r/artofmanliness

The Man Card Council — a platform built for accountability and brotherhood among close friends

I built The Man Card Council to give friend groups a structured way to hold each other accountable, celebrate real effort, and stay connected. It's not open as a public forum — you submit photos of yourself doing "manly" things which are graded and awarded points based on the category and topic to grow your rank as a man, you can also submit acts of manliness done by other Man Card Council members for them to have points awarded and for the same reason. Additionally, you can have points deducted for unmanly acts. Everything is photo verification - The old rule "Pics or it didn't happen". If a member does something incredibly unmanly, you can suspend their man card for 24 hours, and if it's really bad, you can request a revocation for up to 30 days.

Here's how it works: you submit photo evidence of things you've done (fixed a car, cooked a real meal, handled a repair, whatever fits your friend group's standards), and it gets scored into a tiered "Man Card" — a digital ID that reflects where you stand. Your card levels up with genuine effort, and community members can flag or deduct points too, so there's real weight behind it.

A few of the core features:

• Digital Man Card with ranks tiers, a unique 16 digits credit card style number for every member, and a verification page
• Points ledger and full audit history so nothing's hidden
• Public leaderboard and badges for recognition
• Friends system with comments, @ mentions, and reactions on submissions
• Installable as a PWA on iOS/Android with offline support
• Physical/printable card options (PDF export, shareable image, even a certificate)
• Premium Membership that unlocks additional perks. $3.99/mo or $39.99/yr

It's in open beta right now (free to join), and I'm looking for honest feedback on the submission flow, scoring fairness, and overall experience: The Man Card Council - https://themancardcouncil.com