Please refrain from discussing reviewing with providers
[QUOTE=LookinGood;4420948]The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club. I'll be honest, I had to learn this one the hard way. Back when the mainstream boards were still a thing, I stupidly let the ladies know who I was on the boards. They knew the boards. They would advertise there and just generally chat with the guys. It got to the point I felt like I couldn't be honest in my reviews because they knew me.
Now, I go out of my way to make sure there's no way they can tie a review I make here to who I really am. First, they never have my real name. Second, I always wait a little while to post the review so they've seen several guys before the review posts (so I hopefully get lost in the noise). Finally, I tweak some insignificant details to throw them off the trail so they can't know for sure the encounter I review is me.
I've had a few ladies ask me if I write reviews. I answer honestly and say yes. Then they ask my handle. Nope. Not happening hunny. That information is not getting out.
And now you have my two cents.[/QUOTE]I fully agree with the "Fight Club" rule. I also urge you to answer "no" at all times, and make it believable. Even if hookers didn't have to worry about LE as they must in this 19th century society, the best-case scenario is that known prolific reviewers would still get preferential treatment from providers, which would skew the reviews and make them useless to the forum as they become ads. Those of us who see many providers and write lots of reviews may welcome getting the royal treatment, but I think (and hope) that would eventually backfire as the conflict of interest becomes obvious. Some of us may remember allegations against the owner of another board, who supposedly requested (sexual?) favors from the ladies in exchange for some kind of influence over reviews.
Bottom line, reviewers of anything must be incorruptible. There's a good reason why Michelin guide restaurant reviewers visit the candidate establishments incognito: "Michelin has gone to extraordinary lengths to maintain the anonymity of its inspectors. Many of the company's top executives have never met an inspector; inspectors themselves are advised not to disclose their line of work, even to their parents (who might be tempted to boast about it); and, in all the years that it has been putting out the guide, Michelin has refused to allow its inspectors to speak to journalists. " (from [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide[/URL]).