Originally Posted by
techgirl
And assuming that we enabled it for all forums, I don't think we would see heavy use... but I still can see a valid reason for allowing it. Take for example the introduction of a new style of seat on a particular airline. I know when this happened on AA we had pages and pages of people trying to describe (sometimes inaccurately) what the new seats were like - and then eventually links taking people away from FT to see the seats posted elsewhere. Wouldn't it enhance the FT experience to be able to see those photos here on FT - and for the IB perspective, it would keep the clicks on FT (generating ad revenue for our community) vs. driving traffic/content elsewhere.
Excellent points about the AA seats where pictures set the record straight.
In regards to users having to rely on 3rd party sites for links, photos, etc. I've always wondered why FT and now IB let so many "click" go off site when keeping it all "in-house" would generate revenue, better user experience and of course cut down on security risks, spam risks.