Thanks for all that work, that removes a lot of the immediacy in the need to implement our script. I just queried our database for all remaining posts by mklotz that contain "photobucket.com", and here's what came up. I clicked all of these; the database query was accurate. Duplicate titles below are different posts in the same thread.

Modifying small screws - HomemadeTools.net
Cutting short stock in the bandsaw - HomemadeTools.net
Centering aid for polygonal stock - HomemadeTools.net
One tool - two uses - HomemadeTools.net
Shorty scriber - HomemadeTools.net
One liners - HomemadeTools.net
Modifying small screws - HomemadeTools.net
Modifying small screws - HomemadeTools.net - Page 2
Tripod quick release - HomemadeTools.net
Hello from Stirling! - HomemadeTools.net
Miniature milling table - HomemadeTools.net
Magnetic DTI holder - HomemadeTools.net
Curve tracing aid - HomemadeTools.net
Customizing a Unimat - HomemadeTools.net
Expanding the utility of the boring head - HomemadeTools.net
More lathe safety thoughts - HomemadeTools.net
Adjustable spanner - HomemadeTools.net
Tiny DI hand puller - HomemadeTools.net
Miniature lantern tool post - HomemadeTools.net
Dremel fan - HomemadeTools.net
Quick and dirty no-spill container - HomemadeTools.net
Machined branding iron - HomemadeTools.net
Color your Pozis bronze - HomemadeTools.net
Chinese plan for failure? - HomemadeTools.net
Color your Pozis bronze - HomemadeTools.net - Page 3
What is this tool? - HomemadeTools.net
Help me find a modern use for this tool - HomemadeTools.net
Pot chuck - HomemadeTools.net - Page 2
Quasi-involute V-block - HomemadeTools.net
Curved barrels for firearms - HomemadeTools.net
Miniature die filer - HomemadeTools.net - Page 2
Wobbler Steam or Air Engine - HomemadeTools.net
Wobbler Steam or Air Engine - HomemadeTools.net
Wobbler Steam or Air Engine - HomemadeTools.net
Tool hanging hook - HomemadeTools.net
A glimmer of hope - HomemadeTools.net - Page 5
Miniature tap wrench - HomemadeTools.net
Miniature tap wrench - HomemadeTools.net


I had been internally pontificating on how correct I must be about not trusting a third-party service to host photos when your point about YouTube threw me for a loop. That's really prescient. Embedding YouTube videos in forums has become extremely popular in the past few years, and has really improved the forum browsing experience. Yes, YouTube's owner, Google, has more reputation at stake than Photobucket, but YouTube could do exactly what Photobucket did, anytime, with no warning, as could any new owner of YouTube down the line.

These issues all point to the critical theme of this era on the web: trust. Hosting an image is easy. Trusting a host is not. Not sure how to solve it. Magnet links? Smart contracts? Something-something-blockchain?