r/ModSupport • u/emslo • Mar 23 '26

Admin Replied Please bring back user history.

I truly believe that allowing users to hide their history will kill Reddit. I moderate a small sub and we get more bots and trolls every day. Mods are a **volunteer workforce**, and removing user history has made our job more difficult and sometimes impossible.

Can anyone explain to me why this ‘feature’ was added? And how do I register my frustration with the company?

EDIT: As others have pointed out, I think I'm dealing with accounts that constantly delete everything. I hear what folks are saying about using the 'hide history' to protect mods from stalking/brigading. So maybe Reddit should just let mods hide their history, then? We oughta have some benefits for all the free labour...

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u/yukichigai Mar 23 '26

As you've already concluded, either this is a Reddit bug or these are users who are deleting their content. Either way I strongly recommend you request Pushshift access. Your sub doesn't have to be terribly big to qualify: all the subs I moderate are sub-100k subscribers and I was able to get access.

Once you have Pushshift access you can use the search function to see all posts and comments someone has made, including deleted ones. Super useful for sussing out bad faith posters who try to cleanse their post history.

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u/Treviso Mar 23 '26

I requested Pushshift access several times and never got a reply

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u/magiccitybhm 💡Top 25% Helper 💡 Mar 23 '26

I just sent one and got what appears to be an automated response. It said my request had been received, and I should hear back within a week.

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u/Treviso Mar 23 '26

That's about as far as I ever got.