I think it's more that zmjezhd's explanation of what happened just isn't correct.

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. When a member chooses an image in the profile settings, s/he has two choices: (a) upload the file so that it is stored on the wordsmith.org host, or (b) provide a URL of the file so that it is stored on some other host. Examining where the avatar image is stored took me to a domain called bacchus-marsh.com ... This leads me to believe that anyone who chooses this picture will not only be stealing it, but bandwidth from whomever owns or rents the domain.

(In Firefox or Mozilla, one can test this out (until it is changed) by right-clicking on the picture next to Capital_Kiwi and choosing View Image in the contextual menu. Then note the URL that was loaded in the locator text field under the menu bar.)

Ceci n'est pas un seing.