In Praise of CERB -- and a Thank You to Everyone

[reallywhiteguy]

I joined CERB with a single minded intention. To learn a little more about one lady. However, I have leanred a little about a lot of really wonderful, insightful people. I was a member of TERB for a bit but stopped because it was just plain nasty at times. This is sooo much different. I have not had the chance to make the acquaintance of many individuals yet. My posts are few but I hope are well received. If anyone ever wants to send me a PM to establish a friendship....I thinkI'm a pretty good guy.

Thanks to the moderators for having this place. It is informative, and just plain fun.

[mod]

The stats are actually not working. Since we moved the site to the new server the stats have died on us. (see screen shot below)

We are looking at switching to another program but it's not a priority right now. The log files are just too large for this old stats program (webalizer) to handle (at least that is what we suspect it is - it's really not a priority).

We also purged about 2000 members a few months ago. Members who never posted and had not logged in within 2 years were removed from the site so the membership is significantly higher.

From what we can tell our traffic is about the same as it was the last time I posted stats.

Between 6 and 12 thousand daily visitors.

This is actual visitors (not "Hits") hits count with every banner displayed, image served, page served, etc... that really tells you nothing. Some people will tell you how many "Hits" their website gets to try to impress you but the hits don't really mean anything.

The "Unique Visitors" and the "Page Views" are the real number.

As you can see you can have 757487 hits a day and that accounts for 9487 actual visitors viewing over 170 THOUSAND pages on your site a day.

[OutForFun]

I have been a member of a great number of online communities over the years. Every major hobby has many boards - from woodworking and photography to more obscure hobbies like vinyl recording collecting and ponds. It seems that no matter what the hobby there are always a collection of jerks, know-it-alls and negative people that degrade the experience. Far too few boards enforce any standards of conduct and that is one of the two key things that makes CERB different.

The other key difference of course is its non-negative review policy. While I miss being warned about ladies with bad service I have become a rather conservative hobbiest and take a 'no news is bad news' approach. Yes I miss some gems that come and go in the business. I also miss being the hero that TOFTT. I also miss having a hidden gem of lady that few others know about. However I gladly take that trade-offs for the consistently great experiences I've had with the ladies recommended on this board.

As an active participant in an activity that is still fairly marginal in society I enjoy the discussions and views from both the ladies and the gents. What I find different on this board is that the folks here open themselves up on a far more personal level than what I've seen on other boards. This is a very genuine and very human sense of contact that is rarely found in the online world.

In the normal disconnected online world where people can be nasty behind their anonymous handles and a world of 100's of 'Facebook' friends, CERB is a welcome island. Congrats Mod on an excellent board.

That and we're all busy having sex with each other

Comments

	Good post!
	Nominated Posts
	Nominated Posts
	Nominated Posts
	This was one of the best threads ever.

[WrinkledinTime]

Thanks everyone for the Virtual Group Hug!

[rockstar1]

Ive been a contributor of somewhat, I see most of the hottest women, but we have the responsibility of protecting each other (SPs and hobbiests) from the bad seeds or the ones who pose a safety risk, may it be drug related or bringing in the boys where their safety is jeopardized. Most of the people on here are of good taste and are very kind to share information, so that everyone can enjoy our SPs and not worry about their safety.

[Cato]

I think it may be time to revive this thread, and to say thank you to all the contributors out there who exchange information frankly and respectfully. It's rare that nasty misunderstandings develop here, and when they do, it reminds you of how good this site really is.

[Ragnaglar]

Agreed Cato as a newb, I do truly appreciate this forum.

To say it's a win-win is not saying enough!

Using this forum is fun, educational, and important to hobbiests and providers alike.

Thanks to all that make this work.
Posted via Mobile Device

[jerican]

Hear, hear! Thinking of all the wonderful women I would not have met without CERB makes me appreciate it all the more.

Even the non-sp/mp related stuff is great imho, the daily pictures, the random discussions, the industry updates and sometimes just plain silliness makes this board a daily read for me.

Originally Posted by Cato

I think it may be time to revive this thread, and to say thank you to all the contributors out there who exchange information frankly and respectfully. It's rare that nasty misunderstandings develop here, and when they do, it reminds you of how good this site really is.

[Jackie James]

I enjoy CERB also.

The atmosphere @ Cerb is calm with very little drama.
At least since I've been a member here.
Hobbyists/Reviewers are friendly, reviews are not rude and the SP's are friendly.

I'm glad I joined!

Thanks,
Jackie
xo