Originally posted by TheFan
There's a very good thread in the lounge dealing with SP's providing "reviews" - I suggest that Alanis, Jenna, et al read it.
Hello back to you, TheFan,
in case you haven't noticed, I have already visited the above thread.
...and to quickly comment on your suggestions...
Originally, I proposed that more MPAs be involved in creating our discussion here on massageplanet.net. I did not necessarily asked for a separate site, although some belived it was a cool idea. As you read my debut post, it inteded to challange the validity and truthfulness of the reviews we encounter here. My original post does not explicitly create 'us vs. them' mentality, but it could be inferred so, only because I am on the other side of the fence. My tone is far from being caustic or accusatory (no names), but rather ironic and playful.
As to credibility of veterans of massageplanet.net. Now I need to disagree. The system is not foolproof. Yes, there are honest long standing members, but this criterion can not be used exclusively as a reliable measure of truthfullness.
This brings us again to my initial intent. My belief is that by contributing our own experiences to the board, members' posts will be placed in a larger context, bigger picture. Look how many readers are already surprised with the revelations we disclosed to them ?
It is all in a good faith, to improve YOURS and OURS experiences! C'mon, no need to panic!
P.S.
Sheik, I did follow 'handle revealing' controversy here...and because of certain 'misunderstandings and alleged buddy promotional tactics', I had to mention that the respect principle was not a direct reference to you, but simply endoresment of its content.