The chain of correspondence with the trailer trash hoes.
Amandala <queen.amandala@gmail.com>
Feb 6
to me
Hello,
We are going through some very awful harassment right now and so that we do not have any more problems I need the one post that I have made (StellarStudios username) deleted. I cannot find a delete button. I need it deleted immediately. Please please help this is extremely serious and I need it taken down immediately. Thank you.
On Feb 6, 2013, at 1:52 PM, UtopiaGuide wrote:
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> Dear StellarStudios,
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> Thanks for registering at UtopiaGuide! We are glad you have chosen to be a part of our community and we hope you enjoy your stay.
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> All the best,
> UtopiaGuide
service 1 <service@utopiaguide.com>
Feb 7
to Amandala
OK. You came on our site and with blatant disregard for our rules made an advertising post.We are so against doing this that we made it something like all of the first 8 rules. Anyone who actually reads the rules would have to be an idiot not to grasp this. You signed electronically a statement which stated that you had read and will comply with the rules. But nevertheless, you made a blatant advertising post anyway. And now, after almost 1,000 people read it, it's an emergency that WE do YOU a favor and delete it.
We have people who exercise in this behaviour all too often. A lot of the time, it is to grab free advertising without paying. How would you react if we cam in to your business and treated you in the same way?
Advertising
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Nikki Minks
Dear Slinky, I'm interested (although admittedly hesitant and a little fright...
Feb 21
Slinky Bender <slinkybender@utopiaguide.com>
Feb 21
to Nikki
Banner ads are $350 a month if you want the specifics let me know,
Nikki Minks
Ok, what's the specifics? Sent from my iPhone
Feb 23 (12 days ago)
Slinky Bender <slinkybender@utopiaguide.com>
Feb 23 (12 days ago)
to Nikki
About Advertising on UtopiaGuide.com
1. What is
www.UtopiaGuide.com?
a. UG is a review and discussion site about the adult scene. While there are several "Johnny Come lately" sites which think they are the shit, UG has been around for almost a decade and has the most loyal following of all the local sites.
b. Our main focus is currently the TriState are (NY/NJ/CT) but we will be expanding that in the near future
c. There are different sections for many of the different aspects of the scene: stripclubs, massage places, incalls, outcalls, etc. as well as general topics of discussion (Food, Movies, Legal, etc)
d. We currently have about 75,000 members and 900,000 postings
e. We pride ourselves on having the best "lurker" base of any of the area's forums. While there are some forums which get a lot of posting from poor quality clients (in fact, most of our competitors have most of their moderators appearing all over various "black lists" supported by supply siders), we have thousands of members who only read and don't post, but are very active in paying for our advertiser's services.
f. The posting on UG are made up of banter, general on topic postings and reviews of various establishments and girls. We do not censor "bad" reviews. UG has become know as the "Consumer Reports" of these forums because while other similar sites are mainly "shill" postings, where the moderators are getting free sessions from the girls in return for "protection", we will fire any moderator who pulls such a stunt
2. What do I get out of advertising on UG?
a. There are two ways to advertise on UG: classified ads and banner ads
b. Agencies must take out banner ads, while independents may choose to take out either classified ads only or banner ads. Banner ads cost $350 per month (a little over $10 a day) and classified ads cost $100 per month (a little over $3 a day)
c. UtopiaGuide.com does not allow non-advertisers to make "self promotional postings". So, what you are really getting is the right to made self promotion or "ad" posts, which is where you will get more business than just having a simple ad. If you decide to take out an ad, or would just like more information about this, we will be happy to have one of our current advertisers (who gets the bulk of her business off of UG) to further explain to you how it works.
d. IF you follow the advice she gives, and make the proper postings on the site, WE GAURANTEE OUR ADS. We are so confidant that you will get business if you do it the right way that if you don't get business, we will continue to run you ad FOR FREE until it starts to pay for itself.
e. UG is not an "open site" which caters to all sorts of general population traffic (like Backpage and Craigslist). The only guys who are reading UG are specifically looking for "Erotic Services". As a result, LE is not trolling our pages looking to bust our advertisers. To our knowledge, no one has ever been busted from advertising on UG.
For banner ads what we need is:
1) what username you have on Utopiaguide.com so we can enable it to post ad posts.
2) a 468x60 banner in .jpg or ,gif format
3) the url of where you want clicks on the banner to link to
Basically what you are paying for isn't even the banner. It's 1 thing: to have the right to make self promoting posts. So you can do things like put your phone number and/or email address in your posts. But you still need to be careful about that because you still need to be sure you won't want that info taken down in the future.
We wont remove posts simply because an advertiser doesn't like them. We recently got rid of an advertiser because they made numerous requests to have posts taken down because they didn't like them. We won't remove bad reviews. If you would like, slinky can come over and explain to you how bad reviews are sometimes a good thing and how to turn them around.
We won't accept any shill posting. We recently got rid of a long standing advertiser because they were suspected of shill posting.
You should have 2 threads: one for your schedule which you should post the next day's schedule on (even if the schedule does not change). This will actually be an ad. The other thread should be for reviews and commentary. This is where you will have the opportunity to interact with the guys, answer issues, deal with "stuff", etc. Note: do not make a separate thread for items; keep everything in these 2 threads. The reason is to build up post count and view count. Don't argue with the guys it will only make you look bad. Solve problems.
I had more to say but I had written a whole long thing and the browser crashed and it disappeared.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. In addition, we are willing to provide you with contacts to some of our current advertisers for references
Nikki Minks
Mar 1 (6 days ago)
to me
Hi Slinky,
I saw the thread and wanted to say I will take out an ad with UG but I'm waiting until we move to our new location because we already have too much foot traffic/clientele for where we are now and I don't want to not be able to accommodate clients (only 2 rooms now) or start the neighbors complaining. If advertising here is as good as you say it is I should be prepared for it.
I think I found a great place today though in an industrial area, and if all goes well we should be in by the end of the month.
In the meantime I am honoring the intro discount and def will advertise with you guys as soon as we can handle the influx.
Thanks!
Sent from my iPhone
Nikki Minks
Mar 4 (3 days ago)
to me
Slinky, give me a break! I would like to advertise here and if you can talk to me like a human being perhaps we can come up with the best advertising strategy given my current situation.
I'm also planning on expanding in the future, possibly having a location in Nassau and manhattan as well, so I'm really trying here but I can only take so much pointless abuse.
I only responded to that thread because the OP said we got raided. But I also care about the business and welcome constructive criticism as we are BRAND new and still learning/working out kinks, can't do anything with hundreds of attacks that are not reviews.
At this point I don't want to give money to people who hate us this much and only want to destroy us for whatever reason (never having met us). I see an opportunity here that could be lucrative for the long future for both of us but I don't want to waste my $ if too much damage has already been done.
I had a legit advertising career for years and tolerated some obnoxious affiliates but none of them ever personally attacked me or wished harm and ruin on me...and they delivered profit as promised.
So if you can work with me here that would be nice, but I prefer to do business with people I can trust and at the very least don't have an agenda to ruin or harm me.
Sent from my iPhone
Slinky Bender <slinkybender@utopiaguide.com>
Mar 4 (3 days ago)
to Nikki
1) We have a very long standing policy against ANY form of self promotion unless you are a paid advertiser. This is made abundantly clear in the Rules. This is a "zero tolerance" rule and we routinely ban offenders immediately and alter their posts to say some very nasty things about them.
2) On February 6, you guys came on and posted your phone number and a link to your ad, which is the same thing as placing your ad on UG.
3) Rather than immediately banning, etc. I decided to do an experiment and listen to all those who say I should be "nicer" and wrote you an email explaining that self promotion was not lowed on UG unless you are a paid advertisers.
4) The result? You came back on February 10th and continued with the self promotion.
5) Then you did something which has been done 100 times: you promised to take out and ad and then said something along the lines of "well I WOULD have taken an ad out
but......" I knew it was coming when you said it.I even wrote a note to the files predicting it.
6) If you weren't ready to do it, why did yo say you would? I know, to string us along. Just like you are stringing us along with the current bullshit story. If you have too many clients, why is there an ad up on Backpage? SO YOU ARE ADVERTISING.
7) You are already receiving the benefits of advertising, which you have TAKEN. The advertising is not in a banner ad, but in the ability to
make self promotional posts. AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT. You have also gotten multiple customers. You didn't turn them away because you are too busy.
Look, I have been in this business for over 30 years. You think you are bening to cute for words. Your problem is that I've seen it all before and I know how it ends. Or I tell you what: I will come out there and you can give a me a blow job, and maybe some time in the future I will pay for future blows jobs. Sounds like a great deal, huh? Well, that the same thing as you are offering me.
All you are teaching me is that I was right again in not giving girls an inch because you will try to take a mile.
Nikki Minks
Mar 4 (3 days ago)
to me
The original poster put my original phone # in the thread and if I at ANY time linked to another ad or # it was because the original # was given to the police because we were being harassed/threatened on it and I didn't want anyone to call the original # or even have it posted there.
I only posted on the thread because I didn't want people to think we got raided or write any damn reviews under that phone #. Naturally I got a little defensive bcz a lot of nasty bullshit comments were made about us by people who never even met us. I never asked for that thread.
Now starting last week I have this hairdresser literally sitting in the window and harassing everyone who comes in and out. He went to the town, shut us down. We have 30 days to move.
With all the BS I just want to lay low here until we move. I am still giving the introductory 50% to people which I don't even make any money off of after the girls get their splits.
I hope you understand why I have to wait until our grand opening and why it's not wise for me to do it now.
Sent from my iPhone
Slinky Bender <slinkybender@utopiaguide.com>
Mar 5 (2 days ago)
to Nikki
All this double talk does not change the situation. You came on and broke the rules by self promoting. You were politley told and you continues to do it. You then said you were taking out an ad and you didn't. "Honoromg" a 50% discount is just another form of self promotion, which AGAIN you announced on UG, but does NOTHING for us in terms of keeping the site alive by providing a revenue stream to US (i.e. not you). You did advertise on Backpage so all this talk about "laying low" is just more bullshit. You continue to reap the benefits of UG (otherwise why would you claim to be honoring a discount) but still have not offered up one red cent in return. Even if you start paying in the future, you will be paying for what you are getting in return. Where is the remuneration for what you have already received?
Nikki Minks
5:03 PM (8 hours ago)
to me
Do I have to spell it out for you?
I put guys here onto a different ad and # because the COPS have my old # due to the harassment report. The one that's on that fucking thread. NOT to self promote. You don't listen.
I didn't ask for reviews or to have my personal address and phone # plastered here.
Backpage isn't a monthly commitment and they haven't disrespected or invaded my privacy in any way.
What benefits have I gotten from here? I lose money on 50% discounts and have to worry that the world and LE can find my details here. Including neighbors, reporters, or whoever.
If you weren't such a dick to me I would have taken out an ad sooner but in retrospect I'm glad because now we have to scramble to find a new place by April 1st and it would have been a waste given the location issues.
I'm not an idiot and don't think you can abuse me into forking over money when it's not in my best interest.
I did NOT ask for that review thread and don't want it. If you won't delete it lock it. And now you're publicizing my private emails and expect me to do business with someone like you?
I do not give you permission to post my personal emails and information here and now you can bet I'll be telling my attorney about this libel and violation of my privacy.
Sent from my iPhone
Nikki Minks
5:15 PM (8 hours ago)
to me
At least wait until I get a new location...that's absolutely 100% necessary. I would have been a lifelong advertiser once I get a new and more permanent location but you have to look at the situation and the problems we've had and know its not the time to start a new monthly ad campaign.
Sent from my iPhone
Slinky Bender <slinkybender@utopiaguide.com>
1:32 AM (9 minutes ago)
to Nikki
publicizing your private emails? I wasn't before but now since yo are accusing me o doing it anyway......