I'm sure there a lot of other options and feel free to use whatever you're comfortable with. I like the idea of having the pic right in the post and not having to go through a link to see it. All the photos I post on this forum (and others) are done using the "(IMG)" selection. I size my pictures in Gimp first before putting them on Photobucket. The only thing I use Photobucket for is transferring my pics to forums. I like the idea of having the pic right in the post and not having to go through a link to see it.