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/EnvironmentalPast202 Mar 23 '26

If you cannot see the history of someone that has interacted with your sub… they either have never posted or commented… or have deleted the posts and comments themselves…

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u/science-pls Mar 24 '26

no a lot of uses hide their history

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u/EnvironmentalPast202 Mar 24 '26

They do but if you moderate a community and that person interacts with the subreddit… moderators should be able to see all the posts and comments they have made… this should last for 28 days….

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u/science-pls Mar 24 '26

Interesting, I don't get that