They do it to free up hard drive space on their end, and generally because the images are old and rarely requested (if at all). Use a different image host. In particular, I haven't heard of this happening with imgur.
Squad Squad Squad lead?
The standardization of Toribash Squad roles may have gone too far!
They do it to free up hard drive space on their end, and generally because the images are old and rarely requested (if at all). Use a different image host. In particular, I haven't heard of this happening with imgur.
Even better, Imgur gives you the option to copy-paste the direct link including the [img] tags. It saves you the small hassle of adding those tags in the forum editor.
Here's what it should look like:
Use direct link for, well, direct links, and BBCode for when you'd like to embed an image in your post.