Hotlinks are bad. Very bad. Like, a bad worthy of being tossed Jenna's basement with nothing to eat but your own bellybutton lint. Don't do it.
Reading sticky posts is good for you. If you want to post pictures, feel free, but you may only share pictures hosted on
your own third party image hosting account. Feel free to edit your post to add the picture again, but read the sticky I link to here first and follow the proper procedures.