Adding a picture to a topic requires a URL. Why not straight from my computer?

[Never2muchpinkie 211]

It's not a major issue, but I was curious why uploading an image into a topic requires you to use a website URL.

 

For example, I made a topic the other day wondering about if one of the hospital nurses is Diamond Tiara's mom because they look almost indentical. I took two images, combined them into one for a comparison pic, and wanted to throw it into the topic, but the site doesn't allow direct from computer uploads, so I had to go the extra step of uploading the picture from my desktop to a photo sharing site before I could throw in the picture.

 

It seems a bit like unnecessary extra work, so I was wondering why the site's set up like that?

[fimdash 1,196]

You actually can upload a picture straight from your computer. When you post, click on the blue button that says Upload Files + More Reply Options. It will take you to a page where you can add more to your post, and down below you will see an Attach Files section. Simply upload the picture you want to put in your post from your computer, and click on Add to Post.

 

Here's what it looks like (using a random pony pic I have lying around):

 

 

 

[Moonlight 7,286]

Actually, you can add a picture from your computer in a new topic. In order to do so, while creating the new topic, you must click: "Use Full Editor", and when doing so you should be presented with this: 

 

 

 

Except with what you posted instead, you then simply click, "choose file" and then when the open image box appears as so:

 

 

Except with your things instead. You pick the image you want, and then click "attach this file" and then finally, "add to post", and it should post correctly.