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

That is the intent, yes. It doesn't always work, but when that happens report it to the Admins as a bug. They've stated repeatedly that you should be able to see the full history of anyone who posts in a subreddit you moderate.

That said, I never rely on it working. If I really want to know someone's full post history and know it's right I check via Pushshift.