Posted November 25, 2012 Is it just me, or do reviews that list all of the fantasy activities (ahem) blow by blow really gross you out? Not only does it really ad no worthwhile info, but it seems to me both TMI and disrespectful to write "she reached in my pants and then we did UTF followed by tasty 69 followed by clean fresh DATY then we moved to mish then doggie then I popped and then we...". You get the point. This tells me very little about the provider or even the experience, and often reads more like a very bad letter to Penthouse than a review. Knowing exactly what some other gent did with a lady (and often the exact order in which it was done) just has a high ick factor for me. Anybody else? Have fun & play safe! ps - please forgive me if this has been discussed previously. I'm way too lazy to check older threads... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 That along with everything else has been discussed multiple times but it never stops anyone. This probably doesn't come as a shock to anyone here but I agree with you! The only purpose it really serves in entertainment. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 The only purpose it really serves in entertainment. This is true, and why I will never complain about details! To demonlover, ick? Really? I thought everybody liked dirty stories! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 No, reading about sex doesnt make me say "ick". Sex doesnt gross me out, i like it. I think it also can reveal to the reader how much a lady gets into her work. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 got to say i agree with funky here. since i don't participate in our little hobby nearly as much as i'd like, it's a vicarious thrill to peek under the sheets once in a while 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 I review on other sites as well. On ECCIE, the juicy details are REQUIRED. It's hard to switch styles from place to place. And with apologies to Woody Allen......if sex isn't dirty you're not doing it right. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 This is very true, remember trying to submitt a review on TER without details. LOL 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. However, I did not write that I don't like reading about sex, that I don't enjoy vicarious thrills, nor that I don't think sex should be dirty. I love all that shit. What I don't like is reading about the details of a particular experience that just lists positions like a menu. I'm pretty sure that what, um, menus are for. I really don't want to - or need to- know the mechanics of that one experience; and yeah, I think that often the list contains info that should remain between a gentleman (i.e., hobbiest) and a lady (i.e., provider). Please tell me the things you think I should know to make my own informed decision, and spare me the sports announcing. Now, if somebody where to write some truly erotic shit, then hell yes... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 Is it just me, or do reviews that list all of the fantasy activities (ahem) blow by blow really gross you out? It's just you. They definitely don't "gross me out". I think they are hot and I love to masturbate to them... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 Forgive me, my dear, but is there anything at all you DON'T like to masturbate to? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 Forgive me, my dear, but is there anything at all you DON'T like to masturbate to? Yes, but I can't mention it here cuz I'll get spanked! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 thanks for clarifying - didn't get that was your beef from your initial post. then i agree about that aspect of reviews. but you've got to realize many hobby horses are literarily challenged 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 I don't like them either and they also throw in the "ick" factor. I feel they are overboard from whats needed. I've always felt that in reviews the activities listed allows for the information on what the girl offered, and then the response portion should discuss her personality, the incall, the whole feel of the experience. That's just my two cents 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 ... I've always felt that in reviews the activities listed allows for the information on what the girl offered, and then the response portion should discuss her personality, the incall, the whole feel of the experience. ... I totally agree with this usage of the various review fields. For my porn reading I'll go to literotica.com 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 How is it, BB, that you manage to be totally sane and totally a fuckin riot in the same post? And you seem able to (ahem) pull this off more than once. Well done, sir. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 25, 2012 I don't know if there's an "ick" factor but I really want to know more about the ladies personality, attitude, in-call and such. I want to research if I think we'll ""click", if we do, I usually have a great time despite what menu items are or are not offered. Guess I like the companionship portion of a session as much as other activities. Maybe that makes me off or "unique" but I find many of these ladies fun to just be around.....I liked the recent thread on sessions without sex. I'll admit I haven't done that but it piqued my interest in alternative type sessions 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 I guess I'm just the opposite. I doesn't matter to me as much if we click on a companionship level because that is not what I am there for. I just want to make sure I'm going to have fun with the activities and I like the idea of knowing how it went with other reviewers. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 ... I just want to make sure I'm going to have fun with the activities and I like the idea of knowing how it went with other reviewers. Other important factors for me: 1) Is setting up the appointment easy or a PITA? 2) Is getting to the appointment easy or a PITA? 3) Is the location likely to be clean & safe, or dangerous? 4) Location? Am I going to drive for 3hrs (round trip) for a 1hr session? There is so much more than just "the fun stuff" involved with an appointment and not all of it is related to "companionship". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 Other important factors for me: 1) Is setting up the appointment easy or a PITA? 2) Is getting to the appointment easy or a PITA? 3) Is the location likely to be clean & safe, or dangerous? 4) Location? Am I going to drive for 3hrs (round trip) for a 1hr session? There is so much more than just "the fun stuff" involved with an appointment and not all of it is related to "companionship". This is why all the threads about how the review system is broken or what should and shouldn't be included aren't worth reading or posting. You can't write a review to please everyone because everyone is here for very different reasons which make certain aspects important or non-important depending on why you are here. Most of these things don't cross my mind because I don't care about them and for me is mostly about "the fun stuff". If setting up an appointment is a PITA then I won't schedule and can't review. Lots of ladies locations change frequently and since I may not always be coming from the same place it might be a PITA one day and not the next. I know the area very well so when I schedule and her location is in a sketchy area I won't schedule. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 ... If setting up an appointment is a PITA then I won't schedule and can't review. Lots of ladies locations change frequently and since I may not always be coming from the same place it might be a PITA one day and not the next. I know the area very well so when I schedule and her location is in a sketchy area I won't schedule. But if a review said that scheduling with Ms. Creamschmear was a PITA would you bother trying? Would that information be of use to you? Sometimes scheduling starts easy and then ... gets complicated. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 ... You can't write a review to please everyone because everyone is here for very different reasons which make certain aspects important or non-important depending on why you are here. ... But if the system provides a broad enough base of information most of us can find some benefit. How valuable would my reviews be to you if I left out all descriptions of "the fun stuff", including the activities list? Worthless, I would think. But by having the basics covered in the template we both gain knowledge from each other's reviews. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 No, reading about sex doesnt make me say "ick". Sex doesnt gross me out, i like it. I think it also can reveal to the reader how much a lady gets into her work. Big Plus +1! Plus it is informative for future "prospectives", who are trying to research who to see for their own fantasy adventures, rather than guessing and getting their head bit off for "not knowing" or whatever.... Details help, if done with a level of tact. Whenever someone posts something to the effect of "how do I know if she will allow me to..........?", the most common retort or answer, is "go look at the reviews". Must be a reason for that. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 But if the system provides a broad enough base of information most of us can find some benefit. How valuable would my reviews be to you if I left out all descriptions of "the fun stuff", including the activities list? Worthless, I would think. But by having the basics covered in the template we both gain knowledge from each other's reviews. The descriptions of the fun stuff don't really add value to a review. Reviews are unique to the individual and what was the case for you isn't always the case for the next person, making the juicy details nothing but entertainment. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 The descriptions of the fun stuff don't really add value to a review. Reviews are unique to the individual and what was the case for you isn't always the case for the next person, making the juicy details nothing but entertainment. Disagree in general, but then again, this is where there should be a description as Bit says, with the 'old "YMMV" caution. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 Disagree in general, but then again, this is where there should be a description as Bit says, with the 'old "YMMV" caution. I don't think this is the first time we have been here. YMMV isn't cautionary it's realistic. Every person every session is different, what is the truth for one is not true for another despite how detailed a review might be. A review is NOT a menu of services but merely what the individuals involved consented to. A detailed review is nothing more than that individuals "fantasy". 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 I have to disagree with the OP. I look for the reviews that list the activities in detail. This is mainly due to the large discrepancies between different people's ideas of GFE or what constitutes French Kissing versus Light Kissing, etc. If there are no details, I look for another review that does provide those details. If I find three or four reviews that all talk about how great of a kisser the girl is, that they did mish and she felt great, that MSOG was on offer... I'm 100 times more likely to book than if I just see Full Service, French Kissing, MSOG as listed activities. The details make the review. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 26, 2012 I tend to discount the reviews talk about how many different positions and activities were enjoyed. It might all be true but I don't care nearly as much about those as I do about attitude. IMHO if you connect with someone the list of activities is not that important. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2012 But if the system provides a broad enough base of information most of us can find some benefit. How valuable would my reviews be to you if I left out all descriptions of "the fun stuff", including the activities list? Worthless, I would think. But by having the basics covered in the template we both gain knowledge from each other's reviews. I agree that having a broad base of info is helpful. I read both the activities and the "fantasy". Realizing that YMMV, reading the text from a number of reviewers gives me a more rounded idea of what to expect compared to just looking at the activities. Attitude counts as much or more than just the activities. By having both sections, I feel I get the best of both worlds, again understanding the YMMV. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2012 I like the filthy detailed reviews too. Stop being a pussy! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites