My thoughts about Ratings

[Organic]

I've found a lot of the L/A/S ratings given in the reviews to be misleading. In most cases, I find the numbers are too high. I suspect some of this inflation of ratings is due to shilling, but more often perhaps the reviewer just wants to be extra nice to someone they liked, causing the numbers to rise in a biased way. More of us want to give a good review than a negative one, so there is a selection bias at play. Or maybe some of the reviewers haven't really been with very many exceptional beauties, and so they become excited to the point of hyperbole too easily. Occasionally, the numbers are too low, and I think this is often caused by a reviewer who has an unpleasant personality, which causes them to have an unpleasant experience, and to have a tendency to criticize excessively. We can usually spot these examples pretty easily.

Here are some criteria I would use for a rating scale (I think 7 is a baseline to start my descriptions):
Looks:
7 = an average good looking girl. Most SP's I've met have been 7's, despite often being rated by others as 9's.
6 = neutral
5 & lower = unhealthy.
8 = looks which would catch your eye right away. Has a glow of healthiness. Stands out in a group of 7's. About 10-15% of girls would get an 8.
9 = stands out in a group of 8's. About 5% of girls are 9's.
10 = outstanding. Stands out in a group of 9's. After working out in the same gym for 10 years, I have noticed a "10" there maybe once every 1-2 years.

Attitude:
7 = polite, comfortable, seems at ease with you and with herself
6 = doesn't smile much. Not much eye contact. Businesslike. Detached.
5 and less = frowning, hostile, rude, bored, makes you uncomfortable or feel bad about yourself
8 = friendly, responsive, erotic, makes you feel special, knows how to talk and move in a sexy way
9 = very friendly, responsive, sensual, erotic
10 = A remarkable personality, notable for sexiness, passion, eroticism, or intelligence, and seems to have a special liking and rapport with you

Service
7 = average
8 = good
9 = excellent
10 = something you'd encounter only a few times in a lifetime
6 = awkward
5 = uncomfortable or worse

I realize that it could be disrespectful or "objectifying" to make these kinds of judgments, with "ratings." But I think it can be a good system to reward individuals who carry themselves with beauty, grace, creativity, sensuality, and intelligence; and to warn others about individuals who misrepresent themselves.

 

[Organic]

I find it interesting to think about what we find attractive in another person.

If you were to rate the attractiveness of the next 100 young women you see, what would the pattern be? Let's restrict the choices to healthy young women in their 20's. Women could do the same rating scale for men they see in public.
Numerical ratings, from 0-10, can be useful, but consider the smallest number of possible rating categories which would give a meaningful comparison. I believe the smallest meaningful number is 4, I’ll call them A, B, C, and D. With this system, I find that it is very clear and simple. Individuals in the A group are very clearly different from those in the B group, who are in turn very different from those in the C group, etc. There are admittedly some who seem to be just on the verge of being in one group or another.
One limitation of this rating system is due to the phenomenon that often happens with me, of encountering someone who is overall in a “C” group, for example, but who I find exceptionally attractive due to some distinctive quality (in appearance or character).

Anyway, here are some of my findings:

1) About 5-10 % of young women are exceptionally beautiful. The range between 5 and 10 might depend on how generous one is feeling, as well as random changes in the group. These are individuals I would go to very great lengths to meet, if they were available. If one of these women were an SP, I would gladly get $1000 out to spend 2 hours with her. In my lifetime I've only met one or two SP's in this range of attractiveness. I would call this group the "A" group.
2) About 25 % of young women are noticeably beautiful. Individuals who stand out from others, who you would gladly seek out to spend time with. I call this group "B".
3) About 40% of young women have neutral attractiveness. (group "C"). I wouldn't notice them in a crowd, based on appearance. But individuals in this group could be very appealing if they have a delightful personality, social skills, or high degree of eroticism.
4) 25-30 % are unattractive. (group D)

I find that this ratio is true for most groups, including SP's. I'm annoyed by the fact that most SP's portray themselves as being about one level of attractiveness higher than they really are, once you meet them. It is particularly upsetting when people present themselves 2 levels higher than where they really are. Also, I find that many reviewers on this site give unrealistically high attractiveness ratings. Perhaps people are so appreciative to have had an enjoyable encounter that they either lose their objectivity, or want to be super-nice in return.
It's a bit of a paradox that, while the A group is not really rare, they are in practice hard to find. I find that even most models are B's, not A's.
If you're interested, let me know if your own ratings of a group are similar (e.g. 5-25-40-30, etc.). And if you encounter any available "A's," please let me know!

 

[CheeziesrGood]

You will never get anyone person to agree on a "SCALE"

For me...
Poonng is all about the experience or THE STORY...as is life..
If i have an incredible session with a girl,the numbers are out of balance because of my experience with her...

I love CHEESIES...I WOULD RATE THEM 10/10/10...Heaven forbid you don't(i can't believe that)...You might like hickory sticks(yuck)...see where i'm going with this...

I like spinners,rating them higher...you like bbw, rating them higher...we are at an impass..unless u had ratings for different body types???

Continue on your quest..doing it while eating a bag of....wait for it...Cheesies

 

[dieselman]

You will never get anyone person to agree on a "SCALE"

For me...
Poonng is all about the experience or THE STORY...as is life..
If i have an incredible session with a girl,the numbers are out of balance because of my experience with her...

Agreed....five poolers can see the same lady and have a different experience each time. It's about perception of the event and what the pooner himself think it's impotand to him....

DM

 

[vancity_cowboy]

here's a 'looks' scale i made up, it goes from +5 to -5.

on the minus side you take the number of drinks you would have to consume before you would consider taking her to bed, and divide by 3

so to bed a -1 you would have to consume 3 drinks, not ugly really, just... well... below average looking. but to bed a -5 you would have to consume 15 drinks, and that would get you pretty plastered, but then she would have to be very ugly (however you define ugly).

on the + side, you take the number of drinks you would be willing to buy somebody else (either the woman being rated or her wingman so you could get her alone at your table to talk her into going to bed with you) and divide by 3

so to bed a +1, you would be willing to buy somebody 3 drinks. not real gorgeous, but after all we're talkin' at least 30 bucks here if not more so she has to be somewhat good lookin. but a +5, a real knockout babe now, you'd have to be willing to purchase somebody 15 drinks - think about it

so there you have it. i don't go to bars any more so that rating system has fallen into disuse, but that's what i used to use. you can always adjust the mutiplier to suit your alcohol capacity and your wallet but that was what worked for me

 

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I think a good way to gauge physical attractiveness objectively (for a particular individual) is to fix the 'rating' within the first 3 seconds of meeting the subject before any words are exchanged. Actually, for myself, if within the first second, right after my eyes make contact with the subject's eyes, and I am thinking to myself 'WOW!!!', I am obviously very attracted (physical response)--the subject would probably be an 8 or higher for me (see * below).

Tonal qualities in the voice and verbal mannerism can affect the perceived overall attractiveness. Likewise, I know I tend to find people more attractive overall once I get to know them better and if they have a sense of humour, great personality, simply nice people to be around with, good hygiene, etc.

Therefore, from the perspective of 'eye candy' or pure physical hotness, the rating must be determined before a sound, a prolonged smile, personality waiting to shine through, or just imagination can have an influence on it.

However, pure physical attractiveness may not always translate into overall attractiveness.

* I don't know if I have ever seen anyone in your 'A' group (maybe I am brainwashed by commercialized beauty in the media), so I don't know if an L8 is considered in group A. Do you have a reference picture or two perhaps?

 

[Bleached Whale]

Actually ratings are so subjective as to be almost meaningless. Perceptions about looks, attitude or service can skew the rating in other categories and as cheezie and dieselman said, everyone has different tastes anyway. To complicate matters, it's possible that the lady's perceptions about the pooner (or the pooner on his own merits) can influence the attitude and service in a way that makes every pooner's experience different.

We can't expect to like or connect with everyone we meet, so a rating system is doomed to be misleading or at best a general guideline. And if the ratings are determined more or less immediately after the encounter, what's the chances that a pooner's thinking clearly anyway?

For me it's all about attitude (which I've found to be very closely related to service) and it can go a long way to compensate for what others may not consider looks in the 8 - 10 range. So, assigning ratings relative to a positive experience is almost pointless, other than to say whether or not the lady would be visited again. It's all about priorities...