Uncensoring [Removed] and [Deleted]
190 2018-03-27 by WarSanchez
Hey guys just a quick tip on how to deal with some of the censorship on Reddit since I've noticed a lot of users are still not aware of it.
You have two awesome tips that help reveal comments or posts that bhave been deleted by a mod/admin or user.
The first tip helps you see [Removed] comments. These have been censored by a mod or the admin team. All you have to do is open the thread in a browser and change one simple letter in the address bar, but just the one, anything else will ruin it. Just change the "r" in "reddit" to a "c" so it says "ceddit". Again, leave the rest alone and hit enter/go and MAGIC! (Usually it gets all the removed comments unless they were done instantly)
The second one is for revealing [Deleted] comments, those are usually deleted by the user themselves. By adding "move" into "reddit" so it reads "removeddit" in the address bar of your browser, again, leave the rest alone, you'll reveal the comment unless it was edited before deletion.
BE CAUTIOUS! Do not repost any of these comments, especially if they were removed by Admins or a Mod as they might ban you depending on the situation.
Have fun and see through the censorship!
44 comments
1 TheMadQuixotician 2018-03-27
This is the Reddit equivalent to Link's lens of truth in Ocarina of Time.
1 Micro-Naut 2018-03-27
I am going to have so much fun reading r/science and r/askscience!!!!
1 canitbe73 2018-03-27
Upvoted purely for the mention of Ocarina of Time, the only video game I've ever played.
1 Zap_Powerz 2018-03-27
you are a wizard.
1 Micro-Naut 2018-03-27
‘Arry
1 -covfefe 2018-03-27
Don't forget the mod log! Although conspiracy is the only sub I know of that uses it.
This will show you removed comments, threads, banned users etc
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log
1 Th3_Admiral 2018-03-27
You used to be able to sort the mod logs by bans, removed comments, etc but that ability seems to have been removed a while back. It made it a lot easier to sort through the massive pile of automod content that is flooding the modlog now. You can still sort, but you need to use the actual URLs like this:
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=ignorereports
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=setcontestmode
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=banuser
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=approvelink
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=removelink
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=approvecomment
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?type=removecomment
1 -covfefe 2018-03-27
Good knowledge. You can also sort by moderator, just change the name after = to the mod you are looking for.
Eg
https://snew.github.io/r/conspiracy/about/log?mod=aleister
1 exkreations 2018-03-27
I'm a fan of r/undelete every now and then but almost everytime I look it's full of soapboxes from well-known shills like u/ghostofdusty, a user I would almost go as far as to consider worse than Phoenix himself, still delusionally campaigning against the mods of this sub. I would only advise people be wary of the narratives being pushed around there under the guise of "fighting censorship."
1 kittypryde123 2018-03-27
Ahh cool, I didn’t know. Thanks!
1 cholera_or_gonorrhea 2018-03-27
I'm going to have to try this for a lot of those /r/science comment graveyards.
1 Micro-Naut 2018-03-27
You beat me to it.
1 Micro-Naut 2018-03-27
[belated]
1 TheGoldenGlow 2018-03-27
Use Reddit Nuke extension if you plan to delete your own comments.
It rewrites them into random sentences "He looked at the sky" and deleted them afterwards.
I do this on a weekly basis, but I'm mostly on Tap Titans 2 reddit so I got nothing to worry about. Sometimes I post here, but ya know, Got to try and keep a clean profile lol.
1 MommyWipeMe 2018-03-27
Ceddit stopped working for me a while back, maybe because I use the Brave browser on my phone?
1 WarSanchez 2018-03-27
I know it is wonky sometimes, hopefully the bugs get worked for you.
1 JD2Chill 2018-03-27
Stopped working for me a while back as well. IIRC I did a little searching when this happened and others said they had the same result and that it no longer worked.
1 _TyrellWellick 2018-03-27
It had stopped working for me for a while too, this is the first I've seen it back.
It should be noted, there are often posts that are removed because they were posted in the wrong sub-reddit. I tracked Ceddit for a good portion of time prior to it's going down last year, and I found a lot of cross-contamination between posts. Posts that would be marked as removed/deleted, but then show up in a different sub, with a different post ID. I am not sure if this is a bug in Ceddit itself, or if these are legitimate comments that are misappropriated when posted.
It's still a great tool.
1 Amazonistrash 2018-03-27
Sticky this plz
1 canitbe73 2018-03-27
Seconded. Everyone should know how to see past censorship by mods.
1 seeking101 2018-03-27
someone gild this
1 MattseW 2018-03-27
I find myself using this tool on this sub more and more...
1 goldmanstackss 2018-03-27
Now I head over to r/Politics and...mother of God.
1 YouDownWithFSB 2018-03-27
thanks. i like you as a mod /u/WarSanchez
youre also the only(one of the only ones?) one to object or bring up concerns in the 'should r/conspiracy ban users we dont like' list making thread i saw a screenshot of. i appreciate that
1 WarSanchez 2018-03-27
I'm not a mod, nor do I ever want to be.
I just want to improve the interactions between site and user and then the relations between different users in the sub.
Also, there were others who spoke up, don't think this place leans one way or another because of a couple of screenshots taken out of context (kind of).
1 GoldenTarot 2018-03-27
God bless.
1 foolsoftheworld 2018-03-27
Hell yea thank you
1 beaver_shots 2018-03-27
Just had a comment of mine "removed" and I had no idea that I wouldn't even know about it unless I logged out and looked. It was just information about the guy that got picked up with all the guns in Boston area. I have to say this is the first time I have thought wtf in terms of censorship on this sub. No rules broken no reason given just secretly removed. Not only that but another poster let me know that similar comments were removed in other subs as well. All I can come up with is maybe reddit is trying to stop any wiff of a witch hunt ala the Boston bombing thing? I dunno.
1 Sabremesh 2018-03-27
You had two comments removed by admins, probably for doxxing.
1 beaver_shots 2018-03-27
Maybe though the only things posted were public record. No home addresses or anything like that. Also don't mods typically say why a post was removed?
1 Sabremesh 2018-03-27
Not mods, admins. And no they don't.
1 beaver_shots 2018-03-27
Admins I see. So just for my clarity on this. Its not okay to post information on businesses? I know I had an address and phone number for the business in question. I was under the impression that was okay but am open to being corrected for the future.
1 Sabremesh 2018-03-27
You can check with the admins. Reddit wants to be seen as business and advertiser friendly, and perhaps your comments were deemed non-compliant.
1 beaver_shots 2018-03-27
Post in question is no longer "removed".... so do they do like a review or? Am confused
1 RichterScale 2018-03-27
Does anyone have any juicy comment threads that need to be revisited?
Whenever I come across this I usually unsave the comment or post.
1 FalenSarano 2018-03-27
Thank you so much for this. seriously. i cant stand when i see removed comments. its like the mods are trying to “protect” us from challenging or bad posts. but i want to see them all.
1 Ftmftm865433 2018-03-27
It's fun to look at what upsets mods.
1 FuckThaThoughtPolice 2018-03-27
useful greasemonkey script that edits your comments with random characters and then deletes them:
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/23605-reddit-history-sanitizer
You can set it to delete only comments older than a certain number of days.
1 Slade_McDeath 2018-03-27
Does the Deleted thing show users edits?
When I post, the spelling mistakes and grammatical errors are off the charts. Commas going off in their own direction, periods scattered here and there with no purpose. Spelling Purpose as Porpoise WILL I BE EXPOSED?
If so, I'll have to go from my think/type/post to a think/type/edit/post type thing.
Seriously, thank OP I'm not very good at reddit, so every little bit helps.
1 FBI-Watchlist 2018-03-27
removeddit is the way to go in my opinion
1 DJ_Dont_Panic 2018-03-27
On the subject, there's a good little Java applet floating around that lets you track the upvote/downvote ratio of a post, which is very useful for detecting shills keeping a post burried/at the top.
I'd post it but I'm on mobile...
1 Presjewdentjewbama 2018-03-27
removeddit.com is a better version by the same dev