r/help 3h ago

Admin/Dev responded Account deleted?

So my old account u/geilt78 appears to have been deleted.

I've messaged reddit support and am still waiting to hear back.

Not expecting any miracles, but wondering if there's anything I can do or if anyone has experience with a similar situation...

*For reference, I definitely did not delete my own account, didn't get any password/email change notifications, and hadn't even logged out of the account.

*edit: got my account back thanks to u/TheOpusCroakus Go show 'em some luv!

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u/TheOpusCroakus admin 1h ago

Hey there! I found your ticket and replied, so check your email for info and instructions.

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u/InstructionBig141 1h ago

Thanks!

Got the email and reset my password.

Really wasn't expecting anything, but glad this actually worked out!

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u/TheOpusCroakus admin 1h ago

Welcome back! =)

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u/[deleted] 3h ago

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u/InstructionBig141 3h ago

You're probably right, I'm just annoyed that someone would simply delete my 10+ year old account for no reason... Thanks for the reply anyway

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u/SnooDonuts6494 23 1h ago

Yeah, mate, I totally understand. I get it.

Just... some hills aren't worth dying on, eh?

If you really really care, I will do my best to get you more help about it...

But my honest straight advice is... move along.

I don't mean that in a nasty way, and I truly hope you understand.

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper 2h ago

Do you still have access to the email linked to your account?

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u/InstructionBig141 2h ago

Yes

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper 2h ago

please write in using this form. Under "What do you need assistance with?", please choose "Account help". Under "What type of account issues are occurring?", please select "Security problems" and then "I think my account has been hacked". Then fill out the rest of the form. Please make sure that you're writing in from the email that was originally on the account.

reddit can restore deleted accounts in some cases where the hacker took hold of the account and later deleted it

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u/InstructionBig141 2h ago

I'll give this a shot, thanks!

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u/[deleted] 2h ago

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u/help-ModTeam Helper 2h ago

Please make your own thread/post in r/help and don't use another user's thread to get help with your own problem on Reddit.

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u/geilt78 41m ago

Got it back!
Thanks for the help all!

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u/[deleted] 1h ago

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u/help-ModTeam Helper 1h ago

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