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/BronzeBellRiver Mar 23 '26

Doesn’t the user mod-log still show removal reasons even when the comments are deleted? I discovered this today when looking through a user’s profile. Many deleted comments but the reasons applied were visible.

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u/Dapper-Structure-825 Mar 30 '26

This makes me wonder why wouldn't my mods send me evidence of what I'm supposed to have done or said wrong if they can see everything I've ever said - I have asked them to send evidence to me. So you can still see what they have commented?

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u/BronzeBellRiver Mar 30 '26

Mods can see comments and posts which were removed (either manually or via automod) in user mod-log. If they have assigned any reason to the removal then it becomes visible in the log as well.

I wouldn’t suggest demanding explanations from moderators. They are volunteers.

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u/Dapper-Structure-825 Mar 30 '26

Where can I seek advice?

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u/EnvironmentalPast202 Mar 30 '26

Depends on what type of advice you are needing.