The Trusted Top Frequently Asked Questions

The Trusted Top is a community-driven 180 degree feedback tool designed to improve top/bottom selection as well as scene negotiation and communication. We believe that knowing your scene partner's strengths and weaknesses better prepares you to work harmoniously together. This is especially true when searching for a new play partner, as getting references in the kink world can be difficult. Please ensure you have read and understand our terms and conditions prior to using the application. As always, safety of play issues should be brought to the attention of the dungeon monitor or competent authorities.

We live in an era of service and ratings. You rate your Uber driver, the guy that dashed you some food, even your dog shampooer. Yet the most personal and intimate connections you can make with people, people that see you at your most vulverable, walk among us with little to no verification. Sure, sometimes there are references and word of mouth, but wouldn't you rather start your search with the knowledge that someone is a reliable, safe top? We know we would. We also know that no system paints the objective truth about a kinkster. But we feel this is the right place to start.

We user your preferred platform and handle in external views as well as your first and last name and email address to identify you as a unique user. Your handle and platform helps those that want to rate you ensure they have the correct Dom Daddio from MySpace. Your information is not presented in the review of other kinksters, which is actually a total score of all reviews. In short, no one using the system knows exactly who reviewed whom. Of course, we know on the team, because that is how databases need to work. And data is our kink!

The Trusted Top runs on gold stars - small credits that can be used and earned based on your membership status. Just for signing up, you received three gold stars (25 for the beta, too!) that can be used to check the reviews of other kinksters. You can earn gold stars by completing reviews and referring other kinksters to our site (see more on that below). You can also purchase gold stars in 3, 6, 12, and 24 star packages.

When completing reviews, you earn stardust, which forms over the course of several days based on your membership plan. This formation period helps ensure that crappy reviews aren't submitted just to get a gold star. You can improve your formation time by submitting more reviews. The higher your review status, the faster stars form. If you review often and refer others, you should never need to purcahse a single gold star. Sucks for us, great for you.

Your unique referral code can be sent to your kinky friends on your favorite platforms, even other platforms, or your church group if you'd like! Seriously, each referral will earn you a gold star, which can be redeemed to view information on other kinksters. The more you refer, the more gold stars you can earn for each referral. After 20 referrals, you will get two stars per referral, and after 50 referrals, it jumps to three stars.

There are several membership plans available to you based on your planned activity level. Each level offers an increase in gold star discount, free gold stars per month, decreased formation time, and referral multiplier. You can view that plan costs and benefits here.

At the Silver and Gold membership level, you have a 2X Referral Multiplier that combines with your referral level above. It is possible (for those socially skilled kinksters) to earn six gold stars on each referral. At the Basic and Bronze level, the multiplier remains a standard 1X multiplier.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for features, please email us. If we implement your suggested feature, you will earn 20 gold stars.