The no image rule is not my rule. I only volunteer to enforce it. The image button has been removed from the reply form. Yes, there is a way to get around it but that doesn't mean you should.
The no image rule is explained in the page linked to by clicking the "Image Posting Policy" in the left column of this and every page in the forums. Please read it.
There will be no more discussion of the Image Posting Policy in this thread. Please take your complaints to management.