okay, because it seems that many people do not understand what hotlinkign is, you can go
HEREand I've got a tutorial for you on HOW TO SAVE IMAGES AND UPLOAD THEM
okay first of all if you see an icons you like DO NOT right click and steal the link and post it on your journal or whatever.
this icons for example:
here is what you do:
RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGE
GO TO SAVE PICTURE AS...
CHOOSE A FILE TO SAVE IT IN
now, put the name of the image as the icons maker, OR if you're very organized, make a file for every icons maker and save THEIR ICONS in that file so you know who to credit.
IF YOU WANT TO UPLOAD THE IMAGE AS A USER PICTURE go to manage> userpics and then BROWSE. choose the image you saved and then put in the comment section the name of the icons maker. believe me, you won't DIE if you save an image.
if you have ANY questions please feel free to ask.
I hope this helped a bit.