It would (because of so many server owners problems) be great if the plugin could be modified so that the images required could be uploaded and stored locally on the server (not an URL) so that once they were uploaded into the config they would not have to be "found" on an image repository like Imgur or similar site, So that if and when that repository deleted the images it would not affect the server. I have zero programming skills or inclination but this suggestion would reduce help requests by about 80% for this plugin

I actually did some digging in the code, and from what I can tell it wouldn't be easy to do this without restructuring the code a fair amount.

Currently the plugin's using Image Library to obtain the image data.  Once it is able to successfully download the image from a host it saves it locally, applies an ID to it, and then parses from the locally stored ID.  In the event an ID isn't stored THEN it goes to it's URL dependency and attempts to retrieve the icon.

In the event no URL is entered at all it uses a default image that's hosted on Chaoscode's website.

The way it stores information currently, and obtains it is, imho better. The only problem is that so many people are used to using Imgur, and the other most popular (image host) alternative is Photobucket, and they went to a paid model.