Must one have a Photobucket or similar web-based gallery account to insert pictures? I am computer literate, just need a refresher. It's certainly been some time since I was a member of any forum. It seems that avatar pictures require a url? How would one do a picture insertion within the bracketed code, say, in a post. I don't want to attach pictures, as I prefer not to scroll to the four corners of the Earth just to get an idea of what I'm looking at.

Also to any moderators: I was unsure whether to message you or simply post to get a quicker response. If I have made a misstep in posting this here, please feel free to move this thread to where it belongs or to simply message me and delete this post. I do believe, however, that many others on this forum may benefit from this knowledge as well.
Thank you so much!!
-Mitch