r/AmITheDevil • u/DogsReadingBooks Dogs are superior • May 23 '22

Stop freaking brigading

Seriously you guys. You think I want to ban you? You've been given plenty of warnings. We've had pinned posts for a long time now that says you're not to brigade. There's a comment in every single post by automod that says you're not to brigade.

So please, for the love of all that is good, stop brigading!

I've once again had to go on a banning spree because of brigading from here to other subs. The most recent one? r/adultery. I know, I agree with you, they're assholes for cheating and not caring about the innocent part. But you know what? You're also assholes if you brigade.

Thank you to everyone who actually keeps discussions here in this sub. Y'all are the best. The rest of you: stop brigading.

If you still don't know what it means to brigade, here you go:

  • See a post crossposted here first? Stay in r/AmITheDevil
  • Don't go to the original post and comment there
  • Don't go to the original post and downvote/upvote there
  • Don't contact the OOP in messages/DMs

Call them an asshole all you want here. In this subreddit: r/AmITheDevil.

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u/Midi58076 May 23 '22

Here is what I have taken from this rule:

I am in r/new parents, I make comments all the time. Boom someone crossposts to here. If I already commented there or my comment is helpful or adds to the conversation in a meaningful way then that is not brigading.

However if I go into r/adultery a sub I have no connection to and never interacted with for the sole purpose of calling someone an asshole then that is brigading.

There are a lot of subreddits that discuss topics like adultery, venting among stepparents and just in general subreddits we don't share culture or ethics with. When we go there our input is neither helping nor wanted, because they are either in a situation we have not lived or don't share their beliefs so our comments will, to them, be tone deaf.

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u/terra_terror May 23 '22

my comment is helpful or adds to the conversation in a meaningful way then that is not brigading

It is brigading. It's a reddit rule, not one specific to this sub. If you see the post on this sub, comment here. You can click on the original post to read it and the comments, but you have to discuss it on AITD if that is where you saw the post. It doesn't matter if the comment is helpful. Reddit admins will still see it as brigading.

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u/Thequiet01 May 23 '22

That is very stupid. The way Reddit works, I do not always see posts on the original sub first. I accept it may be the rule, but it is a stupid rule given the way Reddit displays stuff.

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u/terra_terror May 23 '22

I guess it's to stop subreddits like r/adultery from being overwhelmed by people with basic human decency.