Mister 69 a.k.a. Iggy has quite a sense of humor and i wouldn't be surprised if some of you confuse his wicked sense of humor with insults. If he has replied in an insulting way (to some of you), he likely was only dishing back what had already been thrown at him. But to be honest with all of you, i've never seen Iggy say or write anything that merited discipline. Whatever happened last week in the other thread, i must have missed it, since i don't remember reading anything that warranted a suspension. However, the bottom line is that this matter is out of our hands & if the moderator(s) decides to impose discipline, it is up to them & not up to us.
As for Merb's existence relying solely on escort reviews, there is no proof of this. Personally, i don't buy it. To be honest, it is my belief that there are only a handful of reviewers that warrant being read (indeed, Rumples is one of them). Maybe it's a personal thing, who knows. There are others who's reviews i value, of course. However, there are way, way too many reviews that from my perspective, either never should have been written or leave me wondering how accurate they were and/or maybe an agency had something to do with the review, which i've seen happen many times over the years.
Of course, i'm not saying that the escort review sections aren't important. They are. They're very important. But other sections are as important to other people and why they exist. Take a look at TERB, this board's sister board which is extremely successful. The review sections are possibly the least read sections of that board.
And finally, sections other than reviewing sections also attract traffic. Over a decade ago, i was doing research for a sociology project on strippers & that's how i discovered some of the boards. Eventually, i got curious and began reading some escort reviews & got hooked. I'd even go as far as saying that many valued members of this board rarely write reviews anymore. I'm talking about the old timers, such as Eagerbeaver, Special K, Captain Renault, Ned Nobody, Voyager, yours truly & others. Rarely do you see them posting reviews anymore, however, whenever they find time to post something is appreciated & often valued.
A decrease in reviews might bring down advertising revenue, you imply. Maybe. Who knows? However, it's none of our business & we must follow our instincts and do what we want to do. Someone like Iggy may not be as good at writing reviews as say a Joe T, a Korbel, Breadman or a Cloudsurf, but he's skillful in other ways & we get to appreciate this skill.
Happy Easter everyone!
