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?
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.
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.