I used to trust AW ratings - What a fool!. I used to punt purely by reading the description. Maybe I've been lucky, or have low expectations.
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I have the tampermonkey addon installed and nearly always only punt a SP who has several positive UKP reports. Previously I didn't punt Romanians after scam, B&S, poor/no service, but I have found some excellent reliable ones.
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Very occasionally I try and TOFTT and punt SPs who don't have a rating here.
I've started using Viva, fridayad ,gumtree local papers etc when in an area that is an AW desert.
I think one of the reasons this board works is simple consistent set of rules, good moderation.
Hopefully that's the end of my fluffiness for today.