Addressing Brigading

Hello verified conservatives! We are fully aware of the absolute state of the sub. We're taking some measures to deal this while we recruit and train new moderators. So we're doing the following;

• We've gone ahead and sorted all threads to controversial by default. What this means is the contested (upvoted and downvoted, but low karma or negative) will filter to the top of threads by default. This should negate the vote brigading but we are unsure of the broader impact. We can shut this off easily if it has a negative impact.

• We're also on the hunt for a lot of new moderators. While we will probably never be able to truly solve brigading (It's been a decade project involving hundreds of people) we can at least throw bodies at the problem - so we will.

• We're looking into some possible automated solutions to assist. Please note this requires financial resources and developer time. We're unpaid internet janitors so bare with us on this one.

We would like your feedback and ideas for this situation. Flaired conservatives ultimately drive the community so please use this thread to let us know how you would like to proceed.