The AMP situation has certainly changed my attitude too about the scene as more busts were getting common and Texas is becoming more draconian about the hobby and our freedom. I used to disregard any fight club rule and believe that no matter any individual AMP's wishes, Eccie is a review board and reviews will keep popping up no matter what you wanted. But I tempered this thinking and now are worrying for the AMPs and other establishments left that provide invaluable service to our community.
I also agree that no prohibition rule (i.e. no reviews) is going to be 100% effective because (1) law enforcement is already aware of this and probably has premium access too, (2) we good gentlement may abide by the rule but others simply don't, and (3) Eccie board generally has favor toward reviews as opposed to no reviews and placing our board's rules above the wishes of studio and AMP owners (for some good reasons).
Previously some people and promoters tried to push mods to punish reviewers who, accidentally or not, posted studio website passwords in their reviews. However, it turned out doing so was not a violation of board rules, so no action was taken. Then, Eccie went ahead and made a explicit rule that all studios, if they to get visible here, have to make their sites open publicly without password (
https://eccie.net/showthread.php?p=1...post1062874732). If studios are not protected. I doubt that AMPs will be by Eccie.
So it's up to us to have our own self-enforced mechanism to prevent AMPs from getting busted. Make no mistake, this is not to help AMPs, this is to help US.
Private groups sharing exclusively via PM is a good solution, I believe. Further measures such as hiding explicit activities in only ROS and Private tags are also effective. Needlessly to say they're got going to prevent law enforcement 100% of the time, but they definitely deter and especially prevent unwanted attention from non-contributing lurkers and Karens that are everywhere in Texas nowadays. Finally, respecting the wishes of the AMPs and our girls should be placed on a little higher emphasis.
Guaranteeing the safety of these shops is guaranteeing our safety. Practice your discretion.