Addressing Coercion and Building a Stronger Merb Community

[kabukicho]

I have come across stories regarding members who, in exchange for a complimentary service or discount, post positive reviews.

Hello O-x2, That's like blackmail.

Didn't occur to me this happened, though why it may not have happened at the 'beginning' of Merb could be just by chance. All said, I am fully open to the prospect of this having happened as you describe having heard, however I am on the side of being a tad hard pressed to believe the majority of providers would ultimately decide to go along with the blackmail just for a review.... I hope that is not the case. I'm basing this on is merb really that large a % of a agency or indy girl's clients? We can figure out when a poor experience report is scripted more often than not as well.

Ultimately I would be on the side of calling the bluff and allowing whatever false review being made and let that be called out in the end, rather than agree with any discount or special service. I only appreciate special service when the lady feels happy with the session proceeding well.

I recently noticed XO's twitter has pinned since 2019, sort of their own thread (from their point of view) w/ a couple of their employees chiming in (propagranda?) who knows...

Keep in mind XO stopped advertising here... most outside looking in, suspected it was simply due to money, which it still may well mostly be or fully, or not. I dunno.

But their pinned thread sorta throws mud at ALL MERB members, members being most difficult to deal with, a little paraphrase there.

With that pinned for 4 yrs now, how many XO workers or prospective providers wanting to join XO, or another agency, casually read that and conclude negatively toward Merb members too, since 2019? It breeds discrimination and extends the negative perception into the minds of others toward all MERB.

Yet, I think it's safe to say there is not anything which XO has implemented since, that allows them to supress their business coming from Merb members.

 

[TheJames101]

I recently noticed XO's twitter has pinned since 2019, sort of their own thread

You may need to refresh the page or something... I just visited their twitter but didn't see any pinned thread. (pinned posts appear at the top)

 

[kabukicho]

You may need to refresh the page or something... I just visited their twitter but didn't see any pinned thread. (pinned posts appear at the top)

Don't have to.

When i originally wrote, I was just going from quick memory of feeling of having come across what I was referring to quite easily, so I felt it was pinned.
More specfically, PINNED tweets have the label PINNED TWEET on its upper left corner.

All you had to do when having visited their twitter was use the vertical scroll bar on the right and tap down a little and the comments are already still there, not having been pinned.

ie:

"MERB clients are not the easiest to please so 4 years in a row is hard to believe was possible. XO has become the agency I wish existed back then. Also, the kind of place that offer a great work environment for the ladies compared to the usual BS stories you hear out there."

"Kate, it would harm our values and principles, to promote and encourage that place. The way it is currently ran; just look at who is managing the votes. XO is OK without being there for a good while now. We have a strong team, solid trust from both clients and providers." (to me, this sounds like asking the question while knowing the answer... this could have been asked/answered privately).

"And that’s why we left. Our organic views from website and twitter are 20x the views from there, so much better for us and all the girls at XO"



Think if you are a girl who started with XO since it's their own twitter, or to a lesser extent, another agency girl and she reads these responses... what's your 'assumption' of merb clients, rather than not? Apply that across the time which these comments have already been laying there. just sayin.