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Oct 13, 2015 | 7:50 pm

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IBobi

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat

Posts: 5,343

Hi all! Here with some answers and clarifications.

Think of the New Hotel Review button as creating a brand new type of FT post. That's what it is. In all respects, it is created and treated just like a regular post, except it has built-in fields specific to reviews, makes adding photos a lot easier, and creates automatic directory entries so it is easy to find.

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Originally Posted by GUWonder

It seems like there is a new FT forum called Expert Hotel Review forum, right after Luxury hotels.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/exper...l-reviews-734/

The Expert Hotel Review forum (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/exper...l-reviews-734/) is just a place for reviews that are made inside the map page (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hotelreview/map) to sit. If a review is made elsewhere -- for instance, the Marriott forum, it will rest there. The only reason we have the Expert Hotel Reviews *forum* is because reviews can be created from the map page, which is not a forum. And all posts, including the new review post type, need a forum home.

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Originally Posted by CPRich

Now we are getting "Reply with Review" on every single thread? How exactly to I reply with a review to "28 Sep : Targeted, by email : Exclusive Bonus Offer - Up to 12k Bonus Points "?

You *can* reply with review there. It's unlikely you would though. There is a lot of FT functionality that is not used everywhere, but is still available, and this is just another piece.

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Originally Posted by price123

I also didn't like that they emailed me and seemed to ask whether they could copy reviews from my own website...

If it sounded like that, we apologize. All inquiries about existing reviews pertain to those published on FlyerTalk only.

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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock

I don't see the need for nor do I have the desire to post a review in two threads. If I'm reviewing a Marriott brand property (for example), I'll post my review either in an existing thread in the Marriott forum or create a new property-specific thread w/ the review in the Marriott forum (and not in the new review thread).

See above. We failed to explain what the Expert Hotel Reviews Forum was for. It's solely a place to put reviews that are *not* created in a forum. If a review is made from inside a forum, like your Marriott example, it stays there (unless a moderator decides it belongs elsewhere -- just like any other post). No need to copy, repost, etc.

Cheers, all!

Paul

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