To be fair, some of those one-liner writers may have never seen an actual review because they don't have VIP, and don't appreciate what is expected. I can't remember how I saw a review before I got the first one published.
Most of the reviews that do get published are bad anyway. Almost all could be composites of info so basic that you could know what was said already from reading other reviews of the same club and sometimes not even that basic info is there. I almost never get a feel of how a club might be from the reviews that get published. The one liners are just trying to see how low that bar goes.
"I like this club" isn't good enough to get published?
I always try to post things like cover charge, drink cost, lap dance cost, body types and ethnicities of dancers, number of dancers, if the club is more a dive or "high end" club, and if the club is more known for stage shows or extras in the back. I typically don't bother posting stuff like how nice the restroom is or what color the furniture is unless it's something outrageous like the sewer is backing up into the restroom.
I get paranoid that these people who approve everything are letting in spying significant others, coworkers, and employers into VIP access. All these random 1st time reviewers.
Some of these BS and AI reviews must have an ulterior motive. Not that many people are exactly vying to become PLs...
New people postings reviews have no idea. Maybe when some who creates a new account to post a first time review could get a pop-up of an example like Founder has published to show people what is expected?
I think that new reviewers are just not reading the "review guidelines" and are getting their inspiration from "Yelp" reviews. Maybe a stronger wording is necessary.
But PAWG if its a coworker or employer, they should easily be able to write a “fake” review because they are actually at the same club… so they would be able to comment in detail as far as cover charge, dance prices… lineup of girls. Are there a lot of dancers doing things secretly from their significant others? IMO its a good thing if an SO finds out… they shouldn’t be doing lapdances or providing extras if it breaks the agreement with their SOs
There's been a deluge of them lately. Too many for it to just be naive first-timers.
My guess is it's one or more of the same trolls that impose themselves on the discussion board with dumb-ass posts. They get their jollies by being disruptive, and in their fucked up brains when they receive a rejection email they feel like other members are being forced to pay attention to them.
I have suspected trolls submitting shit reviews just to troll, like they do with articles. I don't get it. Have they nothing better to do with their time?
I agree with everything said above. I, too, get peeved when submissions show little effort.
In my ten years on TUSCL, I’ve had 300 reviews published. In writing them, I try really hard to provide helpful details – which is what I come here for. However, I’m sure my first one – submitted before I could see any reviews – was less than stellar because I had no idea what was standard.
That said, I try to cut folks a little slack sometimes. When I see a brief or content-deficient submission, this is what I include with my rejection:
**** Sorry, but this is TUSCL, not Yelp. Your "review" is likely to be seen as too generic to be helpful – especially to someone who has not been to this club before. Details help others decide if it’s worth a visit.
When adding a review, it says “Your review will be read by other community members for approval, so please read our review guidelines.” Do that, then rewrite and resubmit with more details, especially about costs. TUSCL readers will be interested in knowing how you spent $500-$1,000. ****
What really triggers my inner curmudgeon, though, is when someone submits only a few words as a review. I mean, really? When I see that, this is what I include with my rejection:
**** Do the math: 3 + 4 = 5. If you think this 3-word "review" is worth posting, let alone worth 4 weeks of VIP credit on TUSCL, you are sorely mistaken. In response, here are 5 words that come to mind: You are a fucking moron. ****
@EastCoaster "In writing them, I try really hard to provide helpful details – which is what I come here for."
I agree. When I write a review I want it to be as good as it can be. Part of it is trying to write something others will benefit from and enjoy reading. But also, I really enjoy the time spent writing them. It's like reliving the experience, and sometimes while writing I'll remember little details that I might otherwise have forgotten about.
I think it's fun writing reviews. I don't know why anyone would just put down two sentences and think that's worth their time or anyone else's for that matter. The same asshole will probably write a 1,500 word review of a pizzeria on Google.
When I wrote my first review, I thought it was good enough. But not having read any reviews here, I didn't know what info was needed. The review got rejected but told me specifically what info was missing. I submitted a new review with the missing info and it got published. Then I was able to read other reviews and say "Ah, this is the proper way to write a review for this forum."
Haha, the most interesting thing I see in all these responses to the original posting is that all responders appear to have taken AND PASSED an eighth-grade grammar course! I certainly can’t say that about a lot of reviewers, and that’s what bugs me more than anything else.
While the Review Guidelines are clear on what is expected of a review, I think providing a couple of good sample reviews would also help serious first-time reviewers. Of course, as CMI said, that won’t solve laziness.
The blatantly fake ones irritate me. Saw one where guy took 2 girls to VIP room at a club with no VIP rooms and spent under $100. Plus 25-99 girls at a club that usually had less than 5. Did not really visit and did not even try hard to fake it.
Reviews that are written as one long rambling paragraph should be automatically rejected by the system. The review can be resubmitted after it's reworked into paragraphs.
There does seem to be a substantial uptick. I just rejected 4 or so submitted back to back. 1-3 sentences each. I too believe it could be 1-2 douchbags.
The link to the review guidelines is in blue caps. Everything else on the review submittal form is white, normal text. It seemingly stands out. Could perhaps put the link text in a bigger font.
I tend to agree with others. The newbies don't bother reading the guidelines, just answer (some of) the drop downs and leave one sentence as if it was Yelp.
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Some even say "just doing this so I can read reviews."
I always try to post things like cover charge, drink cost, lap dance cost, body types and ethnicities of dancers, number of dancers, if the club is more a dive or "high end" club, and if the club is more known for stage shows or extras in the back. I typically don't bother posting stuff like how nice the restroom is or what color the furniture is unless it's something outrageous like the sewer is backing up into the restroom.
Some of these BS and AI reviews must have an ulterior motive. Not that many people are exactly vying to become PLs...
Are there a lot of dancers doing things secretly from their significant others? IMO its a good thing if an SO finds out… they shouldn’t be doing lapdances or providing extras if it breaks the agreement with their SOs
Could a captcha also help in some way, I wonder? I can just see it now...
"Please check all the boxes in the image below containing a vagina."
Hell, I'd take anything different for a captcha at this point. If I have to see one more damn captcha with crosswalks, bridges, or buses...lol
My guess is it's one or more of the same trolls that impose themselves on the discussion board with dumb-ass posts. They get their jollies by being disruptive, and in their fucked up brains when they receive a rejection email they feel like other members are being forced to pay attention to them.
In my ten years on TUSCL, I’ve had 300 reviews published. In writing them, I try really hard to provide helpful details – which is what I come here for. However, I’m sure my first one – submitted before I could see any reviews – was less than stellar because I had no idea what was standard.
That said, I try to cut folks a little slack sometimes. When I see a brief or content-deficient submission, this is what I include with my rejection:
****
Sorry, but this is TUSCL, not Yelp. Your "review" is likely to be seen as too generic to be helpful – especially to someone who has not been to this club before. Details help others decide if it’s worth a visit.
When adding a review, it says “Your review will be read by other community members for approval, so please read our review guidelines.” Do that, then rewrite and resubmit with more details, especially about costs. TUSCL readers will be interested in knowing how you spent $500-$1,000.
****
What really triggers my inner curmudgeon, though, is when someone submits only a few words as a review. I mean, really? When I see that, this is what I include with my rejection:
****
Do the math: 3 + 4 = 5. If you think this 3-word "review" is worth posting, let alone worth 4 weeks of VIP credit on TUSCL, you are sorely mistaken. In response, here are 5 words that come to mind: You are a fucking moron.
****
Haha... Imagine if all the shit reviews are due to upstanding members testing the approvers? Lol
I agree. When I write a review I want it to be as good as it can be. Part of it is trying to write something others will benefit from and enjoy reading. But also, I really enjoy the time spent writing them. It's like reliving the experience, and sometimes while writing I'll remember little details that I might otherwise have forgotten about.
I think it's fun writing reviews. I don't know why anyone would just put down two sentences and think that's worth their time or anyone else's for that matter. The same asshole will probably write a 1,500 word review of a pizzeria on Google.
"Amazing girls! Good drinks! Great environment"
That's all it said.
I tend to agree with others. The newbies don't bother reading the guidelines, just answer (some of) the drop downs and leave one sentence as if it was Yelp.