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[FatFork]

I think the image proxy should remain for all images, no matter where they are coming from. Rehosting the images is probably the best course of action anyway, since you never know what will happen to the original source in the future. Image hosts exist for a reason, and they are free, so why not use them?

[FatFork]

It takes only few seconds to right click, save and than upload any image and post link in forum.
I don't see how it can be so uncomfortable unless you are posting images with every single post you make, and that would be borderline crazy.

For 3 years, I have uploaded about 5,000 images to the forum. And if I uploaded absolutely all the pictures that are present in my posts to the hosting, this number would exceed 10,000 for sure.
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Yeah, we've already concluded that you are unique in this case. 
There is no reason why you shouldn't find a way to make that job easier. Have you checked out the extension I suggested? You can literally rehost any image from the Imgur servers with just a few clicks.

Thanks for the explanation. I also had suggestions that the medium did not like how I constantly use direct links to their content and decided to cut off this loophole.

You also have theymos' explanation, in case you missed it.

Medium is blocking the image proxy (ip.bitcointalk.org) from accessing its images. I don't try to bypass blocks like these.
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[Fivestar4everMVP]

I wasn’t aware about this method to use image. I always uploaded image to the image hosting site and copy the bbcode from there. Didn’t even know such method existed lol.

Am on the same page with you, I also never knew of this image posting method until now, and also imagining how faster this method can be, because finding an image, downloading it, then upload to imgur and then copy link to the forum sometimes is time consuming most especially when there are many images to post, you end up sanding several hours creating just one post.

Back to the topic of discussion, I think @mocacinno already said it all, it could possibly be one those he listed that's causing the problem, or maybe something else entirely, am not a tech savvy person so I can't really make a valid suggestion of what the cause this problem might be, but then, I do hope a solution of found.

[dkbit98]

You talk about the fact that copying and uploading a picture is a matter of a few seconds. Well, suppose it takes longer. Also, tell me, how many posts do you publish per week that will contain 10-15 images? Most likely 0. And I publish such posts at least 2 per week on an ongoing basis. Making such posts takes about 40 minutes, and if all the pictures are also copied and uploaded to the hosting, it will take even more time.

I don't know exactly how much images I upload per week and I won't count them, but I know that using some software like ImageUploader makes uploading multiple images much easier and faster.
I have simple solution for you - try not doing so much translations of complete articles from medium and you won't have to upload so much images

[Pmalek]

Now you have to download this picture to your computer, then upload it to the image hosting and only then paste the resulting code into the forum. It became uncomfortable.

I understand what you are saying, but at least you can skip one of those steps. The images don't have to be downloaded from the source to your computer. Imgur allows you to paste the URL of a picture and it then does it for you. Doesn't change much, but at least you don't have to download them to your PC. You also have to paste one URL at a time, which is a pain in the ass if you plan to use dozens.

[LoyceV]

Even though I was the only one who had problems with the report history, and it is unlikely that anyone else would have, theymos made changes so that I and others could not have such problems again.

That's something completely different, it's related to the forum itself. Medium is a third-party who (apparently) banned Bitcointalk's image proxy.
A real solution would be an image host dedicated to Bitcointalk, and integrated as well, but I guess that gives copyright headaches. The problem with using external sites for images is that they can disappear at any moment. I used to use tinypic.com, which disappeared. I now usually use loyce.club/other for my images, but at some point (give it 100 years), it will be gone. Hosting images on the forum itself would ensure they survive as long as the forum survives.

[BlackHatCoiner]

Medium isn't friendly with Bitcoiners, because study shows most are criminals, psychos, anarcho-capital-libertarians, anti-social, white supremacists, neo-nazists. What did I miss? Short-sighted and unethical towards the environment?

JK.

We're also borderless! Introducing the ingenious "proxying the proxy":

Code:

https://blackhatcoiner.com/?img=[MEDIUM_IMG_URL]

Example with your image:


I don't know, though, if it's more easier or faster for you to download and upload it in an image file hosting services. That's just my improvised alternative.

[dkbit98]

So your statements are in the style: well, if only one person has a problem, then you can ignore it, it doesn’t always work.  

What's going to happen when some new websites start to do similar thing like Medium with blocking bitcointalk?
You are going to complain and ask theymos every time to unblock all other websites, or you are going to find one solution that works for everyone else now.
We can even do small test and see what's the time difference with your method and one I am using.

[Stalker22]

I do not understand what the problem is with using a free image sharing service? I mean, really, free is good... and that is what they are for. Images are hosted in image hosting services so that they can be delivered to the web in an optimal manner. In addition, you have the advantage that the image will always be available and unchanged. I think the benefits far outweigh the need for adding a few more steps to post the image.