I like actual conversation over applications over forums. The need to screen out clients who aren't a good fit is understandable. I see why Dommes do that. It doesn't bother me to fill one out. I always request a live phone conversation before booking with someone new, even if I have to pay for it. Open communication has worked better for me than a punch list.
I'd like to add that I realized a few years after I entered the scene fully, I was always thinking of my own well-being and safety when I visited an independent dominatrix in the '90s or so. Is she legit? Is it a set up? etc., etc. since there were few, if any reviews back then. I finally matured and said to myself, "This woman is allowing me to enter her place. I could be a cop... or an axe-murderer." After that realization I did do my homework on whomever I met, but the pre-session communications became more significant and meaningful. I never did have a problem. In the three or four times I felt uncomfortable I said something in effect, "I think I have to go," and left most or all of the tribute, leaving quickly.
