First, I'd like to say that this is the finest forum on FT, and I am most appreciative of the hard work that goes into each and every TR, whether it's a photo report or a long, photo-free missive. This place is just a wonderful resource. ^

Add me to the list of folks who are irked by "previews" posted sometimes weeks or even months in advance of a given trip. I understand why people do this--to try and build anticipation for their report--but it serves the opposite purpose. Whenever I open a thread and am greeted by a message to the effect of, "Stay tuned--coming Summer 2012!," I give it a big and move on, most likely never to return to the thread. Sorry, but as much as I love a good TR, I'm not going to add yours to my calendar half a year in advance. It just doesn't work that way, and I'd be happy to see mods begin deleting these "threads to nowhere."

As for links to external blogs, I'm not completely against it, though I do prefer to read reports on FT itself. Some of my favorite TRs have been written on Airliners.net or by independent bloggers who link here, so I'm not going to advocate for removing linked reports completely. My only real complaint in this department is that, like others who have posted in this thread, I get the sense that some bloggers are using this forum as a free advertising venue, trying to funnel readers away from FT for their own financial or egotistical gain. Mods could/should keep a close eye on this, and I like the idea of adding a [LINK] tag to the title.

This is the bottom line. It's a wonderful place. Let's not change it too dramatically. I don't think that destination reports necessarily need their own forum or that photo reports should be in a separate sub-forum, etc. IMHO, the place just ain't too terribly broken, so why complicating it by forcing a fix?