Honestly, I've managed to live pretty well with the status quo, but, since you've asked ~

How do you feel about threads that simply link to blogs/sites?

I don't care for them and 90% of the time I won't even bother reading them. As a result, I'm probably missing out on some good trip reporting but there are more than enough good reports right here on the Trip Report Forum. As was also pointed out, reports are archived here and that makes them alot easier to find later.

Additionally, I don't do videos, though I could care less if they can be posted somehow on the Trip Reports Forum.

Do you think the report should be hosted on FT?

I would prefer it

Should a trip report contain a transport element or can they simply be a city or attraction report?

Despite this being FLYERTalk, there are plenty of members here who could care less about airplanes, First Class comfort/meals/entertainment, etc. They're more about BEING there than GETTING there. As such, I've always thought we should have two separate sections - one for reports that focus primarily on GETTING THERE (i.e. First Class on LH to HKG) and one for reports that focus primarily on BEING THERE (i.e. Two weeks in Beirut without even a single BBQ Pork Sandwich).

Many longer reports are not purely about one or the other. For example, my reports focus primarily upon getting there, but there is also some information included about being there. So, even though my report might contain a few paragraphs about my time in say, Johannesburg, since the primary focus of the report was about getting to JNB, I would post it in the GETTING THERE section.

Finally, one thing I would love to see the moderators remove/disallow is posts that advertise upcoming trip reports (i.e. I just wanted to let you all know that I'll be going to Indonesia and Israel next month... blah, blagh, blaaah) Posting reports incrementally as you go is just fine but please, I don't want to read about anyone's trip until they're actually on it or done with it.