After having been not that active in the discussion and review forum write ups for a while, I did today and found I had reached the 10 year milestone. Bearing in mind this is my second profile; the first one was banned over a decade ago when it was a good couple of years old, after I had a bad tiff with a certain wg.

Not that it means much but, over a decade later I still only have a time dependent badge. Hayi ngeke, not even a reliable punter badge because I know for a fact i am as reliable as they come lol, actually the most reliable punter as far as I am concerned . Which gets me to my last point, since reliable punters are voted by wgs (as far as I know). Do you think reliable punters who tend to give reliable but more negative reviews will be voted by the same wgs to be considered reliable? It's like giving an A rating for your sniper. If ESA wants objectivity, surely punters should be the ones voting for the reliable punter after they visit and confirm the reliability of the info provided by the punter?

Have not seen one of those awarded in years or a Wicked Wednesday.....

@ Former_V

I agree with you. Should be voted and chosen by other punters who have followed his reviews and found them truthful.

Let's face it. The Reliable Punter badge is in more cases, an unreliable punter badge as it is the punter that wgs vote in for good reviews and then target for bookings knowing full well that they will never repeat that same service to other punters and that they only giving that service for the review from the "reliable punter".

Also been around way over a decade and had multiple usernames banned for tiffa with certain wgs btw.

And I can say for a fact that wgs have approached on some of the older "popular" names offering freebies or massive (like 90+%) discounts to get you to see them. To see them... They don't say to review. But once you post that great review, the sessions change for the worst or others don't have the same great service.

There's so many other names for this badge,
Wgs pet promoter
Super simp etc.

The only reliable punter badge I would trust would be one voted on by punters themselves.

JP69

On 2023-09-02 09:42:12 Former_Vuyisile said:
After having been not that active in the discussion and review forum write ups for a while, I did today and found I had reached the 10 year milestone. Bearing in mind this is my second profile; the first one was banned over a decade ago when it was a good couple of years old, after I had a bad tiff with a certain wg.

Not that it means much but, over a decade later I still only have a time dependent badge. Hayi ngeke, not even a reliable punter badge because I know for a fact i am as reliable as they come lol, actually the most reliable punter as far as I am concerned . Which gets me to my last point, since reliable punters are voted by wgs (as far as I know). Do you think reliable punters who tend to give reliable but more negative reviews will be voted by the same wgs to be considered reliable? It's like giving an A rating for your sniper. If ESA wants objectivity, surely punters should be the ones voting for the reliable punter after they visit and confirm the reliability of the info provided by the punter?

Agree! I have also previously raised the issue.

Agree JP69!

I had no idea providers even voted for the reliable punter? When? How?

Misconceptions

Greetings

I have also been around for over 10 years, previous profile was also a few years.

You are absolutely wrong, I have never introduced myself to a WG or MG during any booking using my profile name, so there is no ways that I received my Reliable Punter Badge by having SP's vote for me.

On 2023-09-02 21:49:03 BendOver said:
Greetings

I have also been around for over 10 years, previous profile was also a few years.

You are absolutely wrong, I have never introduced myself to a WG or MG during any booking using my profile name, so there is no ways that I received my Reliable Punter Badge by having SP's vote for me.

You've also got a met in person badge. That in itself, does not attribute a reliable punter. I very new unreliable punter that attends a social and shares their ESA username could we'll get those badges just for attending basically.

Not saying that you're not reliable, just that the ways that badge is handed out is well bollocks and the meaning of it is far from the expectation of what it sounds like it should be.

JP69