Do you have a college degree or higher in science? Get flair indicating
your expertise in /r/science!
Abstract
Science Verified User Program /r/science has a a system of verifying
accounts for commenting enabling trained scientists, doctors and
engineers to make credible comments in /r/science . The intent of this
program is to enable the general public to distinguish between an
educated opinion and a random comment without a background related to
the topic. What flair is available? All of the standard science
disciplines would be represented, matching those in the sidebar.
However, to better inform the public, the level of education is
displayed in the flair too. For example, a Professor of biology is
tagged as such (Professor | Biology), while a graduate student
of biology is tagged as “Grad Student | Biology.” Nurses
would be tagged differently than doctors, etc… The general format
is: Level of education|Field|Speciality or Subfield
(optional) When applying for a flair, please inform us on what you want
it to say. How does one obtain flair? First, have a bachelor’s degree or
higher in a field that has flair available. Then send proof to the mods
of /r/science . This can be provided several ways: 1) Message the mods
with information that establishes your claim, this can be a photo of
your diploma or course registration, a business card, a verifiable email
address, or some other identification. All submissions will be kept in
confidence and not released to the public under any circumstances. You
can submit an imgur link and then delete it after verification.
Remember, that within the proof, you must tie your account name to the
information in the picture. 2) Send an email with your information to
[email protected] after messaging the mods to inform them of this
option. Your email will then be deleted after verification, leaving no
record. This is convenient if you want to take a photo of your
identification and email from a smart phone, for example. What is
expected of a verified account? We expect a higher level of conduct than
a non-verified account, if another user makes inappropriate comments
they should report them to the mods who will take appropriate action