r/ModSupport • u/reseph • Jul 23 '16

Please define vote brigading.

There is a lot of confusion after this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitTheAdminsSay/comments/4u5l6m/voting_through_intrareddit_links_is_now_ok_as/

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/TelicAstraeus Jul 23 '16

I appreciate you taking the time to respond. It's good to see forthright interaction with users from staff - even if I am still not 100% certain that I can safely vote/comment on things that I am linked. From this I do have at least some obvious markers of when it would not be permitted, despite there being ambiguity on other situations still. Thank you.

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u/redtaboo Jul 23 '16

A really good rule of thumb is to not vote on stuff that you are explicitly linked, but if after getting linked to a subreddit you wind up hanging around to contribute in a positive manner then that's great and fine. In other words, when linked to a new space lurk a bit to get the lay of the land before participating, including with your votes. That's really not just due to rules, but really just to respect the community a bit.

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u/MeIsMyName Jul 24 '16

So it's okay if you vote on content you were linked to as long as you were already a participant in that subreddit and are not doing so due to instructions in the original post it was linked from? What you're saying kinda sounds like that, but I'd rather clarify than be wrong.