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Change the way content can be viewed....NOW.

Wayne1250

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When SH went down, things went on as usual. Just be prepared that you have other connections with the mongers you private message with. That way you can keep trading information. Plus most of you have favorite spas too, just puts a dent in trying new places.

Because this site will eventually implode. Keep it toned down and that may prolong things.
 

kgirler

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When SH went down, things went on as usual. Just be prepared that you have other connections with the mongers you private message with. That way you can keep trading information. Plus most of you have favorite spas too, just puts a dent in trying new places.

Because this site will eventually implode. Keep it toned down and that may prolong things.
When SH went down, things went on as usual. Just be prepared that you have other connections with the mongers you private message with. That way you can keep trading information. Plus most of you have favorite spas too, just puts a dent in trying new places.

Because this site will eventually implode. Keep it toned down and that may prolong things.
 

Chiparlor

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The damage is done according to my best friend working for a SEO company located in the western part of the United States. We (mongers regardless of our intelligence levels and opinions) were/are responsible for posting tmi regardless of true and false reviews/comments in the first place and any SEO companies capitalize everything posted on www and archives them into metadata.
 

kgirler

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The damage is done according to my best friend working for a SEO company located in the western part of the United States. We (mongers regardless of our intelligence levels and opinions) were/are responsible for posting tmi regardless of true and false reviews/comments in the first place and any SEO companies capitalize everything posted on www and archives them into metadata.
The damage done to date is definitely irreversible. It will be there forever. But if we continue to post ill-advised messages we create the illusion that things are ongoing. Current messages reinforce the belief that there is something that still needs to be “fixed” and with enough complaints, even the more tolerant police will be forced to take action. The key is to regulate ourselves while there is still a reason to post in the first place.
 

topjimmy

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We will not be removing search engine access. You can stop asking for it.

Private details DO NOT show up to people that do not have private details access here already.

The Activities section DOES show up and we are working to make that entirely private.

Aside from that, no other action will be taken to “privatize” content from this board.

Sorry if that’s not the answer you wanted to hear.
 

topjimmy

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I agree that these requests seem to be ignored and we "Mongers" have a vested interest in keeping this going but the owners of the site, my guess is, only care about making a few dollars from the advertisements that pop up. Thus no incentive for change. All that being said, if I put my IT hat on ( I used to be and IT database developer) I know that changes can take a ton of time due to the planning, design, testing QA etc. On average for a major interface change and change to the way data is being handled, it would take a month or two minimum. So there is a chance it is being worked on. If that is the case, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD let us at least know. I would hate to see such a helpful forum go up in flames due to the oversharing of a few dumbasses.
Yes. That work is taking place.
 

topjimmy

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Nope, sorry you’re full of shit. The pizza parlor cannot see everything. Try logging out and see for yourself.

Again, Activities will be made private, and the publicly viewable Summary will be gone, but it takes time. Feel free to hibernate until those changes are implemented. Nobody is forcing you to post. And, your posts aren’t speeding a damn thing up either. The work request is already in to the developers and they are working on it as we speak.
 

Chiparlor

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We heard Top Jimmy’s decision in terms of search engine and few others under Work In Progress (WIP). Now we know what to do from this point and forward how much we want to share on this site. I am optimistic most of us know what to share on this site. We may see some mongers shrugging their shoulders and post whatever they want to share. In conclusion, I thank Top Jimmy for taking the time to respond to our concern and doing the best he can for us.
 

kgirler

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Respectfully, the owner of the spa Googled it and saw it. She is horrified that you are doing this to her business. I think the FBI comment must have struck a nerve.

Here I am arguing with the administrator. How stupid am I? You can shut me up and delete this comment, but I still think you are just wrong to allow web access to the posts. You are still doing a lot of damage to a lot of hard working women who don’t deserve yet another obstacle thrown in front of them. Or maybe that’s the whole point.
 

topjimmy

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Well, I take that back....maybe all this griping actually did do some good. After a rather heated phone call with the head developer about this matter that’s been going on for weeks, I can confirm that he’s actually wrapping up the code changes now.

In addition to removing the publicly-visible Activities and Summary sections, I’ve also asked him to modify the “Address” section to make it more idiot-proof. You’ll still have to report it if someone posts an address that shouldn’t be posted...but I expect you’ll see less of that going forward.

He claims these changes will be visible to users once he takes them from the test environment to the live site, in approx 30 minutes from now.

This will affect anything that’s posted from now going forward. Anything that’s already been posted has been reported and addressed. There is still an ongoing effort to retro back and hit those reviews that have already been posted but removing content from the ones that were posted and not reported seems like censorship to me and people have been very good at promptly reporting items that could be harmful. If you see anything else please let us know.

To wrap this up, if anyone still thinks I don’t care, Id like to issue a big fuck you to you. If that applies to you, I don’t give a fuck how it makes you feel. I’m irritated by some of the remarks posted here. Damn fucking right I can remove any fucking thing I like, including you...but those of you who know me know that’s not how I operate. I don’t remove shit just because I’m insulted by it....I just respond. And I’m brutally honest with what I have to say. Always. I don’t give a fuck for being politically correct and I won’t take time to sugar coat shit for the thin-skinned bunch.

You can like me or you can hate me. Really don’t give a shit. But I do fucking care about this place and about its members and I’ll always do what I feel is right for this site, whether you like it or not.

If you have thick enough skin to put up with me when I’m venting, then you’ll be rewarded with a usable and functional site that continues to evolve for the better long into the future. If you don’t, do yourself and everyone else here a favor, and just go away. We don’t need a spectacle or a big dramatic exit, just stop fucking posting.

Have a nice night and hope you enjoy the changes.
 

Oscar2wilde

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Well, I take that back....maybe all this griping actually did do some good. After a rather heated phone call with the head developer about this matter that’s been going on for weeks, I can confirm that he’s actually wrapping up the code changes now.

In addition to removing the publicly-visible Activities and Summary sections, I’ve also asked him to modify the “Address” section to make it more idiot-proof. You’ll still have to report it if someone posts an address that shouldn’t be posted...but I expect you’ll see less of that going forward.

He claims these changes will be visible to users once he takes them from the test environment to the live site, in approx 30 minutes from now.

This will affect anything that’s posted from now going forward. Anything that’s already been posted has been reported and addressed. There is still an ongoing effort to retro back and hit those reviews that have already been posted but removing content from the ones that were posted and not reported seems like censorship to me and people have been very good at promptly reporting items that could be harmful. If you see anything else please let us know.

To wrap this up, if anyone still thinks I don’t care, Id like to issue a big fuck you to you. If that applies to you, I don’t give a fuck how it makes you feel. I’m irritated by some of the remarks posted here. Damn fucking right I can remove any fucking thing I like, including you...but those of you who know me know that’s not how I operate. I don’t remove shit just because I’m insulted by it....I just respond. And I’m brutally honest with what I have to say. Always. I don’t give a fuck for being politically correct and I won’t take time to sugar coat shit for the thin-skinned bunch.

You can like me or you can hate me. Really don’t give a shit. But I do fucking care about this place and about its members and I’ll always do what I feel is right for this site, whether you like it or not.

If you have thick enough skin to put up with me when I’m venting, then you’ll be rewarded with a usable and functional site that continues to evolve for the better long into the future. If you don’t, do yourself and everyone else here a favor, and just go away. We don’t need a spectacle or a big dramatic exit, just stop fucking posting.

Have a nice night and hope you enjoy the changes.
TY TJ. I am new to this scene and site but saw the danger looming and appreciate the info provided but also the concern of the veterans of this and other sites. Thanks for your efforts in making it safer for players and providers.
 

scubatoo

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Well, the Administrator has spoken in response to my PM about whether any changes will be made to keep this content from the general public:

Private details do not show up on search engine results unless you already have private details access.

If your question is this.....

“Will you be removing site access to crawlers which will make the site content appear in search results?”

Your answer is no. We will not be doing that.
 

scubatoo

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Personally, I am greatly disappointed in this response. Unless there is a change, I regret that I will no longer post comments or reviews on THIS Board, except when I can do so without putting any provider or spa in jeopardy. Thanks to all that have taken the time to provide information to me. Those who have had a proven track record of reporting can still contact me through PMs.
 

Spa1123

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Personally, I am greatly disappointed in this response. Unless there is a change, I regret that I will no longer post comments or reviews on THIS Board, except when I can do so without putting any provider or spa in jeopardy. Thanks to all that have taken the time to provide information to me. Those who have had a proven track record of reporting can still contact me through PMs.
What I objected to was the ease with which a casual surfer could come across sensitive spa info. For instance, a google search for Blue Star Spa Allentown brings this up as the 2nd hit:

Review: Cindy (Nana) at Blue Star SPA | AMP Reviews

https://www.ampreviews.net › Pennsylvania › Allentown › Reviews - Allentown

Jul 15, 2018 - Title: Review: Cindy (Nana) at Blue Star SPA Date: Jul 14, 2018 Phone: 610-791-0638 City: Allentown State: PA Address: 1551 Lehigh St, ...
Blue Star Spa
Oct 22, 2018
Blue Star - Hannah
Aug 14, 2018
Sandy or Cindy depends on hearing Blue Star Spa
Jul 25, 2018
Review CoCo Blue Star Spa
Jul 17, 2018
More results from www.ampreviews.net

If you click the "Sandy or Cindy" link, you'll find "Activities: FS". If you click "More results...", you'll get more recent reviews, including a Dec 28 review that lists "Activities: TS. ST. CBJ. CFS . That's there for everyone to see, But going forward, there will be no "Activities" and there will be no "Summary" to see from a Google search. That's a huge improvement.

Further, TopJimmy wrote "There is still an ongoing effort to retro back and hit those reviews that have already been posted but removing content from the ones that were posted and not reported seems like censorship to me and people have been very good at promptly reporting items that could be harmful. If you see anything else please let us know." Scubatoo, that sounds to me like we can report reviews like those I mentioned, and the admin will clean them up or remove them. If that's the case, then I think TJ has given us enough to move forward.

One last thought: Any time we post an explicit or weakly coded description of an extra, like FS or HE, whether in the old "Activities" section or the new "Private Details" section, we are potentially putting a provider and a spa at risk. Access to "Private Details" is obtainable for $30 or by putting up a fake review. So keeping the women safe is still largely the responsibility of the members here.
 

Wayne1250

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Thanks Top Jimmy

Things are headed in the right direction, thanks to Top Jimmy. You bit off a big job trying to blend the best from all the other and past review sites. Keep on trucking while you continue to smooth out the wrinkles.

Many of us came from Spa Hunters (and other sites), So we were use to the editing of our reviews to tone them down to the SH standard. We all complained sometimes but I can't remember one toned down review kept me from trying a quality provider.

If a review struck my fancy, I just pm'd the reviewer to verify the information to find out more.

Let's do our own policing to help TJ keep this site sustainable.

Yahooooooo!
 
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