Well, all i mean that it seems unnecessary to me to include in every reply the pics.
And indeed it can take a lot of 'scrolltime' to get to the new unread messages.
Hotlinking is not such a good idea i think.
I see many forums with 'image deleted' signs, so you don't get to see anything at all.
My idea just be short with reply's .
That increases readability a lot.
(and 100 lines of quote and 1 word of reply doesn't help either)
Hehe, or is it because i'm also from the bbs era ?