Myself, I don't even know where Hurtsville (SIC) is; never been there. I see several possibilities:
- 1. OMG, it's the Big Bad Wolves leading the little lambs to slaughter... For shame, for shame. Call out the hunters to shoot those bad ole wolves.
- 2. Maybe it's Big Bad Wolves in sheep's clothing, shills for other shops that are worried about the competition of an up-n-coming (pun there) shop. Unmask... unwool? them.
- 3. Sour grapes? Oh, someone is having too good a time; gee, that never happens to me (well, sans AR's anyway) so they must be lying.
- 4. Or maybe it's just different viewpoints.
Number of posts have said "average" looking. That ole cliche is true, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thing is, without AR's to judge the commonality of the poster to the reader, difficult to tell. Those that ask a lot of questions (I'll assume that at least some are answered), yet never reporting how that intel panned out (aka reciprocity)? Too busy to post, don't care, or perhaps... ... GATEKEEPERS. Oh, no, GATEKEEPERS!?! IME, there's always a mix of experiences, good and bad. But when the posts only provide the bad... where were the good punts, especially if a member's been around awhile? Just has that taint of withholding... (Not looking for a flame war, just a bit of possible alternate explanation to make a point...)
2 providers? OK, TOD? Others occupied? Others have bookings so no need to show up for a line-up? Or maybe the providers drew straws in the break room and the 2 who drew the short ones, well THEY were told to TOFTT. Hey, if you're going to be a sceptic and question, you have to look at all the possibilities...
Thing is, you're known by your posts. By his posts, I know AHLUNGOR and I have some common interests and some common experiences, so I give more weight to his views. But we don't always agree: one of his "fantastics" was one of my "never again". Who's correct? Him? Me? Likewise, jaquedm1307 and I seem to share some common views and experiences, and I've found some gems courtesy of him, but we don't agree on everyone. Point is, their AR's carry more weight with me. A single AR from an unknown poster... that's simply ONE data point (no offense Mirko; I don't know you). As to some of the other posters on separate threads... Yea, I have seen their work, and they have negative credibility with me (not referring to any on this thread).
MY point is, if you read a poster's "body of work", you get a sense of the legitimacy. Some are obviously shills, and from this shop. But of the posters cited here, I see no reason to doubt their INDIVIDUAL experiences (e.g. Mirko). I respect FIRST-PERSON experiences, and everyone is entitled to their opinion. Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one, some are just more shitty than others.
WADR, there DOES seem to be a lot of sheep in Australia. I avail myself of the intel, but I make my own decisions via BOTG, EIS. Nothing else matters.











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