Good points raised by several.
My preferences:

Standardize the title threads somewhat. If a link only, indicate so.
I also like to see pics / no pics indicated in the thread title.

I prefer the TRs to be posted on FT, mainly for the archival purposes. It does not solve all issues as sometimes the photo hosting site is not maintained so embedded pictures are lost. Any chance for FT to start hosting the pictures for this forum? From what I hear, storage is now cheap

I join many in disliking the "stay tuned for my RTW trip which starts next year" postings. Delete away, please.

No preference for a "transport" element to be included for posting a TR. If someone feels it is worthy of a TR, let them post. Maybe a sub-forum for "destination reports" if they become too numerous.

Thanks to all the TR posters (after doing one, I realize how long they take) and the mods.

Happy travels.