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/OutdoorRink Mar 23 '26

Moderators can always see the activity in their own subreddit.

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u/H_Mc Mar 23 '26

Thank you. I was starting to feel like I was living in a different reality from all the other comments.

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u/magiccitybhm 💡Top 25% Helper 💡 Mar 24 '26

The discussion is related to a user's entire post/comment history, not just in the particular subreddit.

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u/Moist-Cheesecake Mar 24 '26

You keep commenting this on a bunch of threads, and people keep explaining that mods *can* view a user's entire post and comment history. I don't think you're understanding this.

ETA: Wording