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[TTGR]

To the critics:
1. Which site(s) are better for reliable SP info?
2. Give an example of exactly how the search function failed you?

 

[Silva21]

Why are long-term members surprised that the rate of active participation on this site is low? Sadly there are some elitist members who are aggressive and deride and insult other posters for daring to start a thread or post they don't agree with, or feel is unimportant. The Search Engine on the site is poor so those folk who have bothered to look, might still not find previous threads. ALL members of this site should be treated with respect if you want them to participate, I believe it's called the right of free speech. All opinions carry equal weight. Grown-ups may have to agree to disagree. Not everyone is articulate and eloquent. Many will keep their heads below the parapet for fear of being ridiculed. And I'm sure there are an equal number who are simply lazy. If you don't like a Thread or Opinion just move on and find another. Fortunately the vast majority of Members are good guys who are positive, helpful, and certainly have my gratitude for helping me  The Forum is I'm afraid, what you have made it.

In fairness, when I joined I did notice that I wasn't met with open arms but I've got thick skin.

However what I did find is as I posted more reviews, as per the idea of the site, the more helpful and chatty people became.

[Charliehutton]

Sadly there are some elitist members who are aggressive and deride and insult other posters for daring to start a thread or post they don't agree with, or feel is unimportant. Many will keep their heads below the parapet for fear of being ridiculed.

I think he's got a point, there. I can recall a couple of recent threads where the OP has had a right good kicking - not least from the moderators - in response to what seemed pretty innocuous posts. I wonder if some of us aren't a bit po-faced about it all. There seem to be fewer trivial 'is it just me?' kinds of posts lately, which I think is a shame, because it's a very insular hobby, and I quite like to read about other guys little foibles, and their likes and dislikes.

[Happyjose]

Using my own experience as an example, when I joined I took the time to find out about the site, posted a review, answered some questions about a WG that nobody had reviewed up to that point, and generally contributed as and when I could

and I've never had a problem

Must have just been lucky, eh?

[Ali Katt]

Using my own experience as an example, when I joined I took the time to find out about the site, posted a review, answered some questions about a WG that nobody had reviewed up to that point, and generally contributed as and when I could

and I've never had a problem

Must have just been lucky, eh?

I was the same. My first negative review and talk about the "local" scene pretty much let people know I was genuine. I know it sounds weird and people including me have got it wrong before, but 9 times out of 10 it's easy to spot whose real and whose real fake. People that have been members for three years and are asking for phone numbers of retired girls, STD trolls or my favourite the world's unluckiest punters who haven't managed to get their willy wet in four years.

[Happyjose]

I know it sounds weird and people including me have got it wrong before, but 9 times out of 10 it's easy to spot whose real and whose real fake. .

As the great George W. Bush said

fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

[Xtro]

As the great George W. Bush said

fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

    

The mention of a cunt on a punting forum is common place. 

[LLPunting]

I think he's got a point, there. I can recall a couple of recent threads where the OP has had a right good kicking - not least from the moderators - in response to what seemed pretty innocuous posts. I wonder if some of us aren't a bit po-faced about it all. There seem to be fewer trivial 'is it just me?' kinds of posts lately, which I think is a shame, because it's a very insular hobby, and I quite like to read about other guys little foibles, and their likes and dislikes.

You will find that the posts that get short shrift are because of the content, posters either clarify or justify their statements and things move on, just as in any debate, or they continue to post provocatively and perhaps get themselves banned for being a troll.  Criticism is very rarely whimsical it is almost always in the interests of the community.

The obligation, as intimated at the beginning of the site rules, is that members contribute reviews.  This is not a content site to entertain fantasists. 
Those who contribute very little if at all by way of current, actionable info about SPs but insist on opining the psychology of punting will not be received well, second only in terms of hostility to flagrant leeching behaviour.  Given this is a public forum sharing why we punt (despite our circumstances) or any other personal behaviours is foolhardy, especially as we know counter-interest groups are aware of this site and may seek to identify individuals.

[ulstersubbie]

"This is not a content site to entertain fantasists." A lot of members with no posts or reviews are fantasists, reading and masturbating can be very satisfying for some people. That aside, most forums have far more lurkers than contributors, what's the solution, ban any new members who haven't posted a review a month after joining?

[Ali Katt]

"This is not a content site to entertain fantasists." A lot of members with no posts or reviews are fantasists, reading and masturbating can be very satisfying for some people. That aside, most forums have far more lurkers than contributors, what's the solution, ban any new members who haven't posted a review a month after joining?

I think it works at present. A number of fantasists have been banned; ones asking for number of retired escorts, videos and pictures sound like stalkers to me. Or is that my paranoia? As well as the "been going for a punt for two years" brigade. It's easier to tell the Billy Bullshitters from the genuine punters.

[Horizontal pleasures]

I think all whores should be given a free ticket to UKE and kicked off here 

while this site was down a couple of days ago I looked at UKE. It is not the same as it used to be (although I did not look in often), as if it was wiped and starting again and is now managed by 'Old Admin' from here.

[LLPunting]

while this site was down a couple of days ago I looked at UKE. It is not the same as it used to be (although I did not look in often), as if it was wiped and starting again and is now managed by 'Old Admin' from here.

I noticed a bunch of thread titles there that had been replicated here before the issues on both sites.  I'm hoping that the  fluff will return to UKE as the sites need to be distinct, regardless of whether they are connected or not.  The close association through the legacy of management, common members and complementary raisons d'etre makes it unnecessary to overlap so much, especially posting threads here that have nothing to do with knowing who, when, how and where to punt and whom to avoid or exercise caution with.

[finn5555]

The the general consensus is the new owners of UKE fucked it up and old Admin had to sort the shit out 

[Waterhouse]

The the general consensus is the new owners of UKE fucked it up and old Admin had to sort the shit out 

Not sure exactly who the new owner is now (or will be).  Old Boss stepped in to fix the shit, but pretty sure he doesn’t want to be running it mid to long term again.

[jeezyuk]

Hopefully the site will soon be opened up to new members again.  It's worth remembering that men are becoming punters every day, and some of them will be worthwhile contributors to this site.  I've been punting for eight years, which is less time than this forum has been around, and only found my way here in 2014.

Agree , I started in 2015 and back then the site was quite mature

[jeezyuk]

Anyone know when registrations will reopen ? Got a mate wants to join

[Davey Dykes]

It's been asked a few times to my knowledge and AFAIK the only answer has been soon.

What that means I really can't tell but I'd take a wild stab in the dark at it not being at anytime Lockdown is in place. Maybe ask on the Forum issues thread? 

[jeezyuk]

It's been asked a few times to my knowledge and AFAIK the only answer has been soon.

What that means I really can't tell but I'd take a wild stab in the dark at it not being at anytime Lockdown is in place. Maybe ask on the Forum issues thread? 

 

[dubs]

Is their any way of recycling existing unused accounts with no posts or reviews? Eg admin changes the email address to a prospective joiner and they can do a password reset?

[vindici]

Is their any way of recycling existing unused accounts with no posts or reviews? Eg admin changes the email address to a prospective joiner and they can do a password reset?

Those poor sods would immediately get slated for having been members for x years with no contributions.

Better to wait for a stable solution. I'm sure one will be along shortly.

[Doc Holliday]

... and they can do a password reset?

I'm not sure that is working either but I may be wrong?

[Slaveofnature]

1. The number of members is enormous. 2. In any group, as Pareto pointed out about 170 years ago, only a small minority are active 3. I do agree some people who see themselves as the in-crowd must surely discourage shy members

The good old pareto principle; never thought I'd see it mentioned in a punters forum but good call Colston.

[RogerBoner]

The good old pareto principle; never thought I'd see it mentioned in a punters forum but good call Colston.

External Link/Members Only
 

[jeezyuk]

Those poor sods would immediately get slated for having been members for x years with no contributions.

Better to wait for a stable solution. I'm sure one will be along shortly.

Perhaps the answer is to get rid of all those without reviews or posts within X amount of time and then allow registrations to keep the forum up to date and relevant?

[Doc Holliday]

Perhaps the answer is to get rid of all those without reviews or posts within X amount of time and then allow registrations to keep the forum up to date and relevant?

The no new registrations is a technical issue, not one made by choice.

[90125]

Not much point having new members join at the moment as they wouldn't add to the FR count.

[jeezyuk]

The no new registrations is a technical issue, not one made by choice.

Fair enough. And also agree with admin that right now no point at this time.

Do think we should cleanse lurkers but that’s up to the majority and the admin

Thanks all for your help to my original question

[rosebristol60]

going back to the point that new members just watch and dont join in, i guess thats what we all do when we first sign up, what i have noticed is that people with 50 or so reviews do tend to look down on people with with one or two reviews, i could make a comment on here and someone would reply with "what do you know after the one review you have left, come back when you have 50 like me", it does make you feel that you are not wanted, we all need to start somewhere, punting is a thing i do once or twice a year when i have a bit of extra cash, its not a lifestyle. what i will add is the people with 50 punts have a wealth of experience and i"m sure they post good and bad reviews, and without them there probably wouldnt be a forum.

[tesla]

going back to the point that new members just watch and dont join in, i guess thats what we all do when we first sign up, what i have noticed is that people with 50 or so reviews do tend to look down on people with with one or two reviews, i could make a comment on here and someone would reply with "what do you know after the one review you have left, come back when you have 50 like me", it does make you feel that you are not wanted, we all need to start somewhere, punting is a thing i do once or twice a year when i have a bit of extra cash, its not a lifestyle. what i will add is the people with 50 punts have a wealth of experience and i"m sure they post good and bad reviews, and without them there probably wouldnt be a forum.

that is a good point, but your posting record is OK because you only joined the forum in 2019, the problem is the people that joined 5/6/7 years ago and have still to make a contribution

[Home Alone]

going back to the point that new members just watch and dont join in, i guess thats what we all do when we first sign up,

If we've any sense, it is.

I 'lurked' on here for about a month, getting used to the Board and its banter before posting. Looking back, my first post was on a thread about cock rings and was a simple two-liner saying where I bought mine. After that, I tried to limit myself to no more than one simple, hopefully helpful, short post a day until I thought I'd been accepted by the community.

I've always tried to be helpful; but, occasionally, I'm afraid, an elderly gentleman's patience snaps. As yesterday with https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=278240.msg2874054#msg2874054

[GorillaWarfare]

going back to the point that new members just watch and dont join in, i guess thats what we all do when we first sign up, what i have noticed is that people with 50 or so reviews do tend to look down on people with with one or two reviews, i could make a comment on here and someone would reply with "what do you know after the one review you have left, come back when you have 50 like me", it does make you feel that you are not wanted, we all need to start somewhere, punting is a thing i do once or twice a year when i have a bit of extra cash, its not a lifestyle. what i will add is the people with 50 punts have a wealth of experience and i"m sure they post good and bad reviews, and without them there probably wouldnt be a forum.

If you've left no reviews in 5 years it's a little different than having no reviews in 5 months. Plus we're in an unprecedented time where the sensible people haven't punted for at least three months at this point so there's a bit of an amnesty there - at least for me. However, if you have someone who's been registered for 5 years, they still have had 4 3/4 years to contribute before then.

I was guilty of the above. Not to that extreme - I signed up in 2014 but I didn't actually get the courage to go punting again until 2017 (I did one punt in 2012 which went horrendously which put me off it). 3 years without a review, however I've left 24 reviews since so hopefully that makes up for it. What may have helped me was my first post back after the 3 year hiatus in posting was a review.

My advice to new posters would be to get a review up as quick as possible. Obviously it has to be within the rules (and, obviously not fake) but at least show a willingness to contribute.

[jeezyuk]

Good advice. I also took ages before my first review. Sometimes I don’t have the time to review girls I see but I try to do most

I think we can all make an effort to encourage reviews. But still if you’re on here for 6 years and no reviews then your prob not punting and not helpful to others so no point sticking around I think

[Fuzzyduck]

Good advice. I also took ages before my first review. Sometimes I don’t have the time to review girls I see but I try to do most

I think we can all make an effort to encourage reviews. But still if you’re on here for 6 years and no reviews then your prob not punting and not helpful to others so no point sticking around I think

Don't forget there are active punters on here for 6 years who are just getting a free ride and don't feel obliged to give back.

In life, there are always givers and takers and we just have to accept there is a silent majority who don't post but get benefit from the information here. I'd much rather that more people contribute but if the quiet ones are making good punting decisions then I personally don't have a real problem. That said, if you want to actively participate in conversations and in the community more broadly, i.e. make posts, then I feel strongly that you should also contribute in some way whether it's reviews or extra intel on other threads. This is even more important if you're going to ask questions.

[Steve2]

But still if you’re on here for 6 years and no reviews then your prob not punting and not helpful to others so no point sticking around I think

Always worth checking their posts

Some ONLY post outside of UK info. Just saying 

[vindici]

Don't forget there are active punters on here for 6 years who are just getting a free ride and don't feel obliged to give back.

In life, there are always givers and takers and we just have to accept there is a silent majority who don't post but get benefit from the information here. I'd much rather that more people contribute but if the quiet ones are making good punting decisions then I personally don't have a real problem.

Now that the board is open for visitors without an account, there is no reason to keep persistent lurkers on the books. They can browse freely as visitors, and have the pretty much same experience as they do now.

I don't however feel it's a priority to remove them, as I suspect it's not a trivial job to "ban" those accounts en masse without some collateral damage to innocents and perhaps the board itself 😕

[LLPunting]

If you've left no reviews in 5 years it's a little different than having no reviews in 5 months. Plus we're in an unprecedented time where the sensible people haven't punted for at least three months at this point so there's a bit of an amnesty there - at least for me. However, if you have someone who's been registered for 5 years, they still have had 4 3/4 years to contribute before then.

I was guilty of the above. Not to that extreme - I signed up in 2014 but I didn't actually get the courage to go punting again until 2017 (I did one punt in 2012 which went horrendously which put me off it). 3 years without a review, however I've left 24 reviews since so hopefully that makes up for it. What may have helped me was my first post back after the 3 year hiatus in posting was a review.

My advice to new posters would be to get a review up as quick as possible. Obviously it has to be within the rules (and, obviously not fake) but at least show a willingness to contribute.

Sadly for every one of you we have join our ranks we get more than 2 (my hunch is probably more like 6+) of the sort who aren't an asset to the community with their "contributions" and of course the far more numerous silent spongers.

Constructive contribution is not difficult:  Find an SP, try out her services, spend 5 mins giving a concise review of what she was like.  Plenty of lads here who have written serviceable reviews that are perhaps 6 informative sentences long.  Excuses of "I have no time" is a fucking lie because you can write a review in the time it takes to enjoy a post-coital, quiet pint.

[tynetunnel]

If we've any sense, it is.

I 'lurked' on here for about a month, getting used to the Board and its banter before posting. Looking back, my first post was on a thread about cock rings and was a simple two-liner saying where I bought mine. After that, I tried to limit myself to no more than one simple, hopefully helpful, short post a day until I thought I'd been accepted by the community.

I've always tried to be helpful; but, occasionally, I'm afraid, an elderly gentleman's patience snaps. As yesterday with https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=278240.msg2874054#msg2874054

Exactly. I too lurked for a while, an occasional post here and there while I tried to figure it all out and not piss people off. What I did do was made sure that once I finally was brave enough to punt, I reviewed it.

Over two years on, I post quite a lot (some smart ass will be along in a minute to tell me it’s way too much!) but I join in, and mostly try to not be inflammatory. I still only have 9 reviews to my name, because I’m not a regular punter and sometimes I re-visit with nothing further to add. Nobody has (yet) made me feel that I’m not involved enough or insignificant because I don’t have in excess of 50 reviews

But those who have been here years with no reviews and little to add are the scourge of the site. It’s about finding balance and taking a slow and steady approach imho. And when you punt, review. Don’t be on zero reviews but adding to threads about how many punts you’ve had, or how many years you’ve been a punter, as that will cause a kick-off 

[RedKettle]

But those who have been here years with no reviews and little to add are the scourge of the site.

Are they?  I do not really get the frenzy that some members work themselves up to on this point - not getting at you it was just that your quote is a useful starting point.  Whilst it is great if we can encourage more and more members to make useful and entertaining contributions what harm do the silent members do?  Hopefully eventually they will feel able to join in but if not then at least we know that our contributions are helping fellow punters to make good choices.

I agree where they make idiotic contributions or keep asking questions and never give back that is a different matter and they should be binned.

[tynetunnel]

Are they?  I do not really get the frenzy that some members work themselves up to on this point - not getting at you it was just that your quote is a useful starting point.  Whilst it is great if we can encourage more and more members to make useful and entertaining contributions what harm do the silent members do?  Hopefully eventually they will feel able to join in but if not then at least we know that our contributions are helping fellow punters to make good choices.

I agree where they make idiotic contributions or keep asking questions and never give back that is a different matter and they should be binned.

We are each entitled to a view, it’s a forum. But I feel some contributing is necessary. After all it’s a punters forum, so if you don’t  punt or don’t plan to, then why are they here? If they punt but don’t review, where is the value in that, it’s about information and ideas exchange as well as a bit of banter. And if they use reviews to pick girls to punt, but give nothing back, then there’s a word for that!

[pbrown355]

I agree with RK. Lurking without contributing doesn't feel like it hurts the rest of us. Asking questions, making stupid posts or posting about your punting experience while making no contribution in terms of reviews hurts all of us at least a little bit. Nobody likes people taking the mickey then rubbing your nose in it.
I can't remember how long I was on before making a contribution. Early on one of my reviews was "questioned" because it appeared next to another for the same WG.
I stood my ground, both reviews were genuine and the rest is history.
If you are one of those I mentioned at the beginning, lurking and not raising your head, please join in because it's definitely "the more the merrier".

[tesla]

But those who have been here years with no reviews and little to add are the scourge of the site. It’s about finding balance and taking a slow and steady approach imho. And when you punt, review. Don’t be on zero reviews but adding to threads about how many punts you’ve had, or how many years you’ve been a punter, as that will cause a kick-off 

this where the problem is, zero reviews and then commenting on review threads about how they have seen the girl, this especially annoying on negative reviews, they could have saved someone from a poor punt if they had spoken up sooner.

[RedKettle]

We are each entitled to a view, it’s a forum. But I feel some contributing is necessary. After all it’s a punters forum, so if you don’t  punt or don’t plan to, then why are they here? If they punt but don’t review, where is the value in that, it’s about information and ideas exchange as well as a bit of banter. And if they use reviews to pick girls to punt, but give nothing back, then there’s a word for that!

I agree that it would be better if they joined in constructively with reviews, banter etc. I just do not see the problem if they simply take on board the information. If a review of mine has helped a silent punter on here then I am pleased about that.  If at some point in the future they decide to contribute all the better.

[rosebristol60]

although i have only one review i have been on two other punts, but i felt unable to review it because of my own stupidity, both times were a let down due to me, once because i had a terrific headache and left after 5 mins although i should never have gone in the first place, the girl gave me half my money back which i thought was very kind, and another time i just got cold feet and left, so how do you review situations like that, the girls done nothing wrong and if i reviewed it honestly i would look very stupid. but at least i turned up for a punt.  just a thought but does anyone know who has posted the most reviews on uk punting, i have seen 250 somewhere and if we said £100 a pop thats £25,000, i hope i dont become addicted because it turn out to be very very expensive.

[tesla]

although i have only one review i have been on two other punts, but i felt unable to review it because of my own stupidity, both times were a let down due to me, once because i had a terrific headache and left after 5 mins although i should never have gone in the first place, the girl gave me half my money back which i thought was very kind, and another time i just got cold feet and left, so how do you review situations like that, the girls done nothing wrong and if i reviewed it honestly i would look very stupid.

The very fact an SP returned some money is worthy of a review, it shows that she has a degree of decency, sometimes lacking in SP's who sometimes come across ans money grabbing whores.

[vindici]

... what harm do the silent members do?  ...

Running a site such as UKP costs money. Bandwidth and server costs. Lurkers who use the boards each day individually don't cost a lot, but when they are scaled up to hundreds and then multiplied over the course of a year is not an insignificant amount of overhead 💸💸💸

So yes, they don't harm the general discussions that regular members have on the board, but they do consume the resources of UKP without any benefit to the members nor the owners 🤔

[RedKettle]

Running a site such as UKP costs money. Bandwidth and server costs. Lurkers who use the boards each day individually don't cost a lot, but when they are scaled up to hundreds and then multiplied over the course of a year is not an insignificant amount of overhead 💸💸💸

So yes, they don't harm the general discussions that regular members have on the board, but they do consume the resources of UKP without any benefit to the members nor the owners 🤔

Ok reasonable point and if that is an issue for the owner then I am sure he will deal with lurkers. Still not convinced that it is an issue for members to get so frenzied about.  Incidentally the previous owner was not concerned and simply wanted this resource to be available for all punters.

[pussylover76]

I haven't felt able to contribute for several months.
I am very fond on UKP. It's where I started from. Reading, learning, checking reviews. Posted my first review. Got the usual feedback - this is worng, that is wrong, you are fake, etc etc. Tried to learn not to take comments personal. Left some more reviews. Started posting. Getting to grips with some members not liking me (or my style) even though they don't know me at all. Started to build up some confidence. Sending a few messages to help folks in the background. Made a few punting friends. At some point old admin made me a helper for a while. I tend to keep a low profile as punting in my area is frowned upon by the powers that be. My last post caused me some grief so I just took a break. Life's too short for grief. I'm not a big fan of the forum being public due to the authorities and local SPs accessing it. Hopefully we can get some new members in and maybe restrict access again soon. Keep up the good work everyone. Stay safe.
 

[Blackpool Rock]

I haven't felt able to contribute for several months.
I am very fond on UKP. It's where I started from. Reading, learning, checking reviews. Posted my first review. Got the usual feedback - this is worng, that is wrong, you are fake, etc etc. Tried to learn not to take comments personal. Left some more reviews. Started posting. Getting to grips with some members not liking me (or my style) even though they don't know me at all. Started to build up some confidence. Sending a few messages to help folks in the background. Made a few punting friends. At some point old admin made me a helper for a while. I tend to keep a low profile as punting in my area is frowned upon by the powers that be. My last post caused me some grief so I just took a break. Life's too short for grief. I'm not a big fan of the forum being public due to the authorities and local SPs accessing it. Hopefully we can get some new members in and maybe restrict access again soon. Keep up the good work everyone. Stay safe.
 

I'd say don't let that last exchange from Sept 19 put you off posting, having quickly scanned the thread it appears you got in a pissing contest with James 999 which was always a waste of time really 

[rosebristol60]

james 999, the chap with 15000 posts and no reviews, not criticising just making an observation.

[magnetico]

james 999

He's gone.
He used to be actively posting/reading 8 hours a day ( at least!) so I guess that he found a better usage of his time.