"Only direct link to images on your own web space. If you'd like to point out scans on someone else's webspace to the group, please use a text link. (Note that a text link does not count as a scan, and scans are required to post.)"
Er. Sometimes all you need is a text link because of spoiler reasons, or maybe the host doesn't like hotlinking but is fine with direct links.
Just sayin'. Don't discriminate against the text linkers. ;p