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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not exactly. It would be more like if r/trees made a post linking to another post they didn't like in another subreddit in a coordinated effort to get it downvoted off the front page and troll people participating in the thread.

Linking directly to an article on another website isn't quite the same unless the members register en mass to downvote and/or troll in the comments.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ohhh, ok, now I get it. I wasn’t understanding what the endgame was, but it’s to get another post downvoted into obscurity for the purposes of feeling good about their hatred.

It is also just about flooding places the brigaders don't like with their bullshit, ruining the fun of the people they are brigading.