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1. No screenshots, AI images, or pictures in which the focus is a screen. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_1.3A_no_screenshots)

2. No digital elements or text. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_2.3A_no_digital_elements.2Fadded_text)

3. No porn or gore. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_3.3A_no_pornography_or_gore)

4. No personal information, direct links to any social media, subreddit-related meta-drama, witch-hunts or missing/found posts. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_4.3A_no_doxxing_or_witch-hunts)

5. All titles must follow title rules. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/titles)

6. Submissions are only allowed from one of the approved image hosts. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_6.3A_only_allowed_image-hosts) 

7. No GIFs or videos. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_7.3A_no_gifs_or_videos)

8. Comments must be civil. Any racism, bigotry, or any other kind of hate speech is strictly prohibited and will result in a ban. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_8.3A_civility)

9.  No submissions featuring before-and-after depictions of personal health progress or achievement. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_9.3A_no_progress_pics)

10. No false claims of ownership (FCoO) or flooding. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_10.3A_no_fcoo_or_flooding)

11. Reposts of images on the front page, or within the set limit of /r/pics/top, will be removed. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_11.3A_repost_limitations)

12. No self-promotional accounts allowed. [more>>](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_12.3A_self-promotion_limitations)

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[Additional/Temporary Rules](/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_additional.2Ftemporary_rules)

* Serial reposters may be filtered or banned. 

* Established accounts will be banned if they willfully ignore the posting rules.

* We require new users to post original content and not common pictures from the internet.

* All posts by new users require mod approval in order to weed out spammers. 

* Please mark spoilers for current movies/games/books with spoiler tags. 

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<div class="md"><a href="/r/pics/wiki/index">Please read our rules in their entirety before participating.</a>

<ol>
<li>No screenshots, AI images, or pictures in which the focus is a screen. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_1.3A_no_screenshots">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>No digital elements or text. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_2.3A_no_digital_elements.2Fadded_text">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>No porn or gore. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_3.3A_no_pornography_or_gore">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>No personal information, direct links to any social media, subreddit-related meta-drama, witch-hunts or missing/found posts. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_4.3A_no_doxxing_or_witch-hunts">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>All titles must follow title rules. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/titles">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>Submissions are only allowed from one of the approved image hosts. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_6.3A_only_allowed_image-hosts">more&gt;&gt;</a> </li>
<li>No GIFs or videos. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_7.3A_no_gifs_or_videos">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>Comments must be civil. Any racism, bigotry, or any other kind of hate speech is strictly prohibited and will result in a ban. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_8.3A_civility">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>No submissions featuring before-and-after depictions of personal health progress or achievement. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_9.3A_no_progress_pics">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>No false claims of ownership (FCoO) or flooding. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_10.3A_no_fcoo_or_flooding">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>Reposts of images on the front page, or within the set limit of <a href="/r/pics/top">/r/pics/top</a>, will be removed. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_11.3A_repost_limitations">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
<li>No self-promotional accounts allowed. <a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_rule_12.3A_self-promotion_limitations">more&gt;&gt;</a></li>
</ol>

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<a href="/r/pics/wiki/index#wiki_additional.2Ftemporary_rules">Additional/Temporary Rules</a>

<ul>
<li>Serial reposters may be filtered or banned. </li>
<li>Established accounts will be banned if they willfully ignore the posting rules.</li>
<li>We require new users to post original content and not common pictures from the internet.</li>
<li>All posts by new users require mod approval in order to weed out spammers. </li>
<li>Please mark spoilers for current movies/games/books with spoiler tags. </li>
</ul>

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Something Clever

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A place for photographs, pictures, and other images.

<div class="md">A place for photographs, pictures, and other images.
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Please read [the rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/index) before submitting, and know that by posting you are agreeing to follow those rules.
Limit: 100 characters

<div class="md">Please read <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/wiki/index">the rules</a> before submitting, and know that by posting you are agreeing to follow those rules.
Limit: 100 characters
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This is why there are no photos of the worldwide auroras from the ISS. Details in comments.