If you’re using a script to do so, make sure it’s handling API limits specifically for “edit” calls. I realized after I tried overwriting mine that it was quietly skipping a bunch of comments, presumably because there is (allegedly) a 1 edit call per 5 second rate limit. Since adding a 5 second delay between each re-write, it seems to be working for me.

I ran into this issue with u/j0be’s Power Delete Suite, I ended up writing my own script to do the job.

  • aplomBomb@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I understand the protests but why are people deleting their comment history? Can’t you just delete your account?

    • KingStrafeIV@midwest.socialEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      Deleting your account doesn’t impact all the content you generated, meaning Reddit can still profit off of it.

    • Zoko Argen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m not fully aware and up-to-date, but I’ve seen a few posts suggesting that Reddit is keeping your data on their servers, a few users have said some of their stuff got undeleted.

      • emberwit@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes, they keep the comment history forever. The idea is that as long as content is not publicly visible nobody will find it via Google and visit Reddit to be exposed to their ads.

    • mccord@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      If you just delete your account your comments are still there and it’ll say [deleted] instead of your user name.