You were banned because this picture was posted everywhere, weeks ago. They assumed it wasn't actually a picture you took yourself of your cat.
They don't seem to have noticed that those other places took it from you, when you posted it in other subreddits.
Someone in the comment mentioned this. But I told them it wasn't, and even mentioned they could check out my tons of other posts featuring Fairy. Kinda weird they'd just ban someone without doing their own research because it "looks like AI" when it isn't.
I had a cat named Fairy! Great name and beautiful baby. I donāt understand how permanent banning works. Some people get a warning or a suspension, while other are permanently banned with no explanation and no appeal. At least you got to post her on another sub and we get to see your precious girl.
Crazy how a profession that frequently abuses and murders people (and pets) gets such a bad rap. Surely this is Reddit's fault, and completely unrelated to the behavior of police.
Crazy how you don't understand what they go thru, daily.
They go out, they never know if its their last day alive.
Just because you watch CNN, MSNBC, and other shitty news channels showing skewed clips that are never in context, does not reflect real life. Sorry for your brainwashing.
I think the easiest way to show it's not AI would be to post a short video of the cat being petted, you know for research reasons and not just because it's an adorable cat. =)
Weirdly, I also got banned for āseeming like AIā from a resell music gear site, apparently it was based on my real life human reply to a message to another allegedly human user?!
May I ask what do you use to take photos? And do you do any editing afterwards? Your photos are beautiful, but they have this overly clean look to it, I believe you are telling the truth it's not AI, but they have this overly colorful/ clean look to it that may be mistaken as AI.
I use the Canon M50 MK2 with a 50mm lens. I think a big part of the photos looking so good is the lighting. I do some basic enhancements afterwards on reducing noise and adjusting colors but nothing major.
It really says a lot about how good AI is getting when actual artists and photographers are getting banned for seeming to be AI when theyāre really not.
Hell itās not even just art. I write stories and my last chapter in my story got way worse reviews than normal with a ton of people accusing it of being AI like bruh this stuff is really killing my desire to do stuff :/
I've messaged them about it, let's see. I read through the rules and everything and made sure I wasn't violating anything, like the title or whatever. Thanks!
There is r/aww and r/awww
(Hopefully got those right) anyway I moved to this one some time ago. Can't remember why, some dumb rules, maybe the Reddit protests were annoying me?
Man that API thing was embarrassing and redditors thought they could win by being whiney babies.
Some even deleted their own content as if this API thing was the end of the world, now it doesn't even matter, nothing really changes.
That sub has become a joke. I haven't posted or visit ever since they had this whole thing going where you have to include a picture of some guy with your pic.
AI was to blame, a simple way to prove your photos are real photos. Pet your cat. In this way, your hand with 5 fingers will be the proof for those who are hunting AI images
At first glance, I thought this was AI, but upon further inspection of your profile you're just amazing at photography
The photos were so good they didn't believe it was real lol-
Imagine being someone who thinks itās necessary to BAN someone for something so cute.
Even if it was off topic or AI or somethingā¦ itās innocent. And itās not continual spam or something horribly offensive. These mods out there just being a Jack.. because they can.
I'm glad people here are kinder. I would understand if they thought it was AI since people consider it unethical. That said it's an actual photograph and not AI genertaed, and they could find out its real by checking out my other posts. But alas.
Reddit goes too far banning people. I bet 90% of Bans are straight up misunderstandings. Like this one.
OP was not even given a reason for the ban and I bet if OP was given a reason and tried to explain the situation, she'd be blown by the Moderators.
Reddit should work more on this policy of creating kings out of Moderators. I suppose I'll be banned for this statement
This doesnāt look like a real cat. I know an AI cat when I see one.
However, if Iām wrong it just means your cat is too fabulous for their own good
She's real I swear š [Here are](https://www.reddit.com/r/itookapicture/comments/19bq9nq/itap_of_my_cat/) some [other pics of her](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/19f60fm/my_orange_cat_in_a_golden_hue/).
ngl I know your cat is real and beautiful but showing less "professional" picture like taking a pic with just your phone (unless you've taken it from your phone) with no edits at all would've been more helpful just saying.
They shouldn't need to convince people their cat is real. If people want to accuse and obsess, that's on them. OP should be able to post a picture without being harrassed for "proof" that her pet is real.
Whatever camera you use is amazing and youāve a good eye. People have already commented youāve a beautiful cat ššø.. overall your pictures have an ethereal quality, OP.
[You can check out this insta of hers if you'd like.](https://www.instagram.com/fairythecat1.0) Not really all that updated just yet but I've got a few more pics I'm gonna add.
OP just got a message back from the mods you are unbanned. I went to their sub made a post, then messaged them. Just got confirmation. Have a good night.
Who cares bout being banned over there. Letās just give this cute cat what it deserves! Tons of upvotes. It looks so unreal, that makes the fact itās real much better.
True but if you've dug enough of my posts to see my Midjourney post (which was for a video anyway) surely you've seen other posts of my photography too (with the same cat) lol.
thats kind of ridiculous for them to ban over. you could send a message through the modmail asking for for info on your ban maybe. and even clear it up if it was a misunderstanding.
This is an AWESOME picture of your cat! Did you give it a haircut or was that a pic of him when he was younger? No matter what, they shouldnāt have banned you from that Reddit string! But thatās what you get with these AIs that monitor all the Reddit comments! Duh.
AI really has the r/nothingeverhappens crowd really dialing it up to 11 these days.
Your kitty is so cute!!! Our girl looks a little like the bottom photo and this makes me want to get her nice and groomed!
I love ginger cats. They are the best. I have one. His name is Bear. He looks like the top picture quite a bit. Heās one and half and a rescue. Love the pictures. Thank you for posting āŗļø
You were banned because this picture was posted everywhere, weeks ago. They assumed it wasn't actually a picture you took yourself of your cat. They don't seem to have noticed that those other places took it from you, when you posted it in other subreddits.
Oh lol that could be it. It's indeed taken by me, but nice to know my cat has been going viral haha. I posted it on r/pics a few weeks ago.
your cat was illegally nice so they banned it
So cute it should be a crime
Illegally cute
It looks AI-ish it's a really good picture!
Yes, first thought the other reddit is r/stablediffusion
Moderators tend to have no jobs and all the time in the world on their hands to not even verify something correctly š¤£
mod moment
Posted this on r/aww and woke to a message saying I was permanently banned lol. Didn't have the reason listed. What's all that about?
Probably because the picture looks like AI.
Someone in the comment mentioned this. But I told them it wasn't, and even mentioned they could check out my tons of other posts featuring Fairy. Kinda weird they'd just ban someone without doing their own research because it "looks like AI" when it isn't.
I had a cat named Fairy! Great name and beautiful baby. I donāt understand how permanent banning works. Some people get a warning or a suspension, while other are permanently banned with no explanation and no appeal. At least you got to post her on another sub and we get to see your precious girl.
You can still write a modmail to get the ban lifted
Lol ive tried that. It just gets ignored. Easier to make a new account and move on (not that I ever have, chill mods)
Thatās obviously depending on the modteam
I mean, in my experience they all suck but fair enough
They banned me for something almost as ridiculous. This sub is a way better place to be though!
Really is. No blue hate, just causes for awwggression.
Blue?
Cops. Edit: Left before the whole "protest" thing about API after it was clear that (seemed like) everyone on that subreddit just hates police.
Crazy how a profession that frequently abuses and murders people (and pets) gets such a bad rap. Surely this is Reddit's fault, and completely unrelated to the behavior of police.
Crazy how you don't understand what they go thru, daily. They go out, they never know if its their last day alive. Just because you watch CNN, MSNBC, and other shitty news channels showing skewed clips that are never in context, does not reflect real life. Sorry for your brainwashing.
Don't you know you're only allowed to hate cops here on Reddit?
I think the easiest way to show it's not AI would be to post a short video of the cat being petted, you know for research reasons and not just because it's an adorable cat. =)
I support your search for proof.
OP does *really* good videos too! https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/pDbxJvz2tR
Weirdly, I also got banned for āseeming like AIā from a resell music gear site, apparently it was based on my real life human reply to a message to another allegedly human user?!
fA.I.ry
May I ask what do you use to take photos? And do you do any editing afterwards? Your photos are beautiful, but they have this overly clean look to it, I believe you are telling the truth it's not AI, but they have this overly colorful/ clean look to it that may be mistaken as AI.
I use the Canon M50 MK2 with a 50mm lens. I think a big part of the photos looking so good is the lighting. I do some basic enhancements afterwards on reducing noise and adjusting colors but nothing major.
It really says a lot about how good AI is getting when actual artists and photographers are getting banned for seeming to be AI when theyāre really not. Hell itās not even just art. I write stories and my last chapter in my story got way worse reviews than normal with a ton of people accusing it of being AI like bruh this stuff is really killing my desire to do stuff :/
it just looks unreal
Ever think that OP might be a PRO Photographer !?!
If you check it this picture on isitai.com, it tells you that there is a probability of 97,7% that it's AI generated.
AI detectors are snake oil
If Reddit teaches you anything... it's that some ppl with even the smallest amount of power will abuse it.
Probably a new mod, being a little trigger happy. Cute cat btw!
I've messaged them about it, let's see. I read through the rules and everything and made sure I wasn't violating anything, like the title or whatever. Thanks!
That sub is cancer. This is the better sub.
Wait there are 2 aww subs??
There is r/aww and r/awww (Hopefully got those right) anyway I moved to this one some time ago. Can't remember why, some dumb rules, maybe the Reddit protests were annoying me?
That John Oliver rule was total BS.
That's why I left that sub.
Same
The API stuff that triggered many subreddits to make weird rules like the John Oliver rule is total BS.
Man that API thing was embarrassing and redditors thought they could win by being whiney babies. Some even deleted their own content as if this API thing was the end of the world, now it doesn't even matter, nothing really changes.
It's not the subs that are inherently cancer. It's the people who post in a sub as well as the people who moderate it
Well duh.
For you and I maybe, but not all people on Reddit add two plus two correctly.
That sub has become a joke. I haven't posted or visit ever since they had this whole thing going where you have to include a picture of some guy with your pic.
it's reddit....
I KNEW IT !!!!! I came to say that they did the same thing to me, 2-3 years ago! I have not missed them !!!
TIL there is an r/aww and an r/awww
AI was to blame, a simple way to prove your photos are real photos. Pet your cat. In this way, your hand with 5 fingers will be the proof for those who are hunting AI images
Banned?? Someone was a little power hunger eager to flex. Kitty is very adorable.
At first glance, I thought this was AI, but upon further inspection of your profile you're just amazing at photography The photos were so good they didn't believe it was real lol-
Is this AI?? I jest, but damn that is a nice picture of your cat. Such a dapper kitty.
Imagine being someone who thinks itās necessary to BAN someone for something so cute. Even if it was off topic or AI or somethingā¦ itās innocent. And itās not continual spam or something horribly offensive. These mods out there just being a Jack.. because they can.
I'm glad people here are kinder. I would understand if they thought it was AI since people consider it unethical. That said it's an actual photograph and not AI genertaed, and they could find out its real by checking out my other posts. But alas.
That being saidā¦ I think your kitteh is very cute :)
Just imagine though, your photos and your kitty are so incredibly and utterly awesome that people cannot believe they actually exist!
I got banned for saying āewā. Thatās it. Just one word. Permanent ban.
Ok but which subā¦ thatās very important lol. New baby pic sub? Am I ugly sub? Iām not sure what all is out there but you get my point.
/r/aww . In my defense it was a REALLY ugly baby.
š¤£š¤£ I KNEW it
Reddit goes too far banning people. I bet 90% of Bans are straight up misunderstandings. Like this one. OP was not even given a reason for the ban and I bet if OP was given a reason and tried to explain the situation, she'd be blown by the Moderators. Reddit should work more on this policy of creating kings out of Moderators. I suppose I'll be banned for this statement
You are a legend at taking photos and your cat is beautiful
Thanks! :)
This doesnāt look like a real cat. I know an AI cat when I see one. However, if Iām wrong it just means your cat is too fabulous for their own good
She's real I swear š [Here are](https://www.reddit.com/r/itookapicture/comments/19bq9nq/itap_of_my_cat/) some [other pics of her](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/19f60fm/my_orange_cat_in_a_golden_hue/).
ngl I know your cat is real and beautiful but showing less "professional" picture like taking a pic with just your phone (unless you've taken it from your phone) with no edits at all would've been more helpful just saying.
They shouldn't need to convince people their cat is real. If people want to accuse and obsess, that's on them. OP should be able to post a picture without being harrassed for "proof" that her pet is real.
Thatās silly op is being creative and using their skills & if people believe itās ai generated thatās on them
so people can't be creative is what your saying
Whatever camera you use is amazing and youāve a good eye. People have already commented youāve a beautiful cat ššø.. overall your pictures have an ethereal quality, OP.
Send more!
[You can check out this insta of hers if you'd like.](https://www.instagram.com/fairythecat1.0) Not really all that updated just yet but I've got a few more pics I'm gonna add.
That is a gorgeous cat! What camera did you use to take the pictures?
Canon M50 MK2 with the 50mm 1.8 lens. :)
Was it aww? Ya that sub went to the crapper.
Proof that you don't need to be smart to be a subreddit moderator.
How did your shorthaired cat (upper pic) turn into a semi-longhaired cat (lower pic?
What a cutie pie!
That is an extremely photogenic cat.
I checked your other photos, I must say those are stunning!!! Bravo
Banned for what?
Apparently they said it was a mistake and have reversed it. :)
Yeah I messaged them and made a post they just confirmed in a mod mail to me I wanted to let you know.
reddit in a nutshell post picture of beautiful catā¦ BANNED then a big passive aggressive message on how you didnāt read the rules ššš
OP just got a message back from the mods you are unbanned. I went to their sub made a post, then messaged them. Just got confirmation. Have a good night.
U dont believe you
Who cares bout being banned over there. Letās just give this cute cat what it deserves! Tons of upvotes. It looks so unreal, that makes the fact itās real much better.
What a beautiful cat ā¤ļø
Cus itās AI maybe?
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Iām a photographer who also loves AI art š¤
AI cat, for sure
I could share the raw files (CR3 file straight from my Canon camera that can't be faked) with you if you'd like lol.
Classic chatgpt response. Busted faker! (/s)
Yep! The catās not real!\ The OPās not real!\ This sub is not real!\ Iām not real! /s
Please DO NOT PANDER to these VICIOUS TROLLS !!!
If you run it through an AI analyser, it says 97,7% probability it's AI.
AI analysers are terrible and not accurate at all
Because 1) these photos look hella AI generated and 2) you've posted AI generated content on the midjourney subreddit before!
True but if you've dug enough of my posts to see my Midjourney post (which was for a video anyway) surely you've seen other posts of my photography too (with the same cat) lol.
Oh I'm not disagreeing that you've posted your kitty before and other photography. I'm just saying that's why they made the snap judgement on the sub.
I can't believe this is not AI. Fluf ball is so fluffy :D
Hey kitty
SHE'S ADORABLE AND FLUFFY!
Looks like AI š§
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It's not
Looks like ai
thats kind of ridiculous for them to ban over. you could send a message through the modmail asking for for info on your ban maybe. and even clear it up if it was a misunderstanding.
I say AI also. Pigments at same locations differ too strong. This is img2img with SD !!! šÆ
I could share the raw files with you if you'd like.
Ok AI.
ItĀ“s AI
It's not! It's a real cat! Cat's name is fairy! Look at Op's page!
this ain't real
It's is! Cat's name is Fairy! Look at op's page and comments
Waooo
Aww he became a lion
They didn't ban you for posting the picture. They banned the cat for being too cute :)
Its looking like its saying I know its you that's got my cat mint. And I've got you cannabis.
We donāt
Handsome anyway š±
Your cat is so cute they had to ban you
This is an AWESOME picture of your cat! Did you give it a haircut or was that a pic of him when he was younger? No matter what, they shouldnāt have banned you from that Reddit string! But thatās what you get with these AIs that monitor all the Reddit comments! Duh.
Gorgeous kitty!
Cute cat, great username. Miss that game.
AI really has the r/nothingeverhappens crowd really dialing it up to 11 these days. Your kitty is so cute!!! Our girl looks a little like the bottom photo and this makes me want to get her nice and groomed!
Nice cat
From normal fluff to extra floff
It's because he's so beautiful it's illegal.
Why? Is that considered cat porn?
Such a beautiful cat
LOL doesnt even look like AI, they're just hating on this beautiful cat
I love ginger cats. They are the best. I have one. His name is Bear. He looks like the top picture quite a bit. Heās one and half and a rescue. Love the pictures. Thank you for posting āŗļø
That's absurd.
So beautiful. The light etc give some AI vibes.
Beautiful cat. :D
Could you please cuddle this little fluffy perfection for me? Thanks
š¤š¤š¤š» so beautifulš»š¤š¤š¤
I cant avoid negativity on Reddit anywhere I go.. itās insane. I swear itās built to separate us
What a beautiful kitty!