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One of the things that annoyed the shit out of me when I was on Reddit is when users would sift through the post/comment history of your account to use as ammunition in an argument they are having with you now. Is there a way to block or limit access to my account history?

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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago

Public forum means public

Don't want your history there for people to see, don't make it in the first place

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

If that is being done, either you are the asshole, or they are. In either case it's pointless to continue the discussion.

[–] clb92@feddit.dk 11 points 1 year ago

Yes, by not posting or commenting anywhere. Everything you do on Lemmy is public.

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's impossible based on how Lemmy works on principle.

I have a rule, that if I'm debating with someone, and they use one of these things against me (or against someone else):

  • calling up the post history (unless the receiver is an actual nazi, spambot etc.)

  • making fun of grammar (unless the receiver deserves it, e.g. doing the same thing first)

  • accusing of something bad or evil without any evidence, or being a total snowflake

  • using "grand" words like disinformation, whataboutism or entitlement completely inappropriately, and to just shut the other person up

Then I consider the discussing immediately done, and I'm likely to block the person outright, because it's clear they only debate in bad faith and just use dirty tactics to make tgemselves feel better; so it's a waste of time to keep talking to them, and best to avoid ever getting into that situation with the person again.

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I agree. I had to block a few people already for being toxic in one of those ways. I wish I had the programming skills to put in these privacy features myself though. Maybe only show recent posts/comments, only show posts from certain instances or communities. But I can see that being an issue to some.

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

are you asking about this because you were fired a month ago?

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Is that a genuine question or you trying to be witty?

[–] biela@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Posts in this community should be directly related to sh.itjust.works, not just Lemmy in general. With that being said, I think that the question has been answered thoroughly by the folks here.

[–] FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope. However you can use alts with connected or duplicate names, that way you can separate post history while avoiding accusations of being a sockpuppet.

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then you get banned if you (even accidentally) upvote something with two accounts.

That requires the host instance to have set up proper anti alt measures, or the admins of the instance with the upvoted post to be paying close attention. As such I am pretty sure with only 2 accounts the chances of detection are minimal.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Make your own instance and post each comment under a new account?