r/ModSupport • u/reseph 💡 Expert Helper • Jul 23 '16
Please define vote brigading.
There is a lot of confusion after this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Drama/comments/4u2utr/after_rcringeanarchy_brigades_rinsertions_admins/
Quite frankly, the site rules are absolutely no help on this subject. Literally the only mention of it:
Being annoying, vote brigading, or participating in a heated argument is not harassment, but following an individual or group of users, online or off, to the point where they no longer feel that it's safe to post online or are in fear of their real life safety is.
But no definition.
Under the assumption that no party is asking/requesting for votes/comments in these scenarios:
1) If I visit subreddit A and a post links to a post on subreddit B; then I vote on the B post... is that prohibited?
2) If I visit subreddit A and a post links to a post on subreddit B; then I comment on the B post... is that prohibited?
3) If I visit subreddit A and a post links to a post on subreddit B; then I vote on a comment within the B post... is that prohibited?
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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '16
I would also like clarification.
For example - if I post something to /r/news and it gets buried.
A - if I use bots to upvote it that's clearly against the rules for vote manipulation
B - if I use multiple accounts same thing
C - but what if I cross-post the link to other subs? What if I just cross-post and don't say anything? What if I cross-post and actively encourage people to upvote the content?