I'm with JHIN on this.

I tend to skip the destination reports myself, but I understand that they're important to many readers.

Inappropriate example IMHO :td: :td:

Can I just add, I dont mind online picture sites. They are usualy okay like Flickr or something. If people want to show bigger pics thats great.

I still love pics of big cities like New York or Hong Kong etc.

The less rules the better then more people will share.
I enjoy reading TR even non airplane ones, I prefer words to pictures but pics do add to the content
Don't mind going to a blog, I read mainly on my iPad so pics can be a bit fiddly.....

I love this forum, but as I read them mostly via my iPhone often outside links don't work, or the text format is not readable on a mobile device.

All reports should be posted here and then if they have a blog they can promote that in their signature

I am guilty of posting long photo trip reports here, and also may put a lot of emphasis on the destinations than transport.

I love this forum, and I will make changes based on feedbacks expressed here.

Just as a reference point:

I don't like links to other sites, but they are tolerable.

links are fine in my view. some sites are much easier for some than this site.

i also have no issue with long photo reports.

i do not think any rules need to change. in fact, i would have a major issue with that.

Don't stop. Your photo reports are excellent.

This is perhaps the best forum of them all and I don't want any rules that restricts people from posting their experiences whether they are travelling in SQ F or US Y or domestic in Congo or from their destinations or whatever. That said I prefer it when the poster has an idea of what they want to say with their posts and photos instead of just posting anything they can think of and any photo they took.

1. I think the TR should be hosted here on FT, though I think there are some exceptions. Lucky is an established Trip Report writer and I have no issues linking to his blog. Ditto the guy based in YYC who posts Air Canada reports a lot, can't remember his handle. But I think in 95% of the cases I want it hosted here. I especially don't like being linked to Airliners.net. That strikes me as lazy.

2. Yes, see above.

3. I think there should be a transport element. After all, this is a trip report. I especially don't like when people break every activity they do into separate reports. E.G. Hong Kong Skyline report, Hong Kong hotel report, Flight to Hong Kong report etc.

While I prefer that the trip reports be posted directly to FT, at the end of the day, I want to read good trip reports and if some posters are more comfortable posting to their own sites, then I'd rather that than not to have access to the trip report at all.

I personally preferred everything posted on FT when I was still somewhat of a lurker. However, I decided to go to the path on posting my TRs on my blog and linking them for a number of reasons:

I much prefer trip reports to be posted here and with lots of photos. I don't like going off to someone's blog site.
I do wish there was some way to be notified or know when the op had added to the report so that I don't have to slog through comments to get to the good bits.

I much prefer the reports to be hosted on FT. It helps to create a fantastic archive of trip reports in one location rather than having to click onto other sites or personal blogs that may, in the future, no longer be accessible.

Changes have been made :)