Comment and post history is still trivial to find through a basic google query.
All that hiding them on Reddit does is pissing other users off because it breaks establish site's norms and expectations.
All that hiding them on Reddit does is pissing other users off because it breaks establish site's norms and expectations.
I got e-mail blasted on my linked e-mail here for a user called u/Loughla on reddit (who has deleted their account now). It's not me. It was never me. But oooohhhh boy did they upset somebody in an anime subreddit.
In other words, angry people absolutely will go the extra mile just for some feeling of vindication or other nonsense.
Massive changes in posting history was a very good sign that an account was a farmed or stolen account.
Makes it a lot easier for reddit to deny their bot problem.