Originally Posted by
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C'est la vie, non?
As with almost anything crowd-sourced in life, one must filter. I'm sure most of us, even here, do so.
At the very least, the photos are useful in getting a sense of the place … though my TA pet peeve is how many people upload photos either of themselves, or of random sites around the town/city in which the reviewed hotel is located.
Exactly. As long as one is an informed user there is valuable information that can be obtained from Trip Advisor and many other sources. Flyertalk is generally reliable, but even here one must filter through all of the information available.