Really, if you have internet access through a home account, you don’t need a third-party photo host. As part of a standard internet package from an ISP, you get so many MB of server space for your own content. Figure out the process, and you can upload your images to your own ISP’s servers, beyond Photobucket’s control.
That is a good suggestion. In this case I opted to pay $25 per year for unlimited bandwidth access to my photos (a lot of people seem to link to them) and all I want is full access to my rights as a contract-holding and paying customer to not have my images arbitrarily deleted without so much as an explanation. They are a private company but they took my money, gave me a contract, and I want a method to appeal a decision.
But first I thought I'd get the advice of wise FReepers so I don't do something stupid or pointless (something I'm prone to... ;0)