I posted the other day about a sit where the cat didnt come in til ages and i had to stay up and wait, and there was an outside camera i didnt know about. I did this sit because on the profile the person said she rarely got respite, and as im local seemed like a nice thing to do. I thought about it…

[image] catscatscats24: Eek i need to take ny listing off my profile… not because i mind people seeing but what if she is on here?! She can’t really do any more damage at this point.

[image] MaggieUU: It has been said that only about 10% of THS members are also on this forum so I wouldn’t worry much about that. There are over 200,000 members on THS. 10% would be 20,000 forum members. Even if 2000 members were actively participating on the forums, that would only represen…

Upon reflection, I think you deserve a pat on the back for doing a local one night sit @catscatscats24 .. How about this for a review response … “Thanks _______. I am glad that I was able to help you out by doing this one night sit for you. I realize they can be a real challenge to get covered.”

[image] idocsteve: There are over 200,000 members on THS A figure that THS likes to quote often … However did you know that it actually relates to the number of pets , NOT number of sitters + hosts ? !!

[image] Silversitters: A figure that THS likes to quote often … However did you know it actually relates to the number of pets - not sitters + hosts !!! I don’t understand the equation. :face_exhaling: (That’s supposed to be a confused smiley but in fact I don’t know what it’s original purp…

[IMG_3666] The 230k “members “ are the number of pets - not the number of sitters and hosts …. [image] TrustedHousesitters 2024 Impact Report We welcomed 77,244 new pets to our platform and rounded off 2024 with 234,389 pets in our community THS don’t publish how many sitters and hosts the…

[image] Silversitters: THS don’t publish how many sitters and hosts there are - just the number of pets . Ah, I was trying to add and subtract using the + and - in what I thought was a mathematical equation using words. Brought me back to Junior High School for a minute there.

@catscatscats24 . . . You could do a short response stating/responding to her reasons for the docking - though that would probably bring more attention to it. . . . Ach, nowt as strange as folk! :roll_eyes:

[image] catscatscats24: Tarnishing my precious 5 star reviews The laser focus on 5 star reviews and some sitter’s despair (in general and not referring to @catscatscats24 specifically) over falling short of 5 stars across all categories illustrates dysfunction in the great big world of star r…

Wow! Had no idea the total wasn’t “memberships.” That’s a very different spin! ”

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Silversitters 14 November 2025 19:42 22

The 230k “members “
are the number of pets - not the number of sitters and hosts ….

THS don’t publish how many sitters and hosts there are - just the number of pets .

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