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    I'm not sure the linking should be automatic, unless it is smart enough to see if something was linked manually already. Some users very nicely link cropped images to full versions, or link images to web pages. It would be nice if that is still possible. Also, in the majority of the cases you describe, nobody needs to click through anyhow? Related: Link embedded images to their URL.
    – Arjan
    Commented Sep 30, 2011 at 7:32
  • @Arjan: Agreed. This is a good idea, not just for bandwidth reasons, but also for aesthetic reasons: things just look better with a few standard image sizes. But, whatever the details, it needs to preserve any link that's been manually added, only adding a link to a larger image if none is present.
    – orome
    Commented Sep 30, 2011 at 18:32
  • And, @raxacoricofallapatorius (thx, tab-completion!), also maybe only link if there's indeed a larger version. But I guess that's difficult to determine without actually evaluating the image or using some Imgur API.
    – Arjan
    Commented Sep 30, 2011 at 18:46