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The r/climatechange Verified User Flair Program
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r/climatechange is a community centered around science and technology related to climate change. As such, it can be often be beneficial to distinguish educated/informed opinions from general comments, and verified user flairs are an easy way to accomplish this.

Do I qualify for a user flair?

As is the case in almost any science related field, a college degree (or current pursuit of one) is required to obtain a flair. Users in the community can apply for a flair by emailing [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with information that corroborates the verification claim.

The email must include:

  1. At least one of the following: A verifiable .edu/.gov/etc email address, a picture of a diploma or business card, a screenshot of course registration, or other verifiable information.
  2. The reddit username stated in the email or shown in the photograph.
  3. The desired flair: Degree Level/Occupation | Degree Area | Additional Info (see below)

What will the user flair say?

In the verification email, please specify the desired flair information. A flair has the following form:

USERNAME Degree Level/Occupation | Degree area | Additional Info

For example if reddit user “Jane” has a PhD in Atmospheric Science with a specialty in climate modeling, Jane can request:

Flair text: PhD | Atmospheric Science | Climate Modeling

If “John” works as an electrical engineer designing wind turbines, he could request:

Flair text: Electrical Engineer | Wind Turbines

Other examples:

Flair Text: PhD | Marine Science | Marine Microbiology

Flair Text: Grad Student | Geophysics | Permafrost Dynamics

Flair Text: Undergrad | Physics

Flair Text: BS | Computer Science | Risk Estimates

Note: The information used to verify the flair claim does not have to corroborate the specific additional information, but rather the broad degree area. (i.e. “John” above would only have to show he is an electrical engineer, but not that he works specifically on wind turbines).

A note on information security

While it is encouraged that the verification email includes no sensitive information, we recognize that this may not be easy or possible for each situation. Therefore, the verification email is only accessible by a limited number of moderators, and emails are deleted after verification is completed. If you have any information security concerns, please feel free to reach out to the mod team or refrain from the verification program entirely.

A note on the conduct of verified users

Flaired users will be held to higher standards of conduct. This includes both the technical information provided to the community, as well as the general conduct when interacting with other users. The moderation team does hold the right to remove flairs at any time for any circumstance, especially if the user does not adhere to the professionalism and courtesy expected of flaired users. Even if qualified, you are not entitled to a user flair.

Thanks

Thanks to r/fusion for providing the model of this Verified User Flair Program, and to u/AsHotAsTheClimate for suggesting it.

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Account Strength
100%
Account Age
14 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
110,171
Link Karma
16,733
Comment Karma
92,444
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Posts updated: 7 months ago

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