Military Medal on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Used in comments to sarcastically award someone who just stated the most obvious thing in the thread.

community use

Appears in r/MilitaryStories, r/Veterans, and r/gaming for genuine recognition; used sarcastically in r/facepalm and r/ChoosingBeggars.

subreddit meaning

In r/Fitness and r/progresspics it's a genuine compliment; in most other subs it signals ironic mock-applause.

karma context

Comments with 🎖️ in 'well that's the dumbest thing I've read today' threads often farm irony karma.

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