Just so you know, you can display the image within the thread by doing this.
(!empty($user->lang['CODE'])) ? $user->lang['CODE'] : ucwords(strtolower(str_replace('_', ' ', 'CODE'))):
[img]http://www.imagelinkhere.com[/img]
Just make sure the image is not too large or it will enlarge the frame in which the picture is in. IE: Stretch the board.
Just thought I would let you know in case you didn't know.