Fair point, and it is a tough spot.
As I said in my other post: if a provider has mutiple glowing reviews by posters that have exactly one post, well, I judge that to be highly suspicious and I'd avise others to do so as well. In all likelihood, the provider or handler is creating these bogus reviews. Or persuading others through a "discount" to provide a positive review.
We all have our first post and first review. But how many providers have multiple first-post reviews?
[QUOTE=RetsOfydna;3864391]Hello all,
I know I did not specifically get called out for giving Naudia a good review, but I did give her a good review. I will back that with the fact that I've given a few good reviews and a negative review in the past to other providers. I just want to say that it is frustrating that no one can ever be 100% certain that any of our reviews are accurate, but if people start getting attacked about giving a good review (or a bad one for that matter), the number of reviews and members may decline. Just because someone isn't a senior member, such as myself, doesn't mean we are not credible. I'm sure most of us noobs want to get to that senior status, but we can't without reviews. If we are shunned for giving reviews, then our efforts are futile and this community will never grow.
Now, on the side of the members that are legit and want to have honest, reliable reviews to go by, I understand your frustration because a provider or her pimp could very well get on here and post a good review and we would never know. All of this to say let's respect each review that comes up and take it for what it is (a review). Some people may be full of shit and some people may not. Just think about it like any other product on the internet, you have to do your research and go with your gut. Anyways, good luck everyone! I know I will continue posting my reviews. Good & bad.[/QUOTE]