Discussion of TERB Rules and posting guidelines

why can't we have avatars?

Avatars are stored locally, and eat into bandwidth, so Fred's disabled them.

We probably won't get them in the near future, unfortunately.

Not sure how this is rules related, but hey...there ya go!

Any possible chance if a post is edited or removed could one of the mods send a PM to the person saying why the action was done?

An example I made a review of a lady (SW) in NF and now I can't even see the post anymore, so I assume that it was deleted for some reason. The review was well written and generally positive so I don't know what the problem was. Not argueing with you about you decision to remove it, just want to know the reason why, so I don't make the same mistake again.

What so "grey" about making reviews of people who are not advertised such as SW? What kind of a risk are you talking about?

According to almost any cop you talk to the majority of the sex industry is breaking the law in one fashion or another.

How are independent outcall prostitutes breaking any law?

I don't know of any legal reason to exclude street hooker reviews. There is no "promoting" law in the Canadian Code related to prostitution. There is a law against promoting in most U.S. cities and states, but no review board that I know of has ever been considered promoting. It is free speech.

But I think street hookers are clearly a public nuisance very negative issue for many citizens in Canada. Therefore as a matter of principal to not promote this public nuisance which is clearly illegal act I think its a great policy. Even though there may be no direct legal risk in reviews.

In the U.S., the TBD situation shows the clear difference. Nothing illegal about the TBD board where 100% of the reviews were about illegal activity. But when TBD starts exchanging higher ratings for escorts for sex, that crosses the line and probably violates the anti promoting laws in the U.S.

BTW I did a word Search of the entire Canadian Criminal Code for promote. Nothing in the prostitution laws only references is related to drugs and ...

202. (1) Every one commits an offence who
(g) imports or brings into Canada any information or writing that is intended or is likely to promote or be of use in gambling, book-making, pool-selling or betting on a horse-race, fight, game or sport, and where this paragraph applies it is immaterial

It is illegal to promote (ie. direct someone to) a brothel (incall), that's about all I can find in the criminal code relating to advertising prostitution.

Gypsy,

Where did you find it illegal to promote a brothel, other than transport to one which isn't the case on a review board?

If I missed it would like to know, but nothing in Sec 210 and I did a word serach of the entire Criminal Code for promote.

Thanks

Unless I'm interpreting it wrong it is sec. 211

Transporting person to bawdy-house
211. Every one who knowingly takes, transports, directs, or offers to take, transport or direct, any other person to a common bawdy-house is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

R.S., c. C-34, s. 194.

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So a review of a SP could be considered as directing, or worse, communicating for the purposes of prostitution? Geez our sex laws are in a serious needs of a rewrite.

Trelew said:

So a review of a SP could be considered as directing, or worse, communicating for the purposes of prostitution? Geez our sex laws are in a serious needs of a rewrite.

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Commu ications is only a problem if on the streets or public area with no expectation of privacy. It very clear ads, review boards, talking on the phone, are not anything illegal.

If the SP was an independent outcall again there is nothing she is doing wrong,

I'm no lawyer either Dave, but it looks like it can be interpreted any way since a distinction is made between transporting and directing. What exactly is 'directing' is the question?

I wouldnt want to be the test case.

I agree gypsy but the fact that in the last 100 years, I don't think anyone has ever been convicted or even charged with "directing" as related to reviews makes it not a big concern for most folks!

Unlike in the U.S., where "promoting" is a crime yet never been applied to a review board, most LE action in Canada related to prostitution is either against public nuisance street hookers, or based on complaints of incalls, or other illegal associated activities like underaged, drugs etc.

Sheik said:

Trelew, you have been a member here for 3 years and now you are questioning it?

Streetwalker reviews are not permitted here because they are breaking the law.

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How are they breaking the law anymore that SP reviews??

That's your opinion Sheik. Outcalls are still a very grey area. I think that there are alot of factors involved in determining their legality.

Gypsy

How in the world are outcalls a grey area? It seems very white to me, absolutely nothing illegal abou tit.

Meesh said:

Avatars are stored locally, and eat into bandwidth, so Fred's disabled them.

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Thanks for the reply!