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Real is a photo-sharing community built around one rule: the photos posted here were actually taken by a camera, not generated or substantially altered by AI. We back that up with community reporting and human moderation rather than an automated detector.

The Roll draws on every photo ever posted and ranks them with a blend of recency and likes, so a good new photo doesn't get buried under older ones. The leaderboard is where posts compete: it ranks each Monday-to-Sunday week's posts by like count alone.

The weekly champion is whoever tops the leaderboard once a week ends. The crown badge shows up right on their portfolio.

The Archives are different: nothing is filtered out. The Roll skips photos you've liked or already seen twice, and the leaderboard only covers the current week, but the Archives hold every visible photo ever posted on Real. If you've caught up on the Roll or the leaderboard looks empty, search or browse the Archives any time.

The home page and the About page each show a collage of photos from the community. The home page picks the newest posts, and the About page picks the most-liked posts of all time. Hovering over a photo there shows its caption.

Only posts with a caption can be featured. Add one when you publish, or later from the post's edit page while it can still be edited.

Anyone but a post's author can flag it as suspected AI-generated content. Flagging hides the post from the public feed while it's reviewed. Reports are anonymous: the author is never told who reported them.

The author can contest a flagged post, which moves it to review by a moderator. The moderator resolves it as either cleared (restored to the Roll, and permanently immune to being reported again) or removed. If a flagged post isn't contested, it stays hidden.

You can edit a post's caption, photos, and gear links only while it's still visible and has never been reported. Once a post has been reported, even if it's later cleared, it stays locked to protect the reporting and review process.

When you attach gear labels (camera, lens, and so on) to a post, they render as links to an Amazon search for that label. These are affiliate links: a resulting purchase may earn Real a referral commission.

Found something broken, or have an idea for what Real should do next? Look for the Feedback link in the footer of any page. It's open to bugs, feature ideas, or anything else on your mind, and an admin reads every submission. You'll need to be signed in first, so a submission can always be followed up on.