I'm glad we wear the copper membership to allow our pictures to remain.. some of our clients weren't so lucky.
Paying 0.02 BTC ~ $135 USD and becoming Copper Member is easier than buying Merits from Community.
This is the best solution for Newbie members at the moment, because I know earning Merits for cool topic/post is not easy for all of members, especially for members of local forums.
Become Copper members:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=credit;promote