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{{Short description|Harsh forum face-rating scale from PUAHate / Sluthate / Lookism}} | {{Short description|Harsh forum face-rating scale from PUAHate / Sluthate / Lookism}} | ||
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| image = Looksmatch charcoal.jpg | |||
| caption = Charcoal study of paired faces (Astra, 2026). The PSL scale is a forum convention, not a clinical instrument. | |||
| alt = Paired-face charcoal study | |||
| field = Looksmaxxing | |||
| name = PSL scale | | name = PSL scale | ||
| also = PSL rating | | also = PSL rating | ||
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Scales in the wild disagree: some threads run 1–8, some 1–10. A 5 on PSL is not a civilian “5/10.” The same boards then invent [[looksmatch]] by subtracting two numbers. | Scales in the wild disagree: some threads run 1–8, some 1–10. A 5 on PSL is not a civilian “5/10.” The same boards then invent [[looksmatch]] by subtracting two numbers. | ||
This wiki may mention a PSL number as how the community talks. It does not rank living people on the Main Page. See [[PSL god]] for the holy-grail label ([[Sean O'Pry]] and kin). | This wiki may mention a PSL number as how the community talks. It does not rank living people on the Main Page. See [[PSL god]] for the holy-grail label ([[Sean O'Pry]] and kin). Cartoon ranks along the same stick: “subhuman” and “normie” as insults, [[Chadlite]] / [[Chad]] / [[Gigachad]] as the upper jokes. | ||
== What the numbers are not == | |||
Scales in the wild disagree: some threads run 1–8, some 1–10. A 5 on PSL is not a civilian “5/10.”<ref name="wp" /> Apps that sell a “PSL score” from one selfie are selling a template match. This wiki may mention a PSL number as how the community talks. It does not rank living people on the Main Page. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Looksmatch]] | * [[Looksmatch]] | ||
* [[PSL god]] | * [[PSL god]] | ||
* [[Chad]] | |||
* [[Chadlite]] | |||
* [[Gigachad]] | |||
* [[HTN]] | * [[HTN]] | ||
* [[Mog]] | * [[Mog]] | ||
* [[Looksmax.org]] | * [[Looksmax.org]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 11 September 2026
 Charcoal study of paired faces (Astra, 2026). The PSL scale is a forum convention, not a clinical instrument.
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| Field | Looksmaxxing |
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| Also known as | PSL rating |
| Origin | PUAHate / SlutHate / Lookism forums |
The PSL scale is a harsh attractiveness rating used on looksmaxxing forums. PSL is an acronym of the three boards that birthed the dialect — PUAHate, SlutHate, Lookism.net — the PSL forums (Wikipedia also records a folk etymology “Perceived Sexual Levels”).[1] It is a forum convention, not a clinical instrument. Apps that sell a “PSL score” from one selfie are selling a template match, not a lab result.
Scales in the wild disagree: some threads run 1–8, some 1–10. A 5 on PSL is not a civilian “5/10.” The same boards then invent looksmatch by subtracting two numbers.
This wiki may mention a PSL number as how the community talks. It does not rank living people on the Main Page. See PSL god for the holy-grail label (Sean O'Pry and kin). Cartoon ranks along the same stick: “subhuman” and “normie” as insults, Chadlite / Chad / Gigachad as the upper jokes.
What the numbers are not
Scales in the wild disagree: some threads run 1–8, some 1–10. A 5 on PSL is not a civilian “5/10.”[1] Apps that sell a “PSL score” from one selfie are selling a template match. This wiki may mention a PSL number as how the community talks. It does not rank living people on the Main Page.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Looksmaxxing. Wikipedia. Retrieved 10 September 2026.