Zero stars for moderation and shilling…
Zero stars for moderation and shilling or promoting of who they're reviewing.
Forum moderators often treat their personal opinions as the only valid ones, and they push those views while posting under their mod accounts rather than personal ones. That status gets used to steer discussion in ways that feel biased and inconsistent, including when ties to advertisers appear to influence how rules are applied and ignored.
The site is labeled a dating-related forum, yet threads are frequently locked or removed with the explanation that it is “not a dating site.” Paid advertisers are handled more lightly when they stretch or break rules; ordinary members are not. Shilling is common and enforcement looks selective.
Differing opinions often trigger pile-ons and a strong mob dynamic. Useful details about providers sometimes appear, but much of the real information moves to DMs, so the public boards feel gated and full of gatekeeping and simping. The trend now on Perb is reviews read like long, overly polished fantasy write-ups rather than straightforward experiences with rarely any mention of anything negative.
As a lurker I have not been banned, but the overall experience of interacting on the site is poor. It is one of few places with any public info on certain providers; that does not make the culture or moderation trustworthy.
