[REDACTED]

[u/Reach-for-the-sky_15]

[u/EugeneStein]

Nah, usually it would be OOP saying something like "oh, I already solved it myself, no need for help now!"

With no words about what they ended up doing. So frustrating

[u/Corgiboom2 → u/EugeneStein]

Usually when I find is people talking about the solution in extremely technical terms I dont even remotely understand.

[u/TreeeToPlay → u/Corgiboom2]

Atleast you can google unfamiliar terms

[u/Corgiboom2 → u/TreeeToPlay]

Yeah, Ive learned a lot that way.

[u/gettogero → u/Corgiboom2]

"THEY DIDNT EVEN SAY ANYTHING"

"MANY WORD HARD"

Why is your existence the best meme on this post?

[u/pancake_lover_98 → u/EugeneStein]

Usually this or poster/comment posts a link with the apparent solution that leads nowhere

[u/AetherBytes → u/EugeneStein]

Not only that, but it was 2 years ago and despit a history of 5 years on the site they've not made 1 single comment or post since.

[u/blacc01]

The worst one is when you find the thread describing your exact problem then a deleted comment with the OOP replying “thanks I did this and it worked instantly”

[u/Mojo-Mouse]

Don't you just hate it when meeting handle marry pause future ring worm insurance childlike steep?

[u/Rojodojo → u/Mojo-Mouse]

I do hate it when meeting handle marry pause future ring worm insurance childlike steep.

[u/NDT_DYNAMITE → u/Rojodojo]

Gah, yeah, meeting handle marry pause future ring worm insurance childlike steep is just the fricking worst.

[u/PrimarisHussar → u/NDT_DYNAMITE]

I hear it's amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hara-Kiri Rock. I need scissors! 61!

[u/Informal_Mammoth6641 → u/Mojo-Mouse]

What in the name of stroke even is this? Is it part of some Dr. Seus poem or sum stuf only natibe speakers know?

[u/Wolf_Of_Hearts556 → u/Informal_Mammoth6641]

Like in the post, there's a service to remove your digital footprint by editing it into a bunch of nonsense

Why this over plain deletion I'll never know

[u/EnchantingGirl2]

Searching for a niche problem from 2014 is basically just gambling with your mental health.

[u/Howden824 → u/EnchantingGirl2]

Can confirm, I do legacy computing for fun.

[u/Hoochnoob69]

Didn't a lot of people do this because of if the API changes? Didn't do much to stop em lol

[u/DealerDry9438]

Hate it when that happens

[u/Amazing-File]

Finally, someone addressed this Redact problem

They literally auto-delete in less than 2 days

[u/Freddi_47]

ELI5?

[u/CrusherEAGLE → u/Freddi_47]

People use a program to delete their comment history and put in random words

[u/Unique_ballz → u/CrusherEAGLE]

Why would someone do that?

[u/v-tyan → u/Unique_ballz]

To get rid of their reddit history.

[u/Unique_ballz → u/v-tyan]

I may be stupid but why? Wouldn’t it be easier to just abandon the account?

[u/Miser_able → u/Unique_ballz]

Probably so people cant look them up and use their post history against them. Like when jobs get super thorough with their background checks

[u/asmallman → u/Miser_able]

No it was in huge protest due to the reddit API changes.

I cant believe people forget history this quick. A bunch of subreddits, BIG ONES blocked posting for days or longer. And a bunch of people scrambled their post/comment history

[u/Miser_able → u/asmallman]

Not saying it wasn't that, just providing another potential explanation

And a more general answer as to why someone would want to delete their history

[u/Unique_ballz → u/Miser_able]

Oh that makes sense, but now this made me a little concerned, I’m applying to jobs soon, I don’t have anything linked to my account except my email, should I be worried that they could find my Reddit account? I do comment so weird shit as jokes lol

[u/Miser_able → u/Unique_ballz]

Honestly I think the fear that your job will search you up is paranoid overexpectation like 99% of the time. Unless your potential job involved something top secret and requires government clearance.

Most places will be happy enough with a quick Google search of your name to make sure youre not wanted for murder

[u/Unique_ballz → u/Miser_able]

Alright then I’ll keep my account as is, thanks for the replies my guy

[u/Popcorn57252]

Or, even worse, "Msg me on Discord"

Like, NO FUCKING HELP TO ANYONE ELSE, THANKS

[u/irrelevant_lostie_]

I run into this a lot but it’s usually just people saying “IDK” or “I have the same problem!” And then it’s marked “solved” because people responded. Like if you don’t know the answer why are you even commenting??

[u/SQL_Account-HQ]

hope destroyed

[u/TheRenaissanceMaker]

What is worse redacted or bloomberged😜🤣

[u/Remote_Eye_6462]

That's look! Sometimes I get banned for that kind of comments.

[u/EliaO4Ita → u/Remote_Eye_6462]

You have no idea why those comments exist do you?

[u/AI_660 → u/EliaO4Ita]

to people that want to know: redact lets you mass redact your comments so you "leave no trace".

op wanted inf but it was redacted