- upvote context
- Gets upvoted when used to validate a well-researched comment or to call out pseudoscience with credibility.
- community use
- Common in r/science, r/AskScience, r/chemistry, r/biology, and academic subreddits to signal expertise.
- subreddit meaning
- In r/iamverysmart, it's used mockingly. In genuine science subs, it signals legitimate expertise and credibility.
- karma context
- Used in high-karma science explainer comments. Also appears in 'I am a scientist, AMA' style posts.