Well that sounds fine for a one time view thread, but not sure that's what all want
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Do know the motor forum use the photos and threads years down the line, so not having them was a big deal
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They now host the photos themselves, it's much better, I think than not having threads without photos.
I can see that not having a perm: photo hosted gives you more control, and is more of a news post or thread for today only.
I think some forums clear the threads as they go off the home page, bit like seeing tv and news.