Internet
brigading
What does brigading mean?
When one community organises a raid on another — swarming a thread with downvotes, upvotes, or angry comments. Against Reddit's site-wide rules and a fast track to a sub getting quarantined or banned. The giveaway: a sleepy thread suddenly hits triple-digit comments with the same talking points.
"Thread got brigaded the second SubredditDrama linked it — mods locked it within an hour."
Origin
Reddit-native term, in widespread use since the early 2010s as cross-sub drama became a recurring problem; codified in Reddit's content policy as 'vote manipulation.'
Frequently asked questions
What does brigading mean?
It's a coordinated raid from one subreddit or off-site group to mass-vote or pile onto comments in another community.
How do you use brigading in a sentence?
"The thread got locked after another sub started brigading it with downvotes and hostile replies."
Is brigading against the rules?
Yes — most platforms like Reddit treat brigading as a violation because it's a coordinated effort to manipulate votes and harass users.
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