K R.
So much potential, but completely let down by the moderation
This forum has so much potential and could genuinely be a great safe space for women in the industry to talk, make friends and share information. Unfortunately, the moderation completely lets it down. The moderator, Amy, is rude and passive-aggressive and acts as though she’s the only person in the industry who knows anything about it. She nitpicks and micromanages posts, particularly from new members who obviously aren’t going to know exactly how everything works straight away. Rather than simply explaining something they’ve missed, they often get a paragraph of rudeness about it. At the same time, genuinely rude and judgemental behaviour from other members doesn’t seem to get the same attention. I’ve seen people share bad experiences and receive replies with absolutely no sympathy, and others ask for advice offering additional services only to be met with condescending comments and people basically telling them their ideas won’t work. If posts are going to be moderated this heavily, surely the focus should be on stopping members from putting others down or gatekeeping rather than nitpicking how somebody has made a post. People also can’t seem to talk freely. Strippers are restricted to posting about certain things within the stripping section, and even if you check for an existing thread before posting, a vaguely similar thread from six or seven years ago can result in your new one being merged into it. At that point it feels less like organising a forum and more like making it unnecessarily difficult to have a current conversation. The new-member system feels backwards too. You can’t use PMs until you’ve made a few “valuable” posts, yet you don’t have to link your profile/AD or go through any real verification to prove you’re actually a sex worker. Anyone could post rubbish until they gain PM access anyway. Surely properly verifying members would be more useful, especially for people who have joined specifically to connect with others in the industry. Some of the safety rules don’t make much sense either. You can’t discuss UK Punting despite punter reviews affecting women, and the section for reporting badly behaved clients is public rather than restricted to verified members. This means you can’t share significant identifying information such as full names or number plates, and you can’t even include the last two digits of a phone number. Numbers and AdultWork usernames can easily be changed, so a private area for properly verified sex workers to share useful safety information would make far more sense. It’s a shame because the idea behind the forum is genuinely good. It could be a brilliant community for women in the industry, but instead it feels overly controlled in areas that don’t matter while behaviour that actually makes people feel unwelcome is allowed. Running a forum doesn’t make someone the authority on an entire industry, and people should be able to have normal conversations without every post being micromanaged.


