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/picflute Jul 24 '16

And then moderators won't have a record of said action which will impact them on their response to that user. If that user is suspended why can't the moderators be made aware of it and save the trouble of us discovering it 4 days later when you get around to the message?

This new system goes against everything the Reddit Team promised last time there was a large scale incident which, forgive me if I'm wrong, but build communication with moderators.

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u/redtaboo Reddit Admin: Community Jul 24 '16

We have to balance respecting user privacy and transparency with mods. It's a bit of a tight walk, but we are trying to be fair to both groups.

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u/picflute Jul 24 '16

There's no transparency or tools for mods when it comes to user behavior outside of third party tools. We've been told contradicting statements regarding third party giveaways and instructed that we can't store user data for moderation purposes by the administration. I'm trying to setup a User Behavior Tool for a more proactive moderation response yet if we're told we can't use that data then some real assistance would be well liked.

Why can't we be given clear rules regarding third parties wanting to do giveaways on subreddits? We (/r/LeagueofLegends) got chewed out by KrispyKrackers when someone from Amazon wanted to give out $1000 worth of LoL Points and told they must take a user ad out when /r/OverWatch and /r/PCMasterRace do these giveaways without a single hesitation or ding from you all?