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		Crito on Oct 7, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Red... Brigading is not IRC slang. It is web forum slang, perhaps reddit specific. I've only heard it in the reddit/HN context, never in IRC. IRC is nevertheless a popular way to 'organize' such 'brigades'.

tptacek on Oct 7, 2014 [–]

Ok, that's good to know; I'm just saying, no, not trolling, really had no idea what that meant.

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