Review rating system

EagerBeaver · May 30, 2025

Lionelmessi said:
In addition to reviews, I wonder if it would be technically possible to have a star rating system to accompany the review because unless you start reading each review for an SP it’s hard to know the general impression first glance
whereas if every time you wrote a review you could include a star rating from 0 to 5 which would add up like you can see in Google review well at least you could already have a general idea of how many reviews are positive and how many aren’t.
It’s just in order to have some form of unified rating system for everyone

Although I haven't read the entire thread, nobody seems to recall that such a system was instituted and used by poster "Robin" over 20 years ago. As I recall Robin provided a thread and a link to his own compendium of reviews.And it was allowed by the Moderators. Robin was EXTREMELY prolific and (apparently) a straight shooter.

Having been around long enough to observe the Robin system, my opinion is it only works if it's a poster like Robin who has 100 other reviews he has posted and you can compare the stars awarded from one to the other. From my own experiences and with some differences of opinion, Robin was generally on target. I do genuinely believe he tried to be objective in writing reviews and assigning stars, although it's an inherently subjective task.

However if you have some novices who have only seen a few escorts their reviews don't mean anything. What Robin posted was a link to a compendium of reviews he spent a couple of years amassing.

In 22 years of MERB, and I have actually been here for all of it, Robin was the ONLY poster who I saw implement such a review system and in my opinion it was only successful for the reasons I have mentioned.

I see a lot of threads going up, including this one, in which people are trying to invent or reinvent the wheel. In this case we are not breaking new ground. There was a pioneer and his name was Robin. I am not certain but I believe he is no longer with us. He hasn't posted in many years and heard some reports he passed, which I have no idea if they were true. He was as prolific as anyone on MERB in around 2001 (pre MERB) until 2005.

Do a search and you will find his intellectual property, which is now dated and worthless.

MCTJ · May 30, 2025

EagerBeaver said:
Do a search and you will find his intellectual property, which is now dated and worthless.

How is this still online

Sexwork Cyber Resource Center ||

EagerBeaver · May 30, 2025

MCTJ said:
How is this still online

Sexwork Cyber Resource Center ||

MCTJ - awesome job finding this!!!! You ask a great question!!!!

Frozen · May 31, 2025

EagerBeaver said:
Although I haven't read the entire thread, nobody seems to recall that such a system was instituted and used by poster "Robin" over 20 years ago. As I recall Robin provided a thread and a link to his own compendium of reviews.And it was allowed by the Moderators. Robin was EXTREMELY prolific and (apparently) a straight shooter.

I seem to recall using his spreadsheet as a jumping off point. I think it was his anyway.

Chhers,
Fredd

Julia Sky · May 31, 2025

EagerBeaver said:
There was a pioneer and his name was Robin.

Unless this guy was alive in the early 1800s I doubt he invented the rating system. Granted, they didn't use it for escort review boards as those didn't exist back then, but star ratings were used for works of art, services, restaurants, hotels... And likely amongst clients of sex workers too, just not on a board. Lol

Like_It_Hot · May 31, 2025

Lionelmessi said:
because unless you start reading each review for an SP it’s hard to know the general impression first glance.

Who don't have time to read a review. Reading is the only way you can get an idea and make your own.
There are too many parameters to take in account to resume it in a single rating.

Like_It_Hot · May 31, 2025

Lionelmessi said:
Actually, the contribution of different viewpoints made me rethink my suggestion to something more specific.

with every review, it would be required to answer Yes or No to the question “Repeat ?”

But this doesn't tell anything. You may answer yes because it's your first experience with an SP and everything would have work.
Some never repeats because they prefer to discover new gems.
Anyway, often you will know very soon if the vibe was good overall after reading 2-3 lines.
Give me an honest report and I will make a judgement on if the woman would be good for me. Others could have a total different view and it is perfectly normal.

Like_It_Hot · May 31, 2025

Lionelmessi said:
it could very well be a binary system color coded where reviews are either good (green) or bad (red) so you already know ahead of time what you’re looking at.

What is this idea wanting a binary choice? Human relations are much more than that.
If you do your own ranking, on 100 encounters you might have 10 absolute GREEN and 10 absolute RED. So what about the vast majority 80 in between?
Often after reading a review that was describing a total positive experience by the poster, you can feel it was not your cup of tea and you would never sea this escort.

Rebaynia · May 31, 2025

Looking for a star system like this is desiged for the same type of person who contacts us and asks us to repeat all the details in our ads because they don't want to take the time to open the ad and read the details for themselves.

It is better to read and properly educate yourself rather then trying to cut even more corners when booking someone.

Rebaynia · May 31, 2025

The reality is we are all somones 1 star rating, and we are all someones 10 star rating, on a 5 star chart. It all depends what specific attractions you are looking for.

Lionelmessi · May 31, 2025

MCTJ said:
Not really... What I am seeing more and more on this board are overly analytical or even obsessive personalities. This thread is a good example

Lunaseraphim said:
If he was he'd have better pattern recognition skills and compassion for other people who are constantly judged

Julia Sky said:
Wait, can you explain what you mean here? I want to know what specifically makes you think OP is autistic

hob12 said:
The op is touched by the 'tism I think.

I find it entertaining that a simple suggestion turned me into the main subject. Apparently, offering an idea people disagree with is enough to question someone’s mental state.

Some throwing around terms like ‘autistic’ as if that’s a punchline. It’s wild how quickly a conversation shifts from the topic at hand to scrutinizing the person behind a suggestion.

The inability to debate ideas without attacking someone personally is honestly more telling than anything I said.

Lionelmessi · May 31, 2025

EagerBeaver said:
Do a search and you will find his intellectual property, which is now dated and worthless

Thank you very much for the informative and constructive answer and will definitely do the search.

EagerBeaver · May 31, 2025

Lionelmessi said:
Thank you very much for the informative and constructive answer and will definitely do the search.

You don't need to do a search as your colleague MCTJ found and posted Robin's compendium of reviews. See post #63. It brought back memories of some of the ladies I also saw, like Porcha and Allyson of Satin Dreamz. It also reminded me that Robin really liked Rebeka Anderson of FKS. For those who don't remember FKS, it was a self described "consortium of indies", although it was seemingly operated as an HDH agency. It may have been a hybrid with attributes of both an agency and a consortium of indies. But they advertised as the latter.

Robin's was the first (and only) compendium of Montreal escort reviews I saw posted by anyone, that initially used a 5 star system. Robin later moved to a 10 star system, I think due to feedback from his readers. I kind of think it only worked for the reasons I said.

Look at the Yelp restaurant review model. It only works if there is a lot of reviews. If there are 3 reviews you roll the dice.

Lionelmessi · May 31, 2025

Julia Sky said:
As for "repeat : yes or no" that's also irrelevant considering how often we read things like "she was perfect in every way but I won't repeat because I like variety". Again, people struggle with comprehending simple concepts and I wouldn't expect an idiot to understand that the question is "worth repeating?," and not "will you for sure repeat?"

All of those ideas suck.

That’s easily fixable by saying “Recommend” instead of “Repeat.”
But saying people “struggle with a simple concept” and that you “wouldn’t expect an idiot to understand” makes me wonder : How many of us clients fall into the “idiot” category in your mind? Because if I talked about sps like that, I’d be crucified. Funny how calling your own clients dumb is somehow acceptable when it’s dressed up as critique.

talkinghead · May 31, 2025

It feels like this thread has run its course. I know I'm old-school but I'm still surprised at how merb has become so personal about everything. I guess it's just the way of the internet these days. Maybe I'm being nostalgic but I miss the days when we mixed business (seeing escorts) and pleasure (sex) without personal rancor.

Julia Sky · Jun 1, 2025

Lionelmessi said:
That’s easily fixable by saying “Recommend” instead of “Repeat.”
But saying people “struggle with a simple concept” and that you “wouldn’t expect an idiot to understand” makes me wonder : How many of us clients fall into the “idiot” category in your mind? Because if I talked about sps like that, I’d be crucified. Funny how calling your own clients dumb is somehow acceptable when it’s dressed up as critique.

I didn't say "my own clients" nor did I point to anyone in particular. You're lying to yourself though if you think there are zero idiots on the internet, or if you think merb is somehow a sacred zone that none of them ever find. Haha. (But also? I've definitely met idiots before and will meet more in the future. It's the nature of business. In every business there are less than ideal customers, it's just the way it is)

I'd like to point out, however, that I do not agree with the person who said you might be autistic. It's entirely irrelevant and unnecessary. My question to this person was meant to reflect that I don't agree but I'm sorry if I didn't properly convey that sentiment.

Alicemay · Jun 1, 2025

LC18 said:
I rate this idea 2.5/5

I agree with you on that I think a rating system lack of nuance and personal experience

Fradi · Jun 5, 2025

Lunaseraphim said:
Your average hobbyist would laugh at the idea of booking an escort because you truly like her as a person.

Why would anybody laugh at that.
The 2 ladies I see most often I think are both amazing and not only do I like them but I consider them as friends. I am lucky to have them both in my life.
Escorts aren’t that much different, they have the same dreams and wishes as other women and the same feelings, they know when someone cares and respects them and they certainly can tell if you genuinely like them.

Jordd · Jun 5, 2025

Rebaynia said:
The reality is we are all somones 1 star rating, and we are all someones 10 star rating, on a 5 star chart. It all depends what specific attractions you are looking for.

How about this: 1/5, will repeat.

Or even better (worse?): 10/5, no repeat.

Rebaynia · Jun 5, 2025

Lunaseraphim said:
A lot of clients book me because they like my personality, and I know it's the case for many colleagues of mine. Your average hobbyist would laugh at the idea of booking an escort because you truly like her as a person.

Fradi said:
Why would anybody laugh at that.
The 2 ladies I see most often I think are both amazing and not only do I like them but I consider them as friends. I am lucky to have them both in my life.
Escorts aren’t that much different, they have the same dreams and wishes as other women and the same feelings, they know when someone cares and respects them and they certainly can tell if you genuinely like them.

I think in this way you fall under the category of clients who book with personality in mind.

There is a difference between clients who book on personality, and hobbyist who seem to see a body they desire, with no reguard to the person who has that body.

Do you see yourself as a hobbyist? I think how you refer to the ladies you see, I'd call you more aficionado than hobbyist.

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