Signature images are NOT loading?

[Foyt]

I'm putting the following code in my **SIGNATURE**...

^^ that's 206 characters. I've tried JPG, GIF, and now PNG.
I've also tried 3 different image hosting sites.
I've tried the html way too:

<img>

also. All it shows it the tag.

I'll paste the full URL to a pic again for clarity...

<img>

Notice how all it shows it the img tag and not the src="url.jpg"> part?

I'm doing it EXACTLY as instructed on http://sourceop.com/modules.php?name...aq&mode=bbcode
BUT... scroll down to the "Showing images in posts" section, and under where it says "would generate:", it is BLANK.

Now I'll paste the same code from above (without the "code" tag of course)...





Voila! (pardon my French)

So, what gives? Have I been chewing on a tard-biscuit? What's the problem here? Why can I post images in a message but not in a signature? I see plenty of others doing it.

[Medionity]

Your signature length might be too long, try using other image hosting websites, and try tinyurl.

[Foyt]

Signature length is 206 chararcters. Could I bother you to paste your signature as "[ code ]"? I'd really appreciate it. This is driving me batshit.

[Medionity]

Signature length is 206 chararcters. Could I bother you to paste your signature as "[ code ]"? I'd really appreciate it. This is driving me batshit.

http://tinyurl.com/43ludyv][img]*http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1186/69321009.png[/img][/url] http://tinyurl.com/3uydodj][img]*http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/1109/52210323.png[/img][/url]
Remove the *'s

[b]Make's the picture redirect to a certain thread/place if you click on it (use TinyURL to make URL shorter.)][img]Your image link, I used Imageshack direct link, tried using TinyURL on it, but then the image didn't work.[/img]