skudd, I'm sure we'd all be interested in that story.
Ok.. i will just say this ..... .i wanted to see a provider. I am on datecheck ( which should have been good enough) and have many high end 400. and up courtesans that are happy to, and do, reference me. Still not good enough for this handler who was posing as Julia Styles. Now we all know that the agency she used to work for was busted last spring. Julia has since declared her independence. But... that is not really the case, because her handler Laura ( who works for the UTR agency) answers all her emails. So WHY, wasn't it good enough you ask... good question.
What they/she/Laura asks for is your full name, your real work number, the name of your business, and then wants you to FAX your license to her. Interesting no? So i was talking to Laura, who i thought was JS backchannel saying why do you need all this info. We kind of went back and forth all very polite because of course i wanted to fuck the hell out of JS.
But then i posted something to some mongers that were complaining, and some newbies who were just going to give all that Intel, and i said are you all out of your minds.. basically.
So, she said this, and i am cutting and pasting from the other board:
" The topic of "Screening" on this board is always appearing to be a sensitive issue especially if or when an established provider whose highly reviewed, comes in conflict with a hobbyist (*********) who chooses not to cooperate with the providers screening methods that leads to this debate. The choice to refuse how a provider chooses to screen is a matter of preference and should be respected period, NO debates."
She challenged me so i replied "
Dear Laura
I dont appreciate your cynical, snide remark. Again............ i comply with all types, and manner of screening, and I gave you an enormous amount of verification, which has been good enough for EVERYONE except you. What i refuse to give you is my last name, name of my business and business phone number or FAX my license over to you as you requested. I told you i would present this to JS personally for her eyes only. Nope, not good enough. Very interesting. So do you want my SS# too? Do you require the name of my first born as well? I have a long list of upscale providers that will vouch for me as a gentlemen. Your screening, is over the top absurd, and risks our safety, if it ever came into the wrong hands. IMHO. Thats why i decided to PASS, at least until she is free of you.
I have been with ****, she is awesome btw. AND i am not the only hobbyist that chooses not to cooperate with YOUR screening methods. You have no idea what is going on backchannel. ( If you want to PM me privately about that feel free, as i dont think its appropriate to be mentioned in this public arena) I have said enough on this matter. And i had no intention on contributing to this any more until you attacked me personally. This is also a board for hobbyists to express what is on their minds, even if it comes into conflict with advertisers that pay to be here on ******. Thats it, i am done with this nonsense."
At that point a mod jumped in and told us to chill, and take it backchannel but i dropped it. I was also contacted by other providers privately that thought that what they were asking was very strange. Also, Julia herself said to another monger that she would deal with me personally, and Laura backed off and said the same thing as well. I was contacted by some mods that gave me the inside story too. The whole thing stunk of fish to me. I for one dont want my name to sitting in that data base.
So in response to Emily, i simply say that there are times, however few, that a hobbyist needs to use his instincts, and if he feels queasy about the amount of personal information a provider or agency are requiring, he will have to decide for himself what that limit is. Especially married mongers who are known in their communities. The catch 22 is that you need to allow a provider or agency to screen you at least in the beginning with some personal intel.
(((Julia if you read this, I know its not your fault! lol )))