Beware of Grainbeltnews, Publisher

[AbbyAnne]

Hello All,
I want to send out an FYI about a potentially harmful website. I was recently informed that the owner of the website grainbeltnews has been engaging in malicious behavior including posting slander about individuals in order to serve personal agendas, jeopardizing lives and marriages of members, in addition to harassing and extorting women he has taken pictures of. The owner goes by "Publisher" on the site, but is also known as "Yetanotherguy". Use this site at your own risk.
AbbyAnne

[AbbyAnne]

I found the post that originally tipped me off to this information. It has been taken down, but this is what it said:
Hello Everyone...

The Publisher "PUBS" a.k.a. "Yetanotherguy" (yes they are one in the same) at GBN (grainbelt news) has attacked Truly Angels Escorts in a very unfair manner. It was never discussed with us prior to the attack and we were not even given a chance to defend ourselves.

The allegation is that Truly Angels has pulled a "Bait and Switch" on several of our clients. I want to tell you that this is certainly not true. A "Bait and Switch" is when one lady is advertised, and then another lady shows up in her place without the client having any knowledge that the switch is going to take place.

I want to assure you that this has never happened in the history of Truly Angels Escorts. He also alleges that when a client has called for a certain Angel, I lie and tell them that she is not available and offer myself, Cassidy Cane in her place. This, also is an untruth. If a client calls for a certain Angel, and she is not available....then she is NOT available.

During the time table that he says this transpired (between March and April - 5 week period) there were 3 ladies besides myself/Cassidy Cane and Renee-Couture (in Des Moines, IA) that were Angels...Lauren-Leigh, who was a very popular Angel and was touring a lot...Juliette Monroe who was on vacation in California for 2 wks and out sick with gallbladder problems for a week...The Amazing Ashly, who was also on vacation in California quite a bit. So if a client were to call for them, most of the time those particular Angels were not available in their home area. At that point, I did offer them my services. That is my duty...if the Angel they are asking for is not available, then offer them who is available in the area that they are requesting. That is why this is an "Escort Service".

In the almost 3 years that Truly Angels has been around, we have always had a professional and personal relationship with all of our clients. I know this is a highly concentrated "customer service" industry and treat it as such.

Now, I want to tell you the truth about what is going on with the "Publisher" a.k.a. "Yetanotherguy" on GBN...

First...a little history...I have been a "Sustaining Member" of that board for almost 2 years. I have brought many members to that board and thus the "Publisher" has lined his pockets with their money as well as mine, all the while he was claiming that he needed the money to upgrade the site, which, I might add, he has never done.

When I first joined the site, I paid the Publisher 500.00 to build the first website for Truly Angels. He told me that the site would be in my name on my own account. That was a lie. He put it in his name so that (we were told) he could sell your email addresses. Then when Renee began to build our new site in January of this year, we found out that all of this was in his name. It literally took him almost 2 months to have the Truly Angels website account transferred into our name which should have only taken a week. He had a bit of an attitude with us and then…CHARGED US TO TRANSFER IT! We paid him as we were scared that he would not give us our site.

Then...I started looking at the way the "GBN" was being ran. He has gained a lot of popularity with this board and thus his ego was ever growing with it, to the point where he has nicknamed himself "The King of Sex" and "GOD".

If a member does something he doesn't agree with, he says things like "Doesn't he/she know who he/she is dealing with?" and followed it up with a very blatant "I could ruin them if I wanted to." And on several occasions, he has tried to do just that. He intimidates a lot of his members to the point where they are afraid to post something that they feel strongly about.

He is also a self claimed “Professional Photographer”. He has done photo shoots for several of the Angels in the past and also other providers. His work is that of an amateur and after viewing several other photographers work, I decided not to use him any longer for the Angels. He is also very angry about this. The first Angel, who’s photo shoot was not done by the “Publisher” he went into a rage and said “She will never get my business again as a client!”

He has manipulated several providers by trying to have a personal romantic relationship and when they do not want to pursue that, he will make up some big sob story about how they led him on or that the provider is a psychopath. Basically, he tells lies about them and on a couple of occasions…he puts them in “Whispers and Warning” on his board and tries to ruin them.

He also feels that his Reviews for providers are so respected that he offers new providers a good review if they will see him for free. A lot of times, providers are intimidated so much by him and what he may do to their reputation if they tell him no, that they do it. Now, I am not saying this has happened to all of the providers on his board, but I know of quite a few that may or may not have frequented his board. He also will see a provider that has a known bad reputation for free to keep that bad reputation from being put on his board. Yet another form of intimidation.

The GBN is a "Community Forum" and the community should not have to be afraid or intimidated by a bully of a publisher. A member should also be able to express his or her ideas and opinions without being "Walked Off the Plank" as "Publisher" puts it. He does not look at it that way. He feels that the "GBN" is his ship and therefore, he makes the decisions, at whatever cost to the members. This is to also include removing or editing your post if he does not agree with it and manipulating your number of posts to aggravate you. He has told me this and actually laughs about it.

We have also caught him in quite a few lies lately and that was the last straw, so we have stepped back from the GBN. We hardly participate on the board lately, and have stopped going to the meet n greets as we just can not take his "Super Ego" any longer.

Many of the members of GBN are feeling the same way and have asked Truly Angels to start another Forum Board for the hobby. A place where you don't have to be afraid or intimidated by a Tyrant. A place where you can freely express your ideas and opinions. A place where the providers have as much say as the hobbyists. Yes, Renee-Couture and I have decided to open a forum-board at your request. It will open in September as we have to build the site and fine tune it for your utmost enjoyment.

Now, the "Publisher" has found out about our new forum-board and instead of calling us to discuss it...he removed Truly Angels' verified status on his board as well as my "Sustaining Membership" status which I have paid a lot of money for, this past Sunday. I guess in his world this is not a free country, but instead a dictatorship. Of course, he will not refund our money for this membership. Once we realized this, we asked him by email to remove our membership completely. We are not going to feed into his drama on the GBN in order for his ratings to go up. By the way, he likes to create drama to “entertain” the readers of GBN.

Now, he is spouting lies of "Bait and Switch" against us, which all of you know is not true. Again, we were not even given a chance to defend ourselves. He waited until after he cancelled our memberships to post this and he has supposedly known about this since March…? Why wait until now? I will tell you why…because it is a falsehood made up by a man who thinks he is “GOD” to this industry and we should just all fall in line. That he decides who makes it or breaks it in the mid-west. He believes that his word is all that matters and is trying to ruin Truly Angels with his position in this hobby.

All I am asking you...providers and hobbyists alike, is to consider our reputation as well. We are a very well respected and highly reviewed Service that always makes your discretion our number 1 priority. We provide reference verifications to the providers and we offer our help to them when they need advice or help in this business. We have always been very protective of our clients and fellow providers by offering a sincere and truthful service to you.

I am sure once the “Publisher” reads this, he will come up with more lies to feed you… but please…

Do not let one man who has a “GOD” complex, manipulate you any longer…

If you have any questions or concerns that you would like to talk to me about, please feel free to call me or email me…

Thank you for your time and attention in reading this and I hope this explains a lot of questions you may have had.

Sincerely,
Truly Angels Escorts
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[Brock Landers]

It definitely looks like someone trying to use a site to get leverage on providers.

[Megan Spinner]

Hence why I stick to SouthernGFE.com - it's provider operated!!

There is just toooooo much BS in a hobbyist run site - sooner or later you're going to see this sort of thing. Way too much potential for abuse.

Thanks for the head's up, takes bravery to rock the boat!

~ Megan Spinner

[Midwest_Nadine]

Thanks for the heads up and sorry if that happened to you. I had a similar experience years ago, different board and no one should feel obligated to offer services for free in order to stay on the good side of a bully.

However, my experiences with GBN have always been positive. I have not been approached by the Mod in such a manner ever, have met many wonderful friends through the years and found the ladies boards to be helpful.

Not trying to offend you, just saying that there are true gems on the board as well.

Nadine

[ErectionDemolitionSpclst]

Oh-my.....had no idea about GBN and Co. doing such things...I am new there. Thank you so much...

Although have had posts posted but have not had posted any sort of ads, nor donated..(was going to donate though), but now that I see what the real story is there...Wowie-Kazowie, do not think will ever post an ad...Rather leave them hangin' all mystified and wanting to Hail to The Mary, indeed...lol

But gollll-yyyy (Gomer Pyle, style..lol), is one bad apple there really spoiling the bunch over there at GBN yonder?

[TamsenCrown]

Hence why I stick to SouthernGFE.com - it's provider operated!!

There is just toooooo much BS in a hobbyist run site - sooner or later you're going to see this sort of thing. Way too much potential for abuse.

Thanks for the head's up, takes bravery to rock the boat!

~ Megan Spinner

A provider can get drunk with power running a message board just like a man. Make no mistake about that.

[Brock Landers]

A provider can get drunk with power running a message board just like a man. Make no mistake about that.

Which sites/message boards would those be?

[Megan Spinner]

A provider can get drunk with power running a message board just like a man. Make no mistake about that.

Sure, understood, absolutely. However.... a provider run board generally starts on the right foot.

[Blaze]

I know I am a little late coming into this thread, but... I toured the upper midwest in the fall and had to reply on references from that agnecy. They were great! I appreciate all the help they gave me. Truly Angels