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| 06-05-09 10:24am - 5679 days | #7 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended  Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Damn this thread and damn you witty!! lol jk Making real good progress. My target for June was close, but off by about a month. Mid-July is the new launch date for this update. If my math is right, this puts us realistically at late December. ;) JK Since you guys have been real patient, here's a detailed rundown of what to expect: Completely New Review Format We went back to the drawing board and decided the current system was simply not working. Express reviews were dinky and useless. Official reviews were redundant and drained resources. Follow-up reviews were like disconnected patches. In addition, we had 3-4 month lead time from the scheduling of a review to the release date. Important sites that needed review updates or fresh reviews couldn't get the attention they needed. We have sites in the 90's that don't belong there or haven't been reviewed for years. The system as I saw it was breaking down and failing. The solution: -KISS (Keep it simple stupid). Traditional format, one reviewer per review. -No more express, official, or follow-ups. Old reviews will remain, but eventually will be phased out completely. -When a site needs a new review, the next reviewer will write a FRESH review and old review will no longer count but still be accessible. No more patchy review updates!! -Sites with a score of 85 or higher will get a guaranteed new review no more than every 12 months. EXTRA attention will be place toward top ranking sites, period. -Reviews will be more detailed, more time spent on the site, more detailed site specs, in-depth pros/cons, etc. -New nomination feature, allowing users to nominate the sites they'd like to see reviewed. When a site reaches a certain # of nominations, it gets flagged for review. -Fast turn-around time. Averaging less than 1 week for high priority sites, and 2 weeks for all others. -At least 5 FULL FRESH reviews launched per day. -Complete re-design of the review page and site facts. Much cleaner and more attractive presentation. No new site facts added yet, but we will be reconstructing our site facts soon after this update. -New Site Fact error reports page. Anyone will be able to report an error to the site facts, view all the reports, and view our reply to the report. Other updates you won't see: Our webmaster panel is getting a completely revamp inside and out. This is where webmasters do everything from submit new sites, request reviews, request site fact updates, submit/manage member passes, open support tickets, manage their listings, their profile, etc. This is what has held us up the most. It also was in the most need of an overhaul. With the new review format, it needed to be done. Our admin panel is also getting a lot of needed updates to make the management of our site more efficient. This is also something you guys won't notice, but it'll help prepare us better for new expansion and keep the troops working hard. Thanks for everyone's patience. Making these updates to such a beast is sometimes more difficult than starting from scratch. We used to make major changes within weeks or months. But sometimes you can't just twist off an old light bulb and replace it with a new one. You have to make sure there's always light coming through to prevent total darkness. With this update, there's a million light bulbs to replace. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 05-22-09 12:16pm - 5692 days | #15 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Great to learn more about your Pat! Thanks for participating in the PUerview. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 05-16-09 12:14pm - 5698 days | #12 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Boy what a crazy series!! No way did I think it would come down to the last 5 minutes in Game 7. Overall, I thought Detroit outplayed us big time. Ducks stole a couple games with a few ugly goals to pull out the wins. Watching Detriot just dominate the faceoffs, the boards, and simply skate circles around us was the most frustrating part of watching. Plus the fact that our #1 line seemed overused in every game, they were gassed and became worthless on defense. Congrats on the win, it was fun watching you sweat at least! lol Enjoy the next round against Chicago. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-29-09 03:44pm - 5715 days | #7 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
As long as they can get the puck past Hiller. ;) My prediction, Detroit will easily take the series 4-1. I base this off absolutely nothing since I didn't watch any of the regular season. Either way, hopefully the Ducks can make Detroit fans sweat a little bit. Maybe the round 2 curse will live on, we'll see! Can't wait to watch. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-28-09 06:49pm - 5716 days | #3 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
I'm an NHL playoff fan (ignore all reg season games) and a Ducks fan when they're playing like this!! Detroit on paper should destroy them, but the Sharks should have as well. Should be an exciting series! Bring it on GCode. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-28-09 11:40am - 5717 days | #2 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Cool, yeah you found the right section to browse that! You can change that to only view polls also, which I'm sure you noticed. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-24-09 11:20am - 5721 days | #2 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hi picdude, The dating niche here at PU will only show sites that have been reviewed by users, which isn't many. If you browse the niche at TheBestPorn.com, you'll be able to browse all the dating sites available: https://www.thebestporn.com/categories_niches/adult_dating/ Good luck! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-17-09 11:52am - 5728 days | #17 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Thanks for the nice words! It's not always as easy as this situation was, but we do our best to help protect users from getting burned. We don't like to get involved if there are one or two isolated incidents within a company and let the user comments speak for themselves. But serious action like this is necessary when there is multiple undisputed incidents that can't be denied or defended. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-17-09 09:59am - 5728 days | #15 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
We've officially banned (no longer linking to) the company responsible for this based on GCode's information, other comments posted by users, and information we gathered from other webmasters in the industry. You will see the sites still listed in PornUsers so users can continue to post reviews/comments. However, there is now a disclaimer and no links to the sites. Thanks GCode for e-mailing us all the details regarding this billing issue!! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-16-09 04:10pm - 5728 days | #10 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hi GCode, Would you be willing to send us all the e-mails and proof you have regarding these bogus charges? You can censor any personal info of course. support at pornusers.com We've considered banning this company (huge company, about 100 sites) due to their bad reputation. BTW, I believe this company owns or runs the billing service. You definitely have our support! Thanks. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-16-09 01:48pm - 5728 days | #30 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Thanks for the interview Toadsith, I really enjoyed it. It's nice to get to know our users on a more personal level. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-14-09 09:40am - 5731 days | #2 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Sweet!! The first PUerview. :) Look forward to learning more about the Toadster. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-07-09 02:44pm - 5737 days | #9 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
What do Met's fans think of Fransisco Rodriguez? I personally am glad the Angel's didn't renew his contract. He wanted $14m in arbitration prior to last season (he lost) and has the most tasteless celebrations if he does his job. I think he's one of the top 10 closers at best, and most overrated IMO. Tons of fans like me are glad to see him go!! lol With that said, he's still a good pitcher and will help win games. I'm just curious to see if Met fans will embrace his antics. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-06-09 04:34pm - 5738 days | #3 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
I'm not a true sports fan since I never feel the MADDDDNESS in March. I think it's the result of not attending any major college. I root for UNLV, but they were blew it this year and didn't even make a seed. Hope it's a good game nonetheless for all you college hoops fans!! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 04-06-09 03:37pm - 5738 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Out of all sports, baseball is definitely my favorite. I grew up as a California Angels fan (now LA Angels), and am still a huge fan!! Anyone else excited for opening night? The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 03-29-09 02:52pm - 5746 days | #6 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Wow, that was fast!! Thanks to everyone for keeping this forum alive and well. Hopefully this year we can build on it's success! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 03-26-09 02:28pm - 5749 days | #11 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
I agree, this is something we'll be improving on this year. The image resolution is probably the most requested. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 03-25-09 03:32pm - 5750 days | #6 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Thanks for the replies so far... pretty much what I thought. Big sites, need accurate model names, accurate micro-niches, etc. Too bad it's hard to come by good search for such sites. It's a tough task for sure. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 03-25-09 10:24am - 5751 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Been wondering how we can provide useful information about pay-site searches and it spawned these questions... 1. When at a pay-site that has a content search feature of some kind, what do you search for? 2. How do you prefer the results organized? 3. Would you like to see us provide more detailed info about a pay-site's search feature? 4. If so, what would you want to know? Thanks for your input!! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 03-18-09 10:13am - 5758 days | #5 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Reality met the road. ;) We decided to bundle other backend updates which slowed everything down. Too many parts depend on other parts and it gets real messy. Looking closer to a June launch unfortunately. Good idea about running some ideas with you guys. I may just let you guys preview some of the templates and get your feedback. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 03-15-09 11:36am - 5761 days | #15 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hey guys, just a quick staff note. We don't want to censor this thread, so just a heads up... we do kindly ask that no links to adult-related newsgroup web-sites be posted here (sites that extract content, most of it copyrighted). We won't be able to keep such links on the forum if they are posted. Thanks for your cooperation. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-24-09 07:06pm - 5779 days | #10 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Yep, forum is open for almost any general non-porn subject. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-24-09 02:33pm - 5779 days | #3 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
BTW, I'd love to see if others agree with your pros/cons or could even add to them. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-24-09 02:30pm - 5779 days | #2 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Wow, awesome. Thanks Squirrel for your feedback. Our site concept (and yes, business) is one of the toughest to harmonize. Before we began, most webmasters (site owners) said it was impossible to create a such a site due to fake reviews and/or lack or genuine user reviews, among other things. For sure the growing process has been slow and steady, but overall the concept has succeeded and proved the naysayers wrong. I agree with most of your feedback and hopefully we can continue to improve on what we've built so far. It's too bad we don't get more forum activity, but on the bright side the quality of forum participants couldn't get any better! More threads always equal more participation. I know most here want badly to see this forum grow. Don't sit back and watch, make this place bumping by creating new threads (don't always have to be porn related)! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-19-09 05:35pm - 5784 days | #23 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
As a follow-up and for anyone who stumbles upon this thread down the road, see this thread for an update to our Trust Ratings. Thanks! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-17-09 03:21pm - 5786 days | #20 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
No problem, I will have an answer (and possible solution) one way or another by Friday. I want to make sure we look at it from all angles before making a final decision. Thanks for your patience. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-17-09 01:47pm - 5786 days | #18 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Enough time has passed since we added the "reason required" policy for NO ratings (Nov 2007). Let me do some research and I'll figure out how difficult it would be for us to remove such ratings. I think the reason is justified. They weren't removed at the time we passed the new rule since it would remove a significant % of overall trust ratings. Will report back and maybe have Khan create a new thread about this if action is taken. Thanks Squirrel. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-06-09 02:04pm - 5797 days | #7 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
For my own reference, look for the following poll question tomorrow (Feb 7th)... "Do you pay any attention to 3rd party video feeds (plug-ins) in members areas?" Appreciate the feedback! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 02-06-09 08:38am - 5798 days | #2 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Interesting request. This was something I almost implemented soon after the launch of TBP many years ago. It got to be too complex and it didn't appear that users cared enough about the bonus content (plug-ins) to make it worth the effort. So instead, we really didn't even mention it. Since then, nobody has ever requested or been interested, until today. :) Plug-ins seem to be almost completely dead now from a business/webmaster stand point, but you still see them on sites. The problem with the proposition is tracking all the feeds and what sites they exist on. It's a major hastle and would take away resources toward more important site facts. Plus identifying each feed and it's source is sometimes impossible. There are a few decent feeds out there though and probably best for discussion in a thread here on the forum to those interested. Definitely curious what users think about feeds (bonus content). I've always wondered if others even pay attn to them. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 01-13-09 10:35am - 5822 days | #2 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hi Colm, Our review statuses (ASAP, high priority, low priority, etc) do have some general meaning, but don't give any clear timeframe on when reviews are assigned/completed. The high priority status means that the site has reached certain parameters (# outside reviews, express score, etc). The problem with the system is assigned reviews are pretty much all filled by submissions. In fact, we get more submissions from site owners than we're able to handle. The ASAP status is the only one that we try to assign quickly. Everything will change very soon. A completely new review format is in production and we'll be able to take back control of which sites to review. The current status system will be out the window. A new "user nomination" system will be part of the new system. Sites that rank higher will get new updated reviews (fresh reviews, no follow-ups). Reviews will be far more detailed. I can't get into much more detail than that, but look for big changes by the end of Feb!! :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 01-08-09 04:03pm - 5826 days | #2 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hi messmer, congrats on winning! Amazon is lame, not sure why they don't accept the gift certificate for the value of Canada's equivalent currency. If you want we'll re-issue a new gift certificate for Amazon.ca. It might take us a day for us to set this up. In fact, if there's enough demand, we'll make Amazon.ca a payment option for those in Canada. Another solution to consider... You can sell your Amazon code on eBay (you'll probably need an account with 100% positive feedback) for almost full value. Check these current auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmdZ1QQ...t+card&_osacat=0 Other sites allow for gift card trade/sell: http://www.cardavenue.com http://www.plasticjungle.com Let us know if you want us to re-issue a new one and we'll look into doing that. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 01-08-09 12:03pm - 5826 days | #6 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
I think I figured out the confusion... My guess is that Denner looked at the user's profile, like exotics4me as an example: https://www.pornusers.com/profile.html?id=296 In the Trust Ratings section of the profile, you see: Submit Vote: YES (49) - NO (1) I'm guessing you clicked the "NO" link from there thinking that you would be viewing the previous trust ratings from other users. The link actually is to open the "submit" trust rating window (in this case, change your rating from yes to no) a NO trust rating for that user. In the comments field of the submit form, it shows your previous comments when you made the YES trust rating. You confused that comment for someone else's NO comment since you thought you were viewing, not submitting. To properly view the trust ratings history, you want to click the link that looks like this: View All : Trust Ratings (50) Hopefully that helps. Sorry if it's confusing. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-22-08 01:23pm - 5843 days | #25 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Nude In Public (and it's company sites) are the only other company with this status right now. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-22-08 12:33pm - 5843 days | #16 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Just did a quick scan of this thread, seems that a few really find this to be an important issue while others don't see the need. We've considered this idea in the past, but we've always felt it would do more harm than good, from where we stand at least. Couple points: I won't get into legal or not legal, it this country at least (US), it makes little difference. For sure we would deal with potential lawsuits no matter how it's worded if a big porn company was on this "list". Maybe just threats, maybe they follow through. Either way, a lot of these companies have huge accounts, full time lawyers on staff, and won't hesitate to do whatever is necessary to defend their image/reputation. We're smalltime compared to them and it would be very costly (time and money) to defend. Determining how sites would be included would be a nightmare. It's already difficult when users submit convtroversial comments/reviews that are questionable. Example... I've seen a few comments where users blame a web-site on crashing or infecting their systems. Was that user technically knowledgable enough to make such a claim? If we added a "list", would that be something we would take seriously? So assume we only include "proof" of unethical standards. Who's going to verify this to be true? Sometimes the unethical practices are so confusing and difficult to point to one specific company. What determines unethical? Are pre-checked cross-sales? What about annoying things like clicking through ads in order to cancel, or say requiring to call? If it's a billing issue, that will cost more money to "test" and sometimes many weeks or months for false charges to show. Another important and edcuational point is to understand our goals as a company and resource. Our goal isn't to play "fight back" or "punish the wrong". Our goal is to offer information and resources to help the industry (on both sides, consumer and owners) while building a profitable company. It's important we keep our indepedence as much as possible, stick to verified facts (published by us) and give users the resources as needed to offer them a strong voice. As you've seen with Incredible Pass, there are instances where we simply "pull the plug" on a company. This doesn't mean we're accusing them of anything, but it does mean we prefer not to do business for one reason or another. Either way, it's better we not make any specific accusations. This is something new recently btw and it may or may not be a permanent ban. In this mastter, I believe its better for everyone that we stay as independent as possible and stick to what we do best. If we start crossing "that line", we steer away from providing other "more valuable" resources and possibly get ourselves in deeper holes that benefit nobody. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder Edited on Dec 22, 2008, 01:07pm | |
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| 12-04-08 12:23pm - 5861 days | #12 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
It's an pretty old avatar, but I still look like I'm 21 sometimes (I'm 32). Still probably younger than most in this forum, but I feel like a old bastard in this biz (14 yrs and counting). :) I told Khan when we opened this forum I wanted to keep my face out of the spotlight when possible, especially since it can become addicting. I literally create every template page on both TBP and PU, plus managing the biz. Even when I want to get involved in threads, I force myself not to do that I can continue to expand and improve our little virtual community. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-03-08 06:32pm - 5862 days | #14 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
wow, there's a bug I think... will get Kevin on that ghost post (both have post #13). update: k, we removed the dupe post but still can't figure out the bug. if anyone experiences a strange bug where it posts a 2nd message after editing your original, let us know, thanks! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder Edited on Dec 04, 2008, 08:51am (Rick: added update.) | |
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| 12-03-08 06:29pm - 5862 days | #13 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
I think Khan got this one right, you're asking how to easily add a review/comment for new sites listed at TBP, right? Another way to do this is just visit the site's profile at TBP, like Sex Match Dating for example (newly listed today). On that page, just find the sentence that says: Be the first to add a review or comment. As long as you're logged in, it'll take you straight to the submit review/comment form. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-03-08 04:20pm - 5862 days | #8 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hey Wittyguy, gave one of your suggestions a thought and am trying it out. The forum default period is now "All-Time" instead of "90 Days". As long as the forum loads quickly, I think it's a smart idea!! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-02-08 11:51am - 5863 days | #17 | |
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Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Damn, I knew the lack of a college degree would someday come to bite me in the ass!! :-p The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-02-08 09:27am - 5864 days | #8 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
OMG, who would have thought this random little porn forum attract such talent? "All the nominees (put forth by me) were judged (by me) and the awards are now handed out (by me ... I'm running a dictatorship here folks, not a democracy)." Wittyguy from the "left" coast has mad skills! Nice job man, this thread should earn you an insta-spot in the "PUey Hall of Fame", which you've been nominated to create as well. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 12-01-08 02:35pm - 5864 days | #31 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
This is a good topic. I wanted to just add some facts for you guys about the reason we removed price. I decided to paste part of the announcement when this occurred: "The biggest change was price being removed from our scoring breakdown. Cost of a site will no longer factor into a site's overall score. There was several reasons for this, such as price being very subjective based on a user's preferences and various pricing options (trials, monthly cost, video on demand, etc). So from now on, you can judge for yourself how important price is to you. The score will be based on the site's performance!" Another reason we did this was because of how often price changed. Whenever a site changed it's price, or let's say a special discount was made, it required a lot of work for our reviewers to go back and update their review (score and any text). We also got a lot of complaints from both webmasters and users that price was too subjective based on the users preference, which we agreed with. Keep in mind also, it was difficult for us to define good price. Obviously say a site that was $9/month is an awesome price. But what about a site offerring say a $2 full access trial, and $29.95/mo? High monthly, low trial. Some users may only care about the cheap full access trial and consider that a great price, where the month didn't matter. Same with say a site that has a low yearly price, but standard monthly. Too many factors, all of which added it's demise. In the end, we felt users could determine how price affects them (using our site facts), we list price everywhere in fact. It's important users keep that in mind that the TBP score doesn't factor price of course. Good thing is we haven't really had many complaints, so we're satisfied with the decision. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 11-25-08 01:35pm - 5870 days | #17 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Just a quick note from PU Staff... Based on the great suggestion in this thread, I've gone ahead and added a link in the Review Rules to the useful thread titled What should a PU review include?. These rules also show below the review submit form. Thanks for the all the great contributions and willingness to help others. It's very rewarding to see from our end! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 11-18-08 09:04am - 5878 days | #4 | |
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Rick (0)
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Hey Khan, I checked this out and it looks like we had some old information stored in the cost notes. I went and ahead updated the listings based on our most recent trial test, which did result as a "Full Trial". I'm hoping this is accurate since the trial does appear full until you actually start downloading some of the content. If anyone does try this out, please post a quick note here whether you experienced the same result we did. Appreciate the heads up shooterbo! The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 10-30-08 08:59am - 5897 days | #10 | |
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Rick (0)
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We're doin fine, just fine without advertising. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder Edited on Oct 30, 2008, 09:42am (Rick: I meant "without" advertising.) | |
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| 10-29-08 05:45pm - 5897 days | #7 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
LOL Your analysis made me laugh good!! Not because it's way off base, it's definitley not, but you had some great lines. I had to paste them...
Keep up the entertaining posts badandy!! p.s. You got it figured out pretty good, nice work. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 10-28-08 09:56am - 5899 days | #3 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
This is probably common knowledge around here, but I figured it doesn't hurt to mention... Any discounts found at Porn Mart, should be found at TheBestPorn.com (and PornUsers) with a few exceptions. We're working on making sure those exceptions are filled asap. :) TBP continues to offer the most bang for your buck with 1233 site discounts(last I checked at least). The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 08-08-08 07:56am - 5980 days | #2 | |
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Rick (0)
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I'm sure Khan will also reply, but I wanted to say thanks Wittyguy for your post!! We have pretty stiff rules for good reasons and Khan does an awesome job enforcing them. :) The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 06-03-08 06:47pm - 6045 days | #17 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
PPV model is successful for it's per minute streaming, not it's DRM download rentals. PPV is successful due to no monthly fees and for the casual user. Streaming has it's place (good for high broadband users, instant play, no trace of porn). Ask around about DRM, far less sites use DRM than in years past. The negative financial impact is far worse than the benefit. However, the protection of your content appears to be far greater. Most can't take the financial hit and deal with piracy in other ways (or accept it). You say that companies will go out of business if they don't protect their content. This is not true. I believe sites are more likely to go out of business by using DRM versus not. Companies will do the industry more good by investing in a lawyer that will fight against theives and the sites that are allowing them to thrive. Very few companies are willing to take this initiative though. The music/entertainment industry curbed piracy through legal means, it wasn't from DRM. Again, I respect any webmaster's decision to use DRM. However, we also have the right to our opinion about DRM! The point of our site is to share our expertise with others. You can argue that I'm no expert since I've never been a producer, but we haven't become successful by giving bad advice. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 06-03-08 04:46pm - 6045 days | #14 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
BTW, the main point of my response was in response to the claim that we are disrpecting those that use DRM (webmasters I assume). To sum it up... I DO have respect to those that choose to utilize DRM to protect the sharing of their work. But it's not a viable solution and users won't (and shouldn't) have to deal with it's limitations. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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| 06-03-08 04:33pm - 6045 days | #12 | |
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Rick (0)
Suspended Posts: 401 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: Las Vegas, NV |
Hi Splatnet, Welcome to the PornUsers Forum!! I was the one who wrote that article years back, and even though it's old, most of it still applies the same today. You're right, I never have produced content or run a pay-site myself. However, I'm not ignorant to the hard work and cost of producing your own content. I've been in this business since '96 and have dozens of friends who run pay-sites (from the largest to the smallest). Here are some facts and trends with DRM: -Most users hate DRM and they won't deal it's limitations (well described by user comments to the thread). -DRM has proven to be a failed business model. Most pay-sites who tried DRM, have since removed it. -DRM won't stop the tubes, torrents, and other issues you speak of. Piracy has always been and continues to be a real problem. But DRM isn't helping porn sales, only hurting. Users want unlocked files for a reason and they'll simply find sites that offer them. -The main issue I had (at the time) with DRM with pay-sites is how webmasters were applying it. Most would advertise video downloads, but not explain that they would not be playable if user canceled. -The article was written for users and explained what DRM was and how it's good/bad. Users were being blind sided by DRM and weren't being educated at all by the pay-sites. -You won't find users who want DRM and most say they will not signup to a site with it, even if it's content they desire the most. We have many polls to prove this. -I have nothing against porn producers, and it's in my interest to work with them, not against. So definitely as a porn fan myself I hate DRM and believe webmasters are better without it. I'm sure there are minor exceptions to my statements, but generally they are accurate and I stand by what I say. DRM is definitely a catch 22, and I hope there is a logical solution someday to solve piracy in a way that doesn't handcuff porn's great value. The Best Porn - Ultimate Consumer Guide to Porn Porn Users - Porn Review by the People Ranks.com, Inc., Chief/Founder | |
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