Talk:BeReal

Creation

You beat me to creating this by a day, @Ganesha811; nice work! (If it turns out to be the next TikTok you'll get all the fame haha) If it's expanded a little more, we could take it to DYK—blurbs like "...that the social media app BeReal is designed to capture the mundanity of everyday life?" might do well. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:48, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

I was surprised it didn't already exist, so I created it myself. Feel free to expand, of course - I hadn't thought of taking it to DYK, but if you can get it there, more power to ya! Ganesha811 (talk) 20:49, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Expanded it a little and nominated it today. Ganesha811 (talk) 17:30, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

I have been doing this concept since 2017, publishing and presenting on social media and university exhibitions. this idea was stolen and never referred to the real creator: me, Redi. "2pmlookingforward" was very well known in Austria (Linz, Vienna), and spread around in the universities, e.g. exchange programs with France.

I can prove every single day with a photo since January 2017, all my publications and advertisements. as well. Also additional participants provided their 2 pm photos.

I am the inventor of clock-time photography! ~2026-23693-61 (talk) 15:14, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

This talk page is not a forum for general discussion of the topic. If you want credit for inventing the idea, please talk to journalists and have them write articles about it. Once they do so, we can include their coverage in this article. Cheers, Sdkb ^talk 16:13, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

I will! I have evidence and proof for my claims, and time will show.

Why is there no story of creation, how did they came up with the idea and when...?

why is there no mentioning of similar realizations or apps before BeReal, because there were no except "2 p.m. looking forward" and they want to bury it.

Cheers! ~2026-24525-33 (talk) 10:29, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:24, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that BeReal, a social media app, makes everyone look boring, according to one writer? Source: Koebler, Jason BeReal Isn't Real and Makes Everyone Look Extremely Boring. Vice. "It’s an interesting experiment and a fun app that, in practice, creates a different type of fake social media dystopia: one where everyone’s life looks bleaker and more boring than it actually is."
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Created by Ganesha811 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:25, 21 April 2022 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough. Hook is interesting and supported by reliable sources; however Earwig picked up a possible violation of FossPC at 54.8%. Did they copy from you or what is the explanation? --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:58, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Yup, looks like they copied from us. I wrote that paragraph and you will note that the Earwig similarities to more reliable sources are all at 2% or lower. FossPC just lifted our 'Features' section straight into their article/guide. Ganesha811 (talk) 14:12, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
• Good to Go. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:14, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Actually it's been heavily promoted mid-2022

Somehow they are trying to launch this social network to the wide public. It's not widely used, only widely advertised. I'd even say that its notability is dubious. Bumptump (talk) 16:35, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

The sources in the History section prove it's notability and its demonstrated popularity. It was the top downloaded app in Germany in April and this Axios article cited there also cites sources for it's popularity. Jebiguess (talk) 18:46, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

As mentioned, there are plenty of sources in the body that support the statement in the lead that it rapidly gained popularity in 2022 (see WP:LEADCITE). I'm going to remove the template for now. However, it would be a generally good idea to keep an eye on this one for promotional or paid editing, since the company has used paid college ambassadors for "organic" marketing before. —Ganesha811 (talk) 18:49, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Removal of content from lead

Here to discuss with Natemup and anyone else, to avoid edit warring: I'm confused as to why material is repeatedly being removed from the lead. Natemup, you have said that it is unencyclopedic, redundant, and unsourced. The content is not unsourced; it is sourced in the body of the article, which per WP:LEADCITE is completely acceptable. It is not redundant to provide a summary of the contents of the body in the lead - that's what it's there for! Finally, I'm not sure why you think it is unencyclopedic, but if there is specific wording you have an objection to, it would be better to change the wording or phrasing rather than removing material wholesale. —Ganesha811 (talk) 02:22, 6 September 2022 (UTC) (edited slightly 13:43, 6 September 2022 (UTC))

Agreed with @Ganesha811; the material seems appropriate to me. We should have a summary of the app's reception, which the sentence captures well. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 05:23, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

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"Data protection" cites the wrong App

"Data protection" cites the wrong App. It’s called BeReal too, but it’s not the app which is discussed on this page. BOS Addict (talk) 19:50, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Good point! I've removed the section. —Ganesha811 (talk) 20:51, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

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