Posting rules

Last updated: 19 October 2026

Think of PicaLook as a shared wall of pictures and stories. These rules cover everything hung on it: posts, covers, photos inside posts, profiles and comments.

Before you press publish

Ask yourself three things. Is this mine to share, or have I been allowed to share it? Would the people in it be comfortable seeing it? Does every link go where it says it goes? If the answer to all three is yes, you are almost certainly fine.

Bright lines

These are removed on sight, with no second chances needed:

• Any sexual content involving minors. The content goes and the blog is closed.
• Anything against the law.
• Threats, harassment or hate directed at a person or at a group of people.
• Malware, phishing, and any page or file built to fool people into giving up information.
• Links dressed up as something they are not, or that lead somewhere harmful.

Credit, consent and identity

• Share photos you shot or created, or ones whose owner has said yes. When you use someone else’s work with permission, name them.
• Passing off another person’s writing or pictures as yours is plagiarism and is not allowed; neither is infringing copyright.
• Be yourself. Do not pose as another person, a brand or an organisation, in your name, your portrait or your posts.
• Keep other people’s private details out of frame: home addresses, phone numbers, ID documents, private photos.

Linking out

Every link on PicaLook is an ordinary link, and linking to your own website or to your sources is welcome. Just make the words match the destination, and only point readers at pages that are safe to visit.

In the comments

A comment is a reply to a story, so stay on its subject and stay polite. Argue with the idea, never with the person. Adverts and the same message posted again and again do not belong here. Moderators read each guest comment before it is shown and may turn down ones that do not fit these rules.

What moderators do

When something crosses these lines, moderators can take down a post, an image or a comment, and can close a blog. The more serious or the more frequent the problem, the firmer the response. Spotted something? Use the contact page and pick “Flag a post or comment”, or “My work used without permission” if it is yours.

These rules can be revised, and the date at the top of the page will show when that last happened.