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Originally Posted by crowley79
Its actually more than 4 providers. Not all are pubic about it.
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You're right, sure "only" 4 providers have openly quit in 2013. But an even larger number have virtually stopped participating without any fanfare about it. Sadly all four that quit were providers whose company I enjoyed on more than one occasion each (yes, that includes Ryder, whose company, looks, and skills I enjoyed very much at one point in time...even though I'm a "pathetic old guy that pays younger women to"). All 4 handled their respective departures in distinctly different ways, but all had very similar beefs about how things were run on the provider side.
While the debate on the cause of this is endless, the result is that board is down to only 2 or 3 local providers being very active participants, and a bunch of guys waiting for some all-star travelers to roll through town. Quite a change in a very short period of time. That should be a concern to mgt, especially when most hobbyist would agree that variety is what led them into pursuing the hobby in the first place.
As hobbyist, we'll likely never know for sure what the hell is going on inside the provider camp. These are all women who are very skilled in how they present themselves to clients, and are successful because of that skill. We pay for that part of the fantasy. The experienced & successful ones would never introduce us clients into the drama, hell most have wives to fill that void. I believe thats the reason several providers have merely gone silent...rather than quit RTP. Inside the provider camp, it must be a very cut-throat business. How else can you explain the sudden rapid departure of so many?
Like Bigstk01, I'm trying to watch this from the sidelines. It's not my fight, but it effects a product that I enjoyed before the drama...and will find a way to continue to enjoy when the dust settles.
Lloyd.
PS...Crowley, nice reappearance. PM some updates.