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    Anyone else feel like the big directories are getting overcrowded lately?

    Lots of fake profiles, time wasters and agencies reposting the same girls everywhere. Hard to know what’s actually genuine now.

    Has anyone tried any newer/smaller Aussie sites where independents are actually getting enquiries and bookings without competing against thousands of ads?

    Would rather use something less crowded with more real profiles.

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    I found this newer Aussie directory recently and it seems way less crowded than the big sites:

    https://todaysgirlfriend.com.au/

    A few independents already getting direct enquiries from it and listings are still free at the moment.

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    The After Reports is rife with constant advertising!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yeahyeah1234 View Post
    The After Reports is rife with constant advertising!
    Which help pay for a free forum...

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    This is almost 100% the first time I've ever seen someone call a dating site a "directory".
    What would you call the yellowpages then? Or... OMG.... Don't tell me that my Whitepages are actually another source of dating and I've been ignoring it all this time??? FMD...

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    just meant a smaller listing platform for independents. Thought I’d share since a few providers I spoke to said the big sites are overcrowded lately.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoldfishMan View Post
    This is almost 100% the first time I've ever seen someone call a dating site a "directory".
    What would you call the yellowpages then? Or... OMG.... Don't tell me that my Whitepages are actually another source of dating and I've been ignoring it all this time??? FMD...
    Technically this joint is a "yellow" pages of sorts. Other forums function more like a "white" pages.

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    Still better than skipping through the job ads for sale in the paper to get to the adult pages in the daily telegraph.

    Had the daily races in there too before leaving the house for a punt or two.

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    yeah I also see that shops just keep reply and replying to old after reports just to keep them on top as adverstisment. I wrote a couple of ARs and they dissapeared in the obvlivion because shops replying on purpose on old ARs. There is no incentive now to post new ARs, I had two recent great experiences and one so so , but again dont want to waste my time. There should be some rule to keep them just reviving those old ARs

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    Quote Originally Posted by DownUnda View Post
    yeah I also see that shops just keep reply and replying to old after reports just to keep them on top as adverstisment. I wrote a couple of ARs and they dissapeared in the obvlivion because shops replying on purpose on old ARs. There is no incentive now to post new ARs, I had two recent great experiences and one so so , but again dont want to waste my time. There should be some rule to keep them just reviving those old ARs
    For posting:
    Use the Private Massage After Report thread; it's restricted.

    For reading the public After Report thread:
    What I do is use the Thread Display Options
    Sort threads by:
    Thread Start Time
    Descending

    Not a perfect solution, but it really does help. YMMV

    And even if an AR gets buried, search engines DO find. But, of course, many can't be bothered to compose a search string, a question much easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 11Bravo View Post
    For posting:
    Use the Private Massage After Report thread; it's restricted.

    For reading the public After Report thread:
    What I do is use the Thread Display Options
    Sort threads by:
    Thread Start Time
    Descending

    Not a perfect solution, but it really does help. YMMV

    And even if an AR gets buried, search engines DO find. But, of course, many can't be bothered to compose a search string, a question much easier.
    Yeah I hear you on that and you’ve been nothing but consistent on repeating that but as far as I can tell that only works on the full site, not the mobile version which i usually use.

    I also note as someone else said, nobody does AR any more as when you do, you just get drowned with shops reposting old ar after you. I understand your comment about that keeps the forum free but it also is a disincentive to posting AR’s, which is sad as without it, it’s more of a chat board.

    At least the private A/R’s are still going strong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasonaulife View Post
    I found this newer Aussie directory recently and it seems way less crowded than the big sites:

    https://todaysgirlfriend.com.au/

    A few independents already getting direct enquiries from it and listings are still free at the moment.
    Just chanced upon it randomly did you? How fortunate for the devs and owners.

    Good luck with your recruiting.

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    Its kinda why I lowered the amount of AR in the TOFTT thread I started

    Thr reviews themselves get drowned out by shops

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    Repetition - the Key to Learning

    Quote Originally Posted by KakeyA View Post
    Yeah I hear you on that and you’ve been nothing but consistent on repeating that but as far as I can tell that only works on the full site, not the mobile version which i usually use.
    Well, sorting by Thread Start Time, Descending works for me on my mobile. Of course, like most everything, you do have to press Enter (aka Show Threads). QED

    Quote Originally Posted by KakeyA View Post
    I also note as someone else said, nobody does AR any more as when you do, you just get drowned with shops reposting old ar after you. I understand your comment about that keeps the forum free but it also is a disincentive to posting AR’s, which is sad as without it, it’s more of a chat board.
    Yep, it does tend to get buried, but it still exists, still available, NOT deleted. I post AR's for reciprocity, not for approbation. If someone has to dig a bit, well then boo-fucking-hoo. That's why entrenching tools are available, aka sort, search, prefix, etc. Wow, you (2nd person plural) might have to scroll down a page a bit, eyeball scanning, hit > Next Page... Internationally, it's "Read the most recent 20 PAGES"... How lazy are members here? (rhetorical question).
    Last edited by 11Bravo; 08-05-2026 at 02:47 PM. Reason: 2nd person plural, NOT 2nd person singular

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    11Bravo, always appreciate and look forward to your responses. Wish I was smart enough to understand them all, but alas, some of them are above my intellectual capacity to understand and leave me feeling slightly deflated and wishing I was smart enough to keep up with you. Nevertheless, maybe I am confusing two different things. When I log in on my PC, as I am doing now, I can go into AR and sort by store and find ARs on that store only. I can't do that on my mobile and there is no sort function when I log in via my iPhone so I may be missing things.

    My comment was more agreeing with DownUnda in saying that having the same A/R reposted again and again is somewhat frustrating and as I am unable to comprehend a way to sort on my iPhone I tend to not look at that section too much. I'd love to know what I am doing wrong as you seem to be able to sort on your mobile whereas I can't. The private A/R thread is much better as it is far more relevant and easy to go through.

    However, I accept your comment in that I am wanting to see a few people at one venue where there are hardly any new AR's but I am guilty too of not posting AR's on venues and ML as there have been multiple AR's done on them in the past and I feel like I have nothing additional to add so I am contributing to the issue that I am complaining about.

    I do look forward to your response as you are always constant in your comments and I feel you genuinely try to answer posts in a positive manner, which is why I tend to enjoy your threads, at least the ones that are dumbed down to my level, as I hope your answer will be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KakeyA View Post
    11Bravo, always appreciate and look forward to your responses. Wish I was smart enough to understand them all, but alas, some of them are above my intellectual capacity to understand and leave me feeling slightly deflated and wishing I was smart enough to keep up with you. Nevertheless, maybe I am confusing two different things. When I log in on my PC, as I am doing now, I can go into AR and sort by store and find ARs on that store only. I can't do that on my mobile and there is no sort function when I log in via my iPhone so I may be missing things.
    When you visit on a mobile scroll to the bottom of the page and tap “Full Site”. That will take you to the version you see on a desktop. It’s not a mobile responsive version so you’ll need to zoom in and out to read easily but it allows you to use the sorting options.

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    Ah, the mystery deepens. One thing (well, many things but pertinent to this): Does your PC Aus99 Display look IDENTICAL to your mobile display? Or does the mobile look like vBulletin?

    If it's vBulletin, you have a virus, and should soak your iphone IMMEDIATELY in a bucket of bleach, then a bucket of 90% isopropyl alcohol, then set the alcohol on fire. Only then can your iphone be PURGED of the evil demons.

    Now those of us with android, we merely go to
    https://www.aus99forum.com/forum.php?styleid=7
    (seems to work, but I'm fumbling)

    And OUR screens, PC and Mobile, are identical.

    If you want to return to the heresy of a mobile display (small display syndrome), then simply go to
    Settings -> General Settings -> Forum Skin (NOT Foreskin) and select Mobile Style from the list.

    Then Save Changes at the bottom right. Log out, log back in.

    Seems that Settings only exists on the Full Site page.

    Or just follow BiggieSmalls instructions.

    Just saw - at the very bottom of the full site page, there's a SMALL menu option, bottom left. Can select Style. One choice is Mobile Style (from the pop-up) which gets you to the vBulletin style; I prefer Default Pink (is that a SIMP setting?) Setting to Mobile Style gets you to vBulletin style, selecting Full Site gets you back to the Big Boys style. As we've no doubt often heard, "Up to you".
    This is how you learn, stumbling around while trying to have some fun.

    And, of course, if you RTFF, it's all right there (bad 11B, bad 11B, have to rub my own nose in it; I apply attitude to all equally)
    https://www.aus99forum.com/showthrea...ull=1#post3301
    https://www.aus99forum.com/showthrea...l=1#post321401

    Quote Originally Posted by KakeyA View Post
    However, I accept your comment in that I am wanting to see a few people at one venue where there are hardly any new AR's but I am guilty too of not posting AR's on venues and ML as there have been multiple AR's done on them in the past and I feel like I have nothing additional to add so I am contributing to the issue that I am complaining about.
    I'm basically the same. Myself, my methodology is to post my first AR of the lady in the thread that I first found her AR, thus providing variety of experiences. On repeats, I don't bother, as the reason they're regulars is it would be a "copy and paste". If there are multiple AR's on the lady, I'll just add my first to the pile, confirming or contrasting.

    Quote Originally Posted by KakeyA View Post
    I do look forward to your response as you are always constant in your comments and I feel you genuinely try to answer posts in a positive manner, which is why I tend to enjoy your threads, at least the ones that are dumbed down to my level, as I hope your answer will be.
    Old habits die hard, said the ole shell script writer.

    BTW: answer posts in a positive manner? Just call 'em like I see 'em. (along with having some fun).

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    IMO the directory that has gone downhill the most is Locanto, 5 years ago you could get decent ladies advertising, now its scammers heaven

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    The After Report section here is useless.
    The shops dump their rosters on top of every review non stop.
    Its' ridiculous.

    They have their shop roster section already.

    Needs to be rectified.

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