Images and Memory photos
Directory images help singers recognize a public listing. Memory photos help members share what a karaoke night felt like.
Images make KaraokeCrowd easier to trust. They should show a real place, host, room, stage, karaoke setup, or night clearly enough that someone can understand what they are looking at.
There are two different image surfaces:
- Directory images are public. Covers, banners, avatars, and gallery images show up on venue, host, city, and karaoke pages. Anyone can see them without logging in.
- Memory photos are members-only. They appear inside Memories, where logged-in members share what a karaoke night felt like.
That difference matters. A photo can be fine as a member's Memory photo and still be wrong for a public listing image.
Directory images are public
KaraokeCrowd is public on the internet. Cover, banner, avatar, and gallery images show up on public pages, and anyone can see them without logging in, even though accounts are for adults only. Search engines can index them, and a public image can be screenshotted or re-shared anywhere. Treat every directory image you upload as something the whole internet can see.
Good listing images
Use images that help someone understand the listing:
- Venue photos: exterior, entrance, stage, karaoke area, sign, or room layout.
- Host photos: the host can choose the profile image they want, as long as it follows the image rules and they are comfortable with it being visible on the public internet.
- Karaoke cover images: a picture of the stage almost always works. So does the room, the host, the crowd, or a graphic in the style the organizer usually posts for that karaoke night on social media.
The best image is specific to the listing. A real stage, room, or recognizable karaoke-night graphic usually helps more than a generic party image, because it lets singers check the vibe before they go.
What to avoid on public listings
Do not use images that make the directory feel unsafe, misleading, or promotional in the wrong way:
- Visible alcohol, including shots, cocktails, bottles, bar tables with drinks, or drink specials.
- People who look intoxicated.
- Minors near alcohol or anyone who appears to be underage drinking.
- Nudity, sexualized poses, hate symbols, harassment, threats, or graphic violence.
- Images that shame, mock, or expose someone.
- Blurry, dark, cropped, or generic stock-style images that do not help identify the listing.
- Brand-heavy alcohol advertising or drink promos where the alcohol is the point of the image.
Alcohol in public directory images
Karaoke often happens in bars, but public directory images should still avoid visible alcohol. They are open-web listing media, not a member's social post.
Choose a stage, room, host setup, entrance, sign, or crowd-context photo where alcohol is not part of the image. If the best photo has drinks in frame, crop them out or choose another photo.
If you are choosing between two images, pick the one that says "karaoke night" without saying "drinking."
People in photos
Photos of people need their agreement. Because listing images are public and used to promote a venue, host, or karaoke night, anyone who is clearly shown should be okay with their photo being used that way, not just okay with the photo existing. Ask first, and only upload if they agree.
You can only speak for yourself. If other identifiable people are in the shot, you cannot give consent on their behalf. When in doubt, choose a photo that does not single anyone out, or leave it out. Only upload images you have the right to use.
Crowd photos are fine when they are respectful and ordinary. Avoid images that catch someone in an embarrassing moment, show a private situation, or make one person the focus without permission. Anyone shown in an image can ask for it to be removed with the Send feedback button at the bottom of any page.
Rights and sources
Use images you created, images supplied by the venue or host, or a graphic the organizer is already using for that karaoke night.
Do not copy images from directories, review sites, or random search results. If an image belongs to someone else and you do not have permission, do not upload it.
Memory photos are different
Memories can include photos you took at a karaoke night. They are a member's social post about their own experience, not public directory media.
Ordinary alcohol context is fine in Memory photos. A drink on the table, a bar in the background, or adults holding drinks can be part of what the night looked like. We do not reject a members-only Memory photo just because alcohol appears in it.
The normal safety, consent, and rights rules still apply. Get the agreement of anyone clearly shown, only upload images you have the right to use, and skip photos that shame, expose, harass, sexualize, or put someone in an unsafe or illegal situation.
Memory photos show up on members-only Memory surfaces, not on public, search-indexed listing pages, and they are never included in email digests. They are less exposed than a public cover image, but treat them as visible to every logged-in member and remember anyone can screenshot. You can edit or delete your own Memory, and any photo can be reported with the Send feedback button at the bottom of any page.
If a host or venue later wants to reuse a Memory photo in a public gallery or cover, that needs your explicit agreement and a new public-image review. A Memory photo with ordinary alcohol context may be fine as a Memory and still not be suitable for a public listing.
Review and reports
Uploaded images may go through automatic checks and manual review. Some images can be sent to the moderation queue, and users can use the Send feedback button at the bottom of any page to report public images that look wrong, unsafe, copyrighted, or out of place.
If an image is removed, the listing can stay public with a fallback image or another approved image. Removing an image does not delete the venue, host, or karaoke night.
Quick rule
For public directory images, choose photos that help someone find karaoke without visible alcohol. For Memory photos, share the real karaoke moment, including ordinary drink context when it belongs there, while respecting consent, safety, and rights.
