2wheels
Community Manager
Some of us were discussing this topic yesterday and an interesting discussion ensued.
Some of us travel just for the ride and don't take a camera along for the ride.
Some ride, taking a camera, but keep their photos and thoughts to themselves.
Others like to ride, photograph what they see, record where they rode, then take the time and trouble to share all that in the form
of a Trip Report. That'll be me then!
Why?
By submitting a trip report do we feel the need to share what we've seen and where we've ridden?
Is it all about sharing?
If that is the case, are we at all interested in the number of people who read that report and/or reply to it?
Do we hope for feedback?
Do we need encouragement?
Is there a degree of ego and self-satisfaction involved?
Or, having submitted the report, do we 'move on' thinking only about the next ride?
Maybe we feel that a forum such a RideAsia is a sort of archive of our rides; one that we can revisit from time to time and 'do the ride again'?
Some of us believe that submitting a Trip Report after a ride is an integral part of that ride.
Sort of 'enjoy the ride for its own sake' and also 'enjoy presenting a report' afterwards.
(That'll be me again!)
So is there an 'ideal' Trip Report?
What stimulates readers sufficiently to open a title then read the report all the way through and even reply to it?
What 'pisses readers off' sufficiently whilst reading through a report that they don't want to continue?
That's what we were discussing and we thought others could join in.
Some of us travel just for the ride and don't take a camera along for the ride.
Some ride, taking a camera, but keep their photos and thoughts to themselves.
Others like to ride, photograph what they see, record where they rode, then take the time and trouble to share all that in the form
of a Trip Report. That'll be me then!
Why?
By submitting a trip report do we feel the need to share what we've seen and where we've ridden?
Is it all about sharing?
If that is the case, are we at all interested in the number of people who read that report and/or reply to it?
Do we hope for feedback?
Do we need encouragement?
Is there a degree of ego and self-satisfaction involved?
Or, having submitted the report, do we 'move on' thinking only about the next ride?
Maybe we feel that a forum such a RideAsia is a sort of archive of our rides; one that we can revisit from time to time and 'do the ride again'?
Some of us believe that submitting a Trip Report after a ride is an integral part of that ride.
Sort of 'enjoy the ride for its own sake' and also 'enjoy presenting a report' afterwards.
(That'll be me again!)
So is there an 'ideal' Trip Report?
What stimulates readers sufficiently to open a title then read the report all the way through and even reply to it?
What 'pisses readers off' sufficiently whilst reading through a report that they don't want to continue?
That's what we were discussing and we thought others could join in.