (what activities we participated in, but especially how I felt with the escort, etc.), but at the same time, as in my last review, I often say I don't want to go into too many specifics.

 

The reason? Simply put, I like having the details between me and the escort. It's one of those illogical things people sometimes do to make their time with an escort more special to them (in my opinion). I like having that memory and series of events in my head and I don't particularly want to give it to anybody else (besides the escort of course), and NOT writing up the gritty details somewhere preserves that for me.

 

Do I feel it harms my reviews? Not at all. It's pretty easy when reading my reviews if I was pleased or not with the experience and how I felt...including during sex. I just don't like to go into every detail of every specific sex act.

[Guest Kenny021]

The question should be why HooBoy chooses to publish a review that is so vague....we are constantly told to be specific and if we are not then the review will not appear.

"Leaving something to one's imagination" has no place in a review unless more specific details are given.

[marc anthony]

I think there is merit to some reviews even without much detail, but I certainly do agree that more detail is better on a review site.

 

Why?

 

Because not everyone has the same desires or preferences. So saying, "The escort was great" doesn't necessarily tell the audience anything. But saying, "his oral skill were excellent and he used his ass better than any escort I have been with" helps people who value blow jobs and like seductive asses to decide to hire him.

 

Please don't think I am comparing escorts to cars (because those who read my posts know that I am one of those who do NOT view escorts as mere commodities), but I will compare the review process. Can you imagine Car and Driver magazine reviewing the top 20 cars of the year by writing, "We really liked the Cadillac Escalade as our SUV of the year. We won't go into the details of why, but it is the best car. You should buy it." For readers with a multitude of different tastes and preferences, it is analogous to the "Johnny was great at sex but I will keep the details of our enounter between us."

 

No one is asking for a porn novel... but it sure does help if the review includes some accounting of personality, appearance, and sexual strengths and preferences.

[marc anthony]

I think there is merit to some reviews even without much detail, but I certainly do agree that more detail is better on a review site.

 

Why?

 

Because not everyone has the same desires or preferences. So saying, "The escort was great" doesn't necessarily tell the audience anything. But saying, "his oral skill were excellent and he used his ass better than any escort I have been with" helps people who value blow jobs and like seductive asses to decide to hire him.

 

Please don't think I am comparing escorts to cars (because those who read my posts know that I am one of those who do NOT view escorts as mere commodities), but I will compare the review process. Can you imagine Car and Driver magazine reviewing the top 20 cars of the year by writing, "We really liked the Cadillac Escalade as our SUV of the year. We won't go into the details of why, but it is the best car. You should buy it." For readers with a multitude of different tastes and preferences, it is analogous to the "Johnny was great at sex but I will keep the details of our enounter between us."

 

No one is asking for a porn novel... but it sure does help if the review includes some accounting of personality, appearance, and sexual strengths and preferences.

[AaronScottDC]

>Second and last question...Escorts, how do you feel? Would

>you rather a client give details or just generalities?

>

>Thanks,

>Mikel

 

I agree with the comments made by both the Cajun and with Marc Anthony.

 

Everyone is different (shocker there, huh?), so it shouldn't come as any surprise that the content of reviews are all over the place. Some people love to write their review with a great deal of passion, and possibly a bit of exaggeration - although the author may not feel he is stretching the truth at all. Sometimes their experiences are extremely glorious (or really crappy) and they may get carried away when expressing their time spent with an escort.

 

On the other hand, some guys are very shy and private. So, even though the reviews are anonymous and nobody should ever know who wrote them, it still isn't enough to allow some people to feel comfortable enough to share their true feelings or experiences on a web site for all to see. As the saying goes, "A true lady doesn't kiss and tell."

 

In my opinion, I would rather my reviews be fairly general. But, I know this may not help other potential clients to figure out if they would enjoy spending time with me or not. Oh well, I guess they will just have to meet me to find out!

 

Aaron Scott DC

http://www.erados.com/AaronScottDC

http://www.male4malescorts.com/reviews/aaronscottdc.html

[Guest Dan]

And let's not forget those who have a lot of deatail...about everything but the experience! You know the ones I mean, who blog everything!

 

Please guys, when reviewing, no need to give an assessment of your room at the Ritz!

:*

 

Dan Dare

http://www.male4malescorts.com/reviews/dandarela.html

http://www.rentboy.com/location/getrb.asp?rentboy=844

[Guest ncm2169]

I tend to go into more, rather than less detail in my Reviews (but I do omit the references to the tacky pics on the wall in my hotel room x( ). I give detail because I like to read detail. I'm also comfortable with writing, having done a lot of it over the years.

 

Other clients may be shy, or just not comfortable with their writing skills.

 

Ethan makes a good point that not all escort/client hookups will be identical, of course, so too many details may unwittingly mislead future clients.

 

All in all, I think Marc Anthony hit the nail on the head. For a prospective client to seriously contemplate hiring an escort, the client needs something more than generalities.

 

There's a happy medium somewhere between, "He was WONDERFUL!!" and, "It was so hott the way he swirled his tongue around my big mushroom head as he blew me." :+

 

P.S. If I had to make a choice, however, give me the specifics on the oral techniques any day.

[VaHawk]

> sure, let folks know that

>you were happy (or unhappy) and why, but i'd rather not read a

>blow-by-blow or stroke-by-stroke account. each engagement is

>different. why is "he's an excellent top" not enough? why must

>we read about each & every special spot he touched?

 

My sentiments exactly! When I read a review, I first read the specific info about the escort. If interested in that I proceed to go to the Experience section. If that section is a porno novella, I then click out as I am not interested in reading some book length blow by blow description of the encounter, often written in the afterglow of getting one's rocks off, and as such often overly embellished.

 

To quote Sgt. Joe Friday, "just the facts ma'am".

[theDCeBOY]

sgt. WHO?

[Rick Munroe]

>"It was so hott the way he swirled his tongue around my

>big mushroom head as he blew me."

 

Where's this mushroom head? I'm ready. :9

[VaHawk]

Sgt. Joe Friday from Dragnet. That was his signature phrase, which was really laugh out loud funny as done by Dan Ackroyd in the movie Dragnet.

[theDCeBOY]

when was the movie released? i haven't heard of it yet.

[VaHawk]

>Where's this mushroom head? I'm ready. :9

 

Perhaps in the Enchanted Forest? Don't only wood elves have mushroom heads?

 

Be careful of those mushroom heads however, as the Yellow Brick Road might not be the only thing you find yourself tripping down. :o

[FrancoDiSantisxxx]

Why Ask Why

 

A few thoughts:

 

There is a forum on this site called the DELI, which is where are asked to discuss matters having to do with escorts, so should not this thread (as well as other recent threads, some from escorts promoting their own photographs or sites) go in that forum?

 

In addition, the issue of reviews has been discussed before, including this particular subject, as you may see below.

 

This thread discusses this same exact subject matter: http://babydb.male4malescorts.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=54490&mesg_id=54490&listing_type=search

 

Here is one more generally about reviews: http://babydb.male4malescorts.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=47058&mesg_id=47058&listing_type=search

 

Here is one above excessive personal and financial details about the REVIEWER/CLIENT in reviews: http://babydb.male4malescorts.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=41250&mesg_id=41250&listing_type=search

 

Finally, there is an older thread nearly identical to this one, which takes the position that reviews with insufficient specific details are "useless" to the clients: http://babydb.male4malescorts.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=29789&mesg_id=29789&listing_type=search

 

There are approximately ten more threads in the last two years dealing with whether or not clients should write reviews in specific instances, whether or not some reviews are genuine or not, escorts with what are viewed as an excessive number of first time reviewers, escorts with little or no reviews and any other number of permutations.

[theDCeBOY]

RE: Why Ask Why

 

>so

>should not this thread (as well as other recent threads, some

>from escorts promoting their own photographs or sites) go in

>that forum?

it would depend on the original posting in the thread, wouldn't it? this one, for instance, discussed the merits of various types of reviews. i'm sure it is right where it belongs.

[VaHawk]

If I remember correctly, it was in the very late 1980's around 1988. But since you are not a "baby boomer" who grew up watching the wooden acting of Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on the tv Dragnet, you probably will not be able to fully appreciate the subtle humor of Dan Ackroyd's performance.

 

I LOVE that movie because of Ackroyd's portrayal. I've seen this movie at least 10 times, but I still rofl everytime Ackroyd gets that look on his face and intones "just the facts ma'am". If there was any justice in the entertainment industry, Dan Ackroyd would have won an Oscar for this role.

[Guest ncm2169]

< Be careful of those mushroom heads however, as the Yellow Brick Road might not be the only thing you find yourself tripping down >

 

Shrooms too, VA?? I'm shocked, just shocked. :+

[VaHawk]

>Shrooms too, VA?? I'm shocked, just shocked. :+

 

Thank you as I am LMAO!! I really, really needed the laughter. You are such a cool guy! I bet it would be a real "trip" to party with you sometime.

[Chuck50]

I say give enought to get the idea, leave a little to the imagination to make it fun , but don't let us be wondering if it was fun or not or what the heck happened. HUGS Chuck:9 :9 :9

[Guest Mikel]

Kenny,

 

That is an interesting perspective!

[Guest Mikel]

RE: Why Ask Why

 

And I wonder how many new members since those older threads...and I wonder how many members, for one valid reason or another changed their mind since an original thread??