PERB - the good and the bad

[John 54:46]

If you decide to post on this thread, please do so with one thing you like about PERB, and one thing you think could be better about it. You know, balance it out a bit. I'm hoping the mods look at this and go, you know what.. by golly gosh, you're right John 54:46, well-meaning and constructive criticism can be helpful in improving a thing!

So with any luck if everybody posts something constructive, and goes into it with that thinking rather than this just being a venue to rant, maybe this thread will survive for more than a few seconds, and we all stand some chance of addressing and maybe even changing the things that could be improved upon. If you want to say something about the mods directly, don't forget that they're people too, doing their best to make this forum shine its brightest.

I like this place for its ability to bring the fun weirdos together to let them compare notes about which actual weirdos to avoid.

My pet peeve is every time I see someone go, "this post doesn't belong in this category," cause I don't know whether to shake my head at the person who's complaining without caring if it actually solves anything, or at the way the forum is set up to allow that kind of mistake to happen in the first place. I mean, aren't "Escort Reviews" and "Escort 411" basically the same category, aka, "Escort Intel"? Sometimes I'm like yeah, I can see the confusion there, that's going to lead to people posting in the wrong place now and again.

 

[Seamac49]

I wonder how long this post will stay unlocked for comments.

But I will say PERB is an excellent Resource, and when used properly. It offers immense value in finding authenticity. My only complaint and it's not towards the platform. It has everything to do with activity. Atleast on the Island.

I wish more ladies used the advertising section more in Victoria.

We all appreciate the dumpster fire known as Leolist.

PERB has the structure to be a rich enviornment for hobbyists and Service Providers alike. Any online community when it is run with rules benefits everyone.

I really have nothing negative to say about PERB, except to say. Why don't more ladies utilize it in promoting thier Buisness.

My 3 cents.

 

[luvsdaty]

I only have one complaint and it's dudes that are always asking for info and never post any reviews . I use to review regularly but have been seeing one mp exclusively for years now. If that situation changes I'll start posting again. Cheers.

 

[FastAndTheCurious]

If you decide to post on this thread, please do so with one thing you like about PERB, and one thing you think could be better about it. You know, balance it out a bit. I'm hoping the mods look at this and go, you know what.. by golly gosh, you're right John 54:46, well-meaning and constructive criticism can be helpful in improving a thing!

So with any luck if everybody posts something constructive, and goes into it with that thinking rather than this just being a venue to rant, maybe this thread will survive for more than a few seconds, and we all stand some chance of addressing and maybe even changing the things that could be improved upon. If you want to say something about the mods directly, don't forget that they're people too, doing their best to make this forum shine its brightest.

I like this place for its ability to bring the fun weirdos together to let them compare notes about which actual weirdos to avoid.

My pet peeve is every time I see someone go, "this post doesn't belong in this category," cause I don't know whether to shake my head at the person who's complaining without caring if it actually solves anything, or at the way the forum is set up to allow that kind of mistake to happen in the first place. I mean, aren't "Escort Reviews" and "Escort 411" basically the same category, aka, "Escort Intel"? Sometimes I'm like yeah, I can see the confusion there, that's going to lead to people posting in the wrong place now and again.

Well, it’s not like it’s rocket science to get it posted in the proper section of this site. Sure, if you’re new you might accidentally post in the wrong area once ( I know I did at first ) and then someone corrected me on where it actually belonged. Not sure why that’s such a big pet peeve to post it in the proper area. I don’t want questions posted with reviews personally. 411 is the old throwback to the number you’d call for information on a business. In this case information on a provider or agency.

My favourite things are the search function on this site. Just search their name and hopefully last 4 digits and you can read anything that’s been posted about them.

and my only complaint would be like someone already said, people harvesting none stop information without providing any information at all or reviews or even answering anyone’s questions. Straight up leeching with giving nothing back. If you’re new, fine, I get it. But if you’ve been on here a year plus and you’ve posted nothing ?? Like come on !

 

[Forum mod]

Moved to the lounge as this is not a 411 post about providers in Victoria. So, towards your pet peeve, post in the correct forum please.

 

[Bridge]

Like Seamac I have to state that PERB is an excellent resource; a large library of reviews, an interesting source for news, views, and screws, a fountain of sage advice, and some magical shards of humour.

That is all when it is used properly. I do dislike the shear lack of civility that often erupts when cooler minds should prevail.

 

[luvsdaty]

The mods do an awesome,mostly thankless job. I tip my hat to them. I do enjoy when they bring the ban hammer down on the few members that don't play nicely with others.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

The thing I like about PERB is the community. We all come from different walks of life and yet here we all share this hobby in common.
The thing I dislike is during some discussions, especially in the Lounge, some members still think it is their mission in life to prove they are the smartest person on the internet. Chill out, we all have opinions of everything.
Cheers
J

 

[Equity Market investor]

Bingo!

, some members still think it is their mission in life to prove they are the smartest person on the internet. Chill out, we all have opinions of everything.
Cheers
J

 

[vanperb]

The bad is the social media buttons. My constant anxiety from accidentally clicking on one of them.
It's not like Pornhub where my Facebook friends will see I was watching "japanese reverse gangbang".

 

[white Ninja]

The bad is the social media buttons. My constant anxiety from accidentally clicking on one of them.
It's not like Pornhub where my Facebook friends will see I was watching "japanese reverse gangbang".


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Ditto

 

[jgg]

...their mission in life to prove they are the smartest person on the internet. Chill out, we all have opinions of everything.
Cheers
J

Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.

 

[PuntMeister]

Interesting peops.
A few creeps.

 

[rlock]

I am glad PERB is around; it is very useful.

However, in the "needs improvement" / "don't care for it" / "confused by it" category...

- PERB is basically a BC board, with some element of Western Canada. So why does the Toronto & Montreal section come first on the screen? It should come after, no?

- People keep getting Neighbourhood Watch and Public Service Announcements confused. I know one section is for the SW's to warn each other about things, so I'm wondering if that section can be restricted as a sort of "paid members only" thing (at least for commentary).

- Why is the BDSM section exiled to it's own "catch all" area at the bottom, but other similarly "limited audience" areas broken down geographically? Confusing method of organization.

- Personal preference: I am not into doing numerical ratings in reviews; it seems either too subjective to be useful, or too tawdry. Some people seem quite focused on that, but I sometimes wonder if that's why some SW's look down on PERB.

- The rule on not reviving threads more than 6 months old should probably not be punitive. 6 months is not a long time, and if a thread is going to pop up in peoples' searches and still be open, it's going to get comments. If a thread gets no activity for ages, and nobody should be adding new comments, the Mods should lock it. (Or Admins make a way to auto-lock any thread if there's no activity for a year.)


Anyways, just throwing in my 2 cents worth.

 

[Equity Market investor]

Agree with Seamac comments. I do not have any harsh comments except maybe deleting really old Handle names and threads? Maybe, 3 years or more? Most likely won't happen, my opinion.

#1 ) .... I too would like to see a lot more ladies from a broad utilize PERB much more. Seems like everyday you see the same ads from the same agencies & ladies. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, obviously, but I know PERB can't do anything about that. Or can it? Anyway....

#2) ....The Vancouver massage section, for example, lacks greatly. Leolist, greater Vancouver massage section, there are quite a few there who have solid reviews on Perb. Why are they not jumping onto PERB? Just ads more avenues of choice here. Consume more market share from LeoList, per say.

#3) There's a huge amount of ladies on Tryst and twitter that advertise services right up PERB's alley. Why not contact them and throw incentives to come on here? I understand that there's an old statement that is often brought up by some ladies. And that is ----- " they're not in favor of review boards ". Well, maybe that are should also be re-constructed towards a better manner so that they do not have that attitude. That's a battle I get it but my point is --- again --- to make PERB more exciting.

#4) ....I read on Twitter from some ladies that PERB can be quite pricey to advertise on. Maybe PERB should also re-construct it's payment format ( pricing ) and try and lure more onto it's site. Have some type of incentives? I think the board would be much funner and seeing the same ole same ole. Again, my comments should not to be taken out of content or offensive. Instead, more of a suggestion towards PERB improvement.

PERB, is a business and a business for ladies come on and show their stuff. It survives by them, so these ladies should not view PERB as a " negative " instead, it should the opposite.

Again, most likely changes won't happen but those are my thoughts. It's 2023 so maybe it's time for a new approach?

I wonder how long this post will stay unlocked for comments.

But I will say PERB is an excellent Resource, and when used properly. It offers immense value in finding authenticity. My only complaint and it's not towards the platform. It has everything to do with activity. Atleast on the Island.

I wish more ladies used the advertising section more in Victoria.

We all appreciate the dumpster fire known as Leolist.

PERB has the structure to be a rich enviornment for hobbyists and Service Providers alike. Any online community when it is run with rules benefits everyone.

I really have nothing negative to say about PERB, except to say. Why don't more ladies utilize it in promoting thier Buisness.

My 3 cents.

 

[Equity Market investor]

Here is one more thing that came to mind after adding to this thread. Some of the old timers on here will recall this. I would like to see the return of the old pop-up chat forum. Remember when many of us chatted in that room? Many ladies participated as well. That would be ideal if that returned.

 

[80watts]

Perb is a great resource for finding information about the escort industry.. and how it relates to life in general.

Improvement in search, sometime I like to search old threads, not sure if they have a function to find a particular year. Instead of scrolling thru 4 years first....usually get around this by jumping to page numbers.

 

[UhOh]

This site just doesn’t work well on my device, iPad.
The suggested text is glitchy, spell check doesn’t work well, problems with editing.
Im not sure what the issue is but it’s annoying to try and post on here.

 

[Fiona]

Unfortunately there isn’t too much luring us here other then the private section for bad dates . They don’t seem to care if no one wants to advertise . You have to understand many many escorts dislike these boards for many different reasons & truly detest “hobbyists “so the other platforms are much more attractive . Other platforms don’t erase you if you aren’t paying out the nose to exist . Sucks but it’s always been this way .

 

[Forum mod]

Unfortunately there isn’t too much luring us here other then the private section for bad dates . They don’t seem to care if no one wants to advertise . You have to understand many many escorts dislike these boards for many different reasons & truly detest “hobbyists “so the other platforms are much more attractive . Other platforms don’t erase you if you aren’t paying out the nose to exist . Sucks but it’s always been this way .

The PERB bashing that goes on from some advertisers has gone on since the board started. Much of it is misplaced, disingenuous or plain wrong. If you truly feel the other platforms are more attractive, no one is begging you to stay here. Twitter and IG constantly ban sex workers, either deleting accounts or shadow banning them. Tryst has been notorious for slow approval of ads, and a ton of scams and hacks targeting the advertisers there recently. Leolist has been discussed ad nauseum lately for its total lack of moderation, scam ads and pricing issues.

We do not try to erase ladies from the board who are not paying. We have rules in place to protect the privileges that come along with paying to support the board. There are several ladies who post in the lounge, and other non-paid areas without incident and have done so for years. Those who get into trouble cannot seem to help themselves, they break the rules constantly. You cannot discuss your business, promote your services or reply to reviews and 411 posts beyond 1 thank you post per review. It's pretty simple, yet we delete posts, issue infractions and bans for unpaid promotion almost on a daily basis. Those ladies don't like that, which is understandable, but sorry, not sorry.

Escorts detest these boards for lots of reasons, you are correct. In some cases, it's the locker room mentality. In others it's the fact that their services are being discussed, what is offered and to whom, which has an impact on their business. For others, it's the fact that their scams or rip offs are being outed. Same goes for prices and price increases, many ladies don't want it pointed out at all. Ladies who offer great service, and provide value for the money spent never seem to have a problem with the boards!

In the grand scheme of things, PERB and its siblings across Canada have the highest standards in my opinion. Other boards are blatantly open about ladies being able to pay to have negative information removed, or even members banned from the board because they pay for that as well. Others are notorious for having reviews whitewashed, with any and all information the paid lady wants removed taken out, leaving the review essentially worthless to a client. Still others only allow positive reviews or recommendations, nothing negative is even allowed to be brought up. The worst of them are a complete free for all, with the admin selling moderation spots to anyone who wants to pay, providers included. Once they have that power, they run amok until someone else pays to undo the damage.