Here are some ideas to reduce bandwidth that actually WORK.
- Limit avatar demsions and size. 100x100 at 200kb is a loose limit
- Limit picture demsions and size. 600x800 is big enough. If you want to link, post a thumbnail. Size limit should be 500kb. No reason to post a png that os 6mb and as big as a room...
- Sigs should be limited I don't mind on demsions, but something like 600kb is large enough.
Consider those. If you say they are too strict then you are just too much of a hippie! Seriously. Images will be like 70% of your total bandwidth