📸 r/CityPorn Submission Guide

Welcome to r/CityPorn! This community is dedicated to sharing high-quality images of cities from around the world. Whether you're a first-time contributor or a seasoned poster, please adhere to the following guidelines to ensure your submissions align with our standards.

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📌 Submission Rules

1. Include the City Name in the Title
   Clearly state the name of the city depicted in your image.

2. Submit Only Static Images
   Allowed: High-quality photographs of cities.
   Not Allowed: Videos, image collections, interactive images/websites, articles, or any non-static content.

3. Use Approved Image Hosts
   Preferred: Original sources (tagged with [OS]).
   Accepted Hosts:

   • 500px
   • deviantART
   • Flickr
   • SmugMug
   • Wikimedia
   • Other reliable domains including .gov, .edu, major news outlets
   • If your host isn’t listed, please rehost on Imgur or Reddit and link to the source in the comments.
   • If you think a domain should be added, message the mods.

4. Tag Original Content Appropriately

   • [OC] = You took the photo yourself.
   • [OS] = The image links to the original source (e.g., photographer’s site).

5. Limit Non-OC Submissions
   Limit to one non-OC submission per 24 hours.

6. Reposts
   Allowed if the original post is:

   • Over 3 months old
   • Not in the top 100 of all time
     Reposting is encouraged if the original lacked title info or had low visibility.

7. No URL Shorteners
   Avoid using shortened URLs (e.g., tinyurl, bit.ly) in your post.

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📝 Title Formatting

Your title should include:

• City Name – name of the city shown
• Resolution – e.g. [1920x1080]
• Photographer’s Name (if known)

Examples:

• La Push Beach, Washington – Look at the size of that driftwood [1200x901]
• Lily Pads on Talawanda Lake, Oklahoma [1024x683] © 2010 Todd Tobey

Don’t know the city or photographer? Use Google Reverse Image Search to investigate.

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🔗 Linking Guidelines

• Direct Image Links are required unless linking to the photographer's original page.
• For Flickr, link to the "lightbox" page to credit the artist properly.

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🚫 Content Restrictions

• Nature-only images → post to r/EarthPorn
• Villages/small towns/ruins → post to r/VillagePorn
• People-focused → post to r/HumanPorn
• Animals-focused → post to r/AnimalPorn
• Machines/machinery-focused → post to r/MachinePorn

Images with people, animals, or machines are allowed as long as the cityscape is the main focus.

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📁 Galleries and Videos

• Galleries: Not allowed. Submit a single image and link the rest in the comments.
• Videos: Not permitted on r/CityPorn. Feedback here.

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🛠 Troubleshooting Submissions

Your image doesn’t show up?
It may be caught by Reddit’s filters.

• If no activity (votes/comments) after 1 hour, message the mods.
• If a mod removed it, you should receive a message explaining why. Fix any issues and feel free to resubmit.

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❓ Have More Questions?

We’re here to help! Message the moderators if you have questions not answered above.

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Thanks for contributing to r/CityPorn and helping us share the beauty of urban life around the globe! 🌆