Attaching and inserting images

[rmchrgr]

It would NOT remove attachments entirely.. it would just be removing the image preview . So like stated in the OP when you upload an image and put it in the post, you essentially get two images. One being the image itself and the other being a preview image at the bottom.  That preview at the bottom would be removed but the file would still be there to download.  The attachment itself would not be removed.

Exactly.

I think some of you guys might be overthinking this. Removing the preview function would only remove the duplicate image that gets left under the post window. The attachments will stay. They actually can't be removed precisely because they are "attached".