Solid points, I’ll take these to heart in our new UI we’ve been developing from the ground up. Our current version has a couple of pain points, including what you had noted and it’s compatibility on non-desktop, mobile devices.
Here’s a sneak peek of what we’ve been building: Imgur: The magic of the Internet
I’ll ensure that the splash page at the beginning is far more inclusive of different device types and generally more responsive and straightforward, thank you for the insight.