Display number of reviews

[thehighwayman]

I could just imagine one of my former maths lecturers using a formula like that. But it wouldn't be for me. I rather use biological methods

[El Gordo]

I have this idea that there is a 'fake quotient' which would be an indicator to how genuine a particular escorts reviews are. It would look something like this;

a-{(bx5)+(cx5)}
d

where a=the sum of all reviews made by all positive reviewers of the escort
b=the sum of all reviews made by all negative reviewers of the escort
c=the sum of all once-off reviews over 3 months old(I believe most are fake)
d=the sum of all reviews of the escort

The higher the number produced by this formula for a particular escort, the higher the probability thet the the escort is good and has genuine reviews. I know that this is very imperfect but it is only intended as an indication. If the number of reviews are displayed alongside the reviewers name, the quotient would be quick and easy to work out.
Unfortunately, the quotient will be distorted by the multiple pimp or 'backscratcher' reviews that some rings have developed but I still think that it will help.

This would be an open invitation to blackmail. It would be really easy to lower an escort's score. Just write a review from a new account and wait. Counting negative reviews x5 has a similar effect. I think fake negative reviews are less common than fake positive reviews, but they have a much larger effect.

Fortunately most of the people who write fake reviews aren't very good at it, so they are not too hard to spot, if you actually read the reviews.

[adogwithabone]

Your number will be negative for any new escort with max 5 reviews and at least one review from any single reviewer There are also genuine reviewers with one review, not all of them are fake.

Two points, the penalty for a single review would only be after 3months. Secondly, if the other reviewers had a total of say 40 reviews between them, then the quotient would be thus

40 - (1x5) =7
5

I fully accept that there are many flaws in the assessment. For escorts with very few reviews, it may be useless. In any event it is only meant as an aid.

[Patricia]

Bump any update on this great idea
this would be a major blow to the fake reviewers

Sorry, this will be done in next few days, I've been distracted working on something else which is also a blow to fake reviewers, though unforunately I can't say what it is yet and may not be able to for a while.

Such is my life that I have a genuine good excuse why I was distracted, but I can't say it, so most of you think I was probably just busy shoe shopping!

[Quarterpoundher]

Sorry, this will be done in next few days, I've been distracted working on something else which is also a blow to fake reviewers, though unforunately I can't say what it is yet and may not be able to for a while.

Such is my life that I have a genuine good excuse why I was distracted, but I can't say it, so most of you think I was probably just busy shoe shopping!

I can see the old cynics eyebrows raising from here but yes she is indeed working on something far more important and no its not Luther's center parting. (though that is given far to high a priority with her imo )

[adogwithabone]

I am half expecting/half dreading pie charts to make an appearance soon...

Jesus Lads you can't reduce such a subjective and intimate experience to equations that only Einstein could muster a hard on for.

There is merit in the unknown diamond that gets discovered by taking a chance now and then...

Smart men, don't get me wrong but this is getting into a beautiful mind territory when its really about finding a beautiful body for 30/60 minutes and that ain't rocket science.

Put down the slide rule and take a deep breath lads.

Like De Beers, I like to use science to help me find the diamonds in the rough

Seriously though, I would have no intention to do the actual maths. The point is that an escort with some bad reviews and a lot of one-off reviews will stand out if the number of reviews are indicated after the reviewers name.

[Quarterpoundher]

Like De Beers, I like to use science to help me find the diamonds in the rough

Seriously though, I would have no intention to do the actual maths. The point is that an escort with some bad reviews and a lot of one-off reviews will stand out if the number of reviews are indicated after the reviewers name.

Yes but science has also come up with ways to make fake diamonds thats my point, nothing is foolproof and although stats and graphs have a place and a use they fall short when you factor in the nature of what is being purchased and how one mans diamond is another mans lump of coal.

[adogwithabone]

This would be an open invitation to blackmail. It would be really easy to lower an escort's score. Just write a review from a new account and wait. Counting negative reviews x5 has a similar effect. I think fake negative reviews are less common than fake positive reviews, but they have a much larger effect.

Fortunately most of the people who write fake reviews aren't very good at it, so they are not too hard to spot, if you actually read the reviews.

In a sense the review system is an invitation to blackmail. I do not see that the mathematical assessment of the reviews would affect the number of fake reviews. I would expect that the assessment would throw up more escorts who would be good candidates for Whitenight's detective work.

[El Gordo]

I agree that this is a good idea, but it won't really tell you very much except for the escorts who have a lot of reviews. In fact, nearly all escorts have lots of reviews from people with few reviews. And some fake reviewers have written many reviews. So having reviews from people with few reviews isn't necessarily bad and having reviews from people with many reviews isn't necessarily good. You need a lot of reviews before you can see a pattern in the numbers.

I'm not opposed to your idea of listing numbers of reviews after names. I think it's a good idea, but I think we should all have a realistic idea of how much information you can expect to get from a review without actually reading it.

[adogwithabone]

Yes but science has also come up with ways to make fake diamonds thats my point, nothing is foolproof and although stats and graphs have a place and a use they fall short when you factor in the nature of what is being purchased and how one mans diamond is another mans lump of coal.

It is important to understand that this is only an aide in trying to identify the con artists who continuously post good reviews of themselves. At best, it will throw up more candidates for Whitenight to investigate