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Under the Must Read links on the main page of Flyertalk... is it new that the links go to off site links and not Flyertalk posts? Sometimes when I look under the Must Read links they always went to FT user posts.
I know the left side of the main page always goes to off site websites.

From what I understand, this is something which just started and is supposedly on a trial basis at this time — and whatever is linked outside of FlyerTalk is clearly identified as such.

This is particularly for stories of potential interest which have not yet been posted on FlyerTalk.

I have nothing to do with what is posted under the Must Read column; but what are your thoughts as to having links posted on the front “page” of FlyerTalk leading to Internet web sites other than within FlyerTalk?

Earthlings, you caught us! :eek: You're right, that middle column currently has a few headlines which link to news stories off of the FlyerTalk site. It's nothing to be alarmed about and there's no need to worry. It's just a small test that we're running so that we can collect some click data.

That's a good question. If you, Earthlings, or anyone else reading this, has feedback about these off-FT links, or about any of the other links in that column, feel free to post it here, or if you'd prefer, you can always send me a PM.

You can also post a poll in this discussion if you believe that that will help gauge feedback from fellow FlyerTalk members.

I think the Must Read section should be kept for Flyertalk posts/boards only and the left side should be kept for the off site websites!!!!!

Me too!

I find it very confusing being sent all over the place, when I came to hang out at FT.

Also, the offsite links are not at all clearly identified - it needs something visual, like a special icon or something.

DanishFlyer

ie. I click on the link that says: "Gizmodo: Man Stuck in South Korea After His Son Doodled All Over His Passport." I didn't know Gizmodo was an off site website. LOL! That one needs to be over on the left side of the page!