Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
Read up thread and you'll see the discussion is about email alerts, rates and advertising affecting the sites neutrality. Flyer Talk is a perfect example of raw opinions tempered by its membership, just as Trip Advisor is. The use of moderators and administrators doesn't take away from the post quality IMHO.
I keep reiterating that it's how the content is used. Again, Trip Advisor is the best source of raw end user information regarding hotels on the Internet.
As you mentioned and corrected me about outliers. Your Scotland hotel is a perfect example of outlier.
It used to be, but is hardly now. The actual reviews on the hotel sites are the best source now. If all the one user reviews were deleted, you may have a point with Trip Advisor, but as long as the stays are unverified, the reviews are far from reputable.