Terb's Inner Circle

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squash500

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Ok, this thread may be a bit controversial:) . However, I really don't mean it to be.

Maybe, I just don't understand how Terb reviews of sps are supposed to work? Or maybe because of my Asperger syndrome I am missing something? Who really knows?

This is what is bothering me? Why do a lot of seasoned hobbyists on Terb fail to post reviews? Or when they do post reviews it is always after the fact.

Here's an example. Let's say sp x has been badly reviewed. Only after some newbie hobbyists have blown hundreds of dollars on sp x will a seasoned hobbyist chime in to the thread and say YMMV---lol. Or the seasoned hobbyist might say that I saw her but you should have known that sp x needs direction etc---lol.

My question is why didn't the seasoned hobbyist who saw sp x post a review on sp x in the beginning? It might have saved some newbie hobbyists a lot of money and aggravation. Just my opinion.

Another observation I've noticed are the so called terb cliques where seasoned hobbyists will only pm other seasoned hobbyists about which sps are really good and which sps are really bad?

I wish these seasoned hobbyists would share this info with more newbie hobbyists as this hobby is a very expensive one. Also the learning curve to truly master this hobby is a wide one. Knowledge is power so to speak.

I hope I haven't offended anyone by posting my opinions.

Thank you everybody for reading my rant---lol. As usual, any criticisms of my ways of thinking about ths hobby are strongly encouraged. How else am I going to learn? I have so far learned a lot from my fellow Terbites and any comments both good or bad are always welcome!

P.S. I've reviewed 4 sps so far. Does this entitle me to be a part of Terb's inner circle?---lol.
 
For myself...

I rarely see SP's, but when I do I am more than happy to share with a review. There is not much I can usually add to anothers session, that has not been said before.

So, how do I get into this inner circle you speak of?
 
squash500 said:
Here's an example. Let's say sp x has been badly reviewed. Only after some newbie hobbyists have blown hundreds of dollars on sp x will a seasoned hobbyist chime in to the thread and say YMMV---lol. Or the seasoned hobbyist might say that I saw her but you should have known that sp x needs direction etc
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It's because many members of the board - both noobs and veterans - don't use the search function carefully enough, if at all.

Another reason is that some SPs have a "no-review" policy.
squash500 said:
Another observation I've noticed are the so called terb cliques where seasoned hobbyists will only pm other seasoned hobbyists about which sps are really good and which sps are really bad?

I wish these seasoned hobbyists would share this info with more newbie hobbyists as this hobby is a very expensive one. Also the learning curve to truly master this hobby is a wide one. Knowledge is power so to speak.
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I personally don't see that, but I fail to understand how an outsider would know who's sending PM reviews to whom...
squash500 said:
P.S. I've reviewed 4 sps so far. Does this entitle me to be a part of Terb's inner circle?---lol.
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Keys to the clubhouse are strictly limited. Accessing them is just slightly less difficult than finding the holy grail.
 
squash500 said:
This is what is bothering me? Why do a lot of seasoned hobbyists on Terb fail to post reviews?
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I post reviews about Macau (specifically Boss Health Spa and Supreme Sauna), Hong Kong (mostly Noble Sauna and Jordan Sauna) and Japan (like....where's that bookmark.....oh yeah, Yuri in Nippori) on a place for those locations as Gyaos. As for specific GTA, my latest one was going to be for Diamonds, but Rachel wasn't there. So I didn't post the review. :(

Girl was somewhat chunky, but really cute, and still was great / terrific. Room + tip total $130.00

QUESTION: Repeat or not repeat? REPEAT!

I want S1 back......but alas, it's closed. How's that squash500?

Gyaos Baltar.
 
squash500 said:
......My question is why didn't the seasoned hobbyist who saw sp x post a review on sp x in the beginning? It might have saved some newbie hobbyists a lot of money and aggravation. Just my opinion.
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my 2 cents.....

We did post those reviews that your are looking for but that can go back a few years. I reviewed alot in the beginning but now every MPA I see are the same ones I first saw many, or at least a few, years ago. So repeated reviews would just sound like I've lost all sense of reality and fell into that old hobbying trap of "falling in love with your SP". To find the opinions of the seasoned hobbyist you have to use the search function to find those inputs. Being seasoned and somewhat detached versus being uttererly infatuated and dillusional can be a fine line as far as a review board is concerned (do a search on Humble D and Tarah to see what I mean). Once that line is crossed credibility is something that is hard to recover.

When you go to a library there are computers to help find information one is looking for. I think the librarians get a little tired and testy if a Newbie didn't even attempt to search for their own information before starting to ask for help, and not just help on how to use the search function but on to actually do the serach for them on what is usually common information. So when we hear Newbies chime up about how the lessor spas have the best overall service, kind of like saying McD's has the best hamburgers in the city, we pipe up becasue if they did search hard enough they could figure out which places and SP's are the most highly reviewed.

Lastly,many of the seasoned hobbyists started when TERB was just in it's infancy in which we had to go out and hunt for our own information. Thus, we sunk some coin because we never got free information either so there's not alot of sympathy for anyone looking for profit off our "investment in time and money" (for lack of a better description).
 
hornet said:
When you go to a library there are computers to help find information one is looking for. I think the librarians get a little tired and testy if a Newbie didn't even attempt to search for their own information before starting to ask for help, and not just help on how to use the search function but on to actually do the serach for them on what is usually common information. So when we hear Newbies chime up about how the lessor spas have the best overall service, kind of like saying McD's has the best hamburgers in the city, we pipe up becasue if they did search hard enough they could figure out which places and SP's are the most highly reviewed.
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I guess I'm not making myself clear:) . I do use the search function. For example, I'll type in sp x @ acme escorts. Then I will get some reviews if there are any to be found.

What I'm talking about are some of the new sps on the scene that have never been reviewed before. IMHO, you either have to TOFFT or forget about seeing this sp.

I'm not really familar with the mp scene. I'm talking more about the sp scene. IMHO, some seasoned hobbyists might have some insider knowledge about these new sps but for whatever reason don't choose to disclose it to the general terb population.

On the other hand I could be totally wrong about my conjectures. IMHO, its interesting how a lot of sps don't even have one review written about them whereas other sps have dozens?

Maybe as capncrunch suggests nrp policies are in effect on these particular unreviewed sps?
 
Like any other community, each member establishes creditability (or lack thereof) through their posts. It becomes our online resume of contributions to the community, and it becomes the basis (right or wrong) on which other members judge us.

Once you have been around a while, you form natural friendships - both online and socially. As those friendships expand, you find that the sharing of information is much more reliable and expedient OFF the board.

I also think veteran members are far more likely to fall into a routine of seeing regulars, and less likely to TOFTT. We get comfortable with what we know, and quite frankly there is not alot of value in posting the 18th review of Daphne. Our "knowledge" is more about what NOT to do, or what to avoid than it is about who to see.

How do you become part of the mythical "inner sanctum"? Do what most of us have done; pay your dues, post reviews, contribute where you can, and form alliances with other members. There's no club meeting where we vote new members in or out, it's an evolving and transparent process.
 
squash500 said:
P.S. I've reviewed 4 sps so far. Does this entitle me to be a part of Terb's inner circle?---lol.
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I think I've reviewed 30-40 SPs in the last year or so. Probably another 10-15 that I haven't reviewed for whatever reason. So I'm gonna be really pissed if you get in before me.:mad:

I don't know about an inner circle but I'm sure that there are some small groups that might PM each other with info that they don't make public. That's just the way the way it is. Real life isn't any different.
 
Sheik said:
Part of the problem is some of the reviewers arent interested in posting reviews because some other individuals here feel its ok to put them down or criticize their writing.

A review is a review... as long as its simple, to the point and the reviewer says he enjoyed or didnt enjoy the session that should be enough. More details are good but not a necessity as some guys have demanded.

Not everyone can write a harlequin romance style story or a letter to penthouse. As long as the basic points are there it should be fine.
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Thanks for responding:) . Your points are well taken. Personally, I would never put anyone down for posting a review. I would be grateful to read any review no matter what the reviewers writing style is.

I wish more people on terb would post reviews. I try to contribute to the terb community by posting my own reviews as well. I realize it's a two way street. I guess you could say give a little to get a little. No sexual puns intended---lol.
 
MM said:
Like any other community, each member establishes creditability (or lack thereof) through their posts. It becomes our online resume of contributions to the community, and it becomes the basis (right or wrong) on which other members judge us.

Once you have been around a while, you form natural friendships - both online and socially. As those friendships expand, you find that the sharing of information is much more reliable and expedient OFF the board.

I also think veteran members are far more likely to fall into a routine of seeing regulars, and less likely to TOFTT. We get comfortable with what we know, and quite frankly there is not alot of value in posting the 18th review of Daphne. Our "knowledge" is more about what NOT to do, or what to avoid than it is about who to see.

How do you become part of the mythical "inner sanctum"? Do what most of us have done; pay your dues, post reviews, contribute where you can, and form alliances with other members. There's no club meeting where we vote new members in or out, it's an evolving and transparent process.
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Excellent post MM:) . You answered all of my questions perfectly. Thanks again for posting that great response!
 
squash500 said:
Excellent post MM. You answered all of my questions perfectly. Thanks again for posting that great response!
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Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while! I'm not always a cranky asshat. :p
 
Lou said:
I think I've reviewed 30-40 SPs in the last year or so. Probably another 10-15 that I haven't reviewed for whatever reason. So I'm gonna be really pissed if you get in before me.
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LOL:) .


I don't know about an inner circle but I'm sure that there are some small groups that might PM each other with info that they don't make public. That's just the way the way it is. Real life isn't any different.
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I agree with you!
 
squash500 said:
I'm not really familar with the mp scene. I'm talking more about the sp scene.
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Well it's virtually the same as far as how seasoned hobbiests approach it. It looks like MM answered your question better than I did but the points are mostly the same:

- we are more than likely to see regulars than to TOFTT and see new girls
- we try to protect credibility on this board
- there's no inner sanctum that I'm aware of other than placing more importance on some members advice over others due to estabilished credibility
- we've paid our dues, and had to spend money on failures as well as successes to find out where the best experiences are to be had, so we expect the same from Newbies.
- we're on the lookout for "Shills" trying to drum up new busines and cost some unsuspecting member money that could have been better spent elsewhere. There's nothing wrong with reviewing new spas or girls as long as it has that all important "credibility" factor to it. Typically, that means a writing style that is detached and objective versus emotional and raving. So, in a way we are doing the board a favour by jumping on a reviewer that comes across as a "Shill".
 
Hornet said:
Well it's virtually the same as far as how seasoned hobbiests approach it. It looks like MM answered your question better than I did but the points are mostly the same:

- we are more than likely to see regulars than to TOFTT and see new girls
- we try to protect credibility on this board
- there's no inner sanctum that I'm aware of other than placing more importance on some members advice over others due to estabilished credibility
- we've paid our dues, and had to spend money on failures as well as successes to find out where the best experiences are to be had, so we expect the same from Newbies.
- we're on the lookout for "Shills" trying to drum up new busines and cost some unsuspecting member money that could have been better spent elsewhere. There's nothing wrong with reviewing new spas or girls as long as it has that all important "credibility" factor to it. Typically, that means a writing style that is detached and objective versus emotional and raving. So, in a way we are doing the board a favour by jumping on a reviewer that comes across as a "Shill".
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Hornet, thanks for your excellent response as well:) . I really appreciate it!
 
capncrunch said:
Keys to the clubhouse are strictly limited. Accessing them is just slightly less difficult than finding the holy grail.
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I still think is a great idea

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=105566&highlight=clubhouse

I agree that the longer you are in the hobby the more you have your regs and dont review who has been reviewed a million times over. Its my excuse anyway until i feel the need for a change and then Ill review them.
 
I usually hobby twice a week. Mostly well reviewed spas or SPs. I just don't have too much to add that isn't already out there.
 
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