I cannot insert a Image, that uses copy/paste or....FIXED!

CurtB....I agree with your posted observation above.  This "joining the individual forums"  item only started happening for me on the Xmas Day.  I'm guessing for you too.  Your question "Is there anybody who can post images who didn't join the forum in which the comment is located" ....well we know that many other posters had no problem in the past....unless they also had to "join" and we were not informed.  I think WiderM was the only one to reply post any comment, and he had no problem.  Would be nice to here from WiderM if this is so, or he now has to log on.  Very strange that there has not been other users making comments on this subject.

I also did see that when you now "join", even if you plan not to insert images.....that a different view of the topic appears.  Under the lightning bolt, selecting the "you are now a member" shows a slightly different display than when you just select the 1 + 4 topics at the top or a specific entry under this Bolt.  I even see when someone joined into one of the topic columns....

But hey, Cox will not provide a dialogue so we must rely on observations from the user community!

If you click on the "click to join" at the bottom of the page, your "Insert image/video/file" options will include a third option of "File Upload".  You will then be able to post images including screen print/paste.  That's the upside.  The downside is that joining a forum subscribes you to that forum.  You will then receive the "red circle" you mentioned in another post today for every new post in the forum, including those to which you have not participated.  I too find that a bit annoying so I have opted to "Leave" each of the forums so as not to be inundated with new post notifications.  Should I ever want to post an image, I will "Join" the forum again long enough to post the image.  That wouldn't be an issue if Forum Settings allowed you to save notification option selections as discussed in that other post today. There are a few things about the process logic of these forums that I probably would have done differently, but once you understand the rules, you can come up with a workaround that best suits your needs.  

Wow, Bruce and CurtB...this has been an education...thanks for all your insights...So Bruce, you say that you have always had that login at the bottom of the category and joined when you wanted to insert and image or be a subscriber.  For me and maybe CurtB, Xmas day was the first I've seen it...and it works.  However, you said you had to post an image on the internet first, and it could never be on your computer's Clip Board.  Does that mean that everyone else that have posted had the lower screen Join, as part of their Forum Preference?  So who else has an comment...maybe WiderM.

CurtB...yes the Save part of the Settings that you posted is broken....I've never gone there before today...all my boxes are checked...failed at changing my TimeZone..... Having to subscribe or not in-order to control the Red dot notices makes following the Forum and bit awkward, but as you said, start understanding the rules and workarounds are created.

How to unsubscribe from a Forum group:

1. Click on one of the Forum selections at the top of the page.

2. Click the "More" button in the lower right of the page.

3. Click the "Manage subscriptions" button.

4. Click "Unsubscribe" for each of the listed Forum groups.

You will now only receive notifications in the unsubscribed Forum group for those threads in which you have participated.  If you have joined the group, you will still be able to post images.  Remember that when you join a Forum group, it subscribes you to that Forum group.  So, be sure to join the group first, then unsubscribe from it.

Updated: An easier way to perform this process:

1. Click your profile icon in the upper right.

2. Click "Settings"

3. Click "Subscriptions"

4. Click "Unsubscribe" for each of the listed Forum groups.

Now, I'm gonna be fussy.  You've got the clay there...now you need to chisel it.

Title.  Is this process really "How to post images..." or how to upload an image from my PC?  I can already post an image from either a URL or Community Search.  I just can't browse for an image on my drive.

Purpose.  The first paragraph is your Purpose, which is good because it explains what this checklist is to accomplish.  Why do I need to read this?  However, in your procedural steps, you repeat what the step is to accomplish.  It's redundant.  Keep your purpose(s) in the section called Purpose.

Definitions.  You should define and distinguish...or just eliminate...some of your terms:  comment, forum, group, post, thread.  What's the difference between a post and a comment?  Also, you're using the terms forum and group interchangeably.  What the difference between a group and an individual forum?  KISS.

Numbering.  You have an odd sequence.  How do you have a 1a without a 1?  Also, if you start with a Step 1a and follow with a Step 1b, you don't need "and then" between the steps.  It's assumed your steps are sequential.

Comments.  Do you need a step to "Do nothing?"  What does "enable unsubscribe" mean?  Don't create another How to section just to refer another How to section.  Rename the first How to section.

I'm just streamlining your procedural summary.