Reference / Vouch system / Benz
Not long ago many of us remember and were part of what we sometimes refer to as the "old boards". The girls were usually a step or three or four up from the ladies on STG, CityXGuide, Adult Look, etc. Recall the posts not to long ago lamenting or talking about old providers such as Schorcy. It was the rule, not the exception that you needed two references in order to schedule with one of those providers. The references came from other providers you have recently seen. Providers would call another provider and ask them about you, using a screen name. There were other review boards back then as well and girls would post on those boards. The key thing is, they wanted a reference from 2 providers. Being a newbie was tough. You had to see a provider to get a reference. Turns out a few providers would accept newbies bt they would do their own screening. Once you saw one of them, you were usually good to go. Providers talked with each other and were probably more collegial with one another than now. It would take a while to schedule but was essentially a saker system than what we have now. This system still exists in the higher end of our system on sites such as Eros and others. There are other online places now where you can get vouched for, but have to pay a fee and then have access to their providers. For guys on the road, it is a plus. They check you out in unobtrusive ways and verify you. It costs though.
Benz is providing the same thing for free. Based on nothing more than his looking into your status and maybe reading posts, you get a reference.
Does Benz benefit? I don't know but probably. Perhaps that is not such a bad thing. Is he coercive with potential and existing providers. Not that I know of and I have asked. It almost seems the opposite.
Benz has been around for a long time. He will be around for a long time. For many guys, he helps a lot. He has developed skills in developing utr providers that most have not, and he shares. I have my own utr providers, I'm on the list but very rarely ask for a number.
You know we have bigger fish to fry, like somehow keeping increasing donations down.
I don't always agree with Benz but I consider him a big asset to our community. Does he over promote? Maybe, but that is up for you to decide. Then chill. If you don't like his posts, move on. None of those who have cast any stones here have done anything at all to support this community like he has. Benz is using a very old approach, the reference or vouch system, in a different form. The vouch system was about safety, his system offers a bit of that, not like one provider consulting like a professional would with another professional but it still offers a degree of comfort to new providers. A2 talks about what a pimp is, I don't consider Benz a pimp personally. We have both been around a long time. I'm sure he was a member of the old boards but I don't know what is mane was. What he is doing is just a variation on what has been going on successfully for many many years.