Hi everyone,
I'm making a quick but important update regarding image usage. Effective immediately, hotlinking any images from my sites is not allowed. I've enabled server-side protection, so hotlinked images will no longer load at all, so they simply won't work anymore.
Please make sure to save any graphics to your own device and upload them to your own server if you want to use them. This is standard etiquette in the web community, and it ensures that everyone's hosting resources are respected.
I also want to be transparent:
I regularly check cliques and related listings, and I will remove any sites that continue to hotlink despite this notice. It's not only against basic web etiquette, but it's also unfair and inconsiderate to the creators who host and maintain their own content.
Thank you to everyone who already follows proper etiquette: I really appreciate you.
If you ever have questions or aren't sure how to save and upload images properly, feel free to ask.