Update: As some have pointed out: the restores can be rollbacks from the server issues or post haven’t been properly deleted due to subs being private during blackouts. Many have experienced the same issue, I can’t explain how this happens. I’ll just run the script again, try the GDPR request and delete my account.
Also worth noting: according to the ToS Reddit can actually do whatever they want with existing content, apparently we agreed to this when signing up.
In practice, it’s hard to know exactly how Reddit structures the data they have and what exactly a delete actually does and what backups they have.
That being said, it’s not out of the question that you could delete your post history, then your account, and reddit only restores your post history and not your account, leaving you unable to delete it again.
Hijacking the top comment to say: PowerDeleteSuite doesn’t get everything. It can only see what’s in your reddit profile under New, Top, Hot & Controversial - there will be numerous posts that are too old with only 1 or a few karma that aren’t displayed in these lists. In particular, if you go through your top posts of all time, you might find some replies to these posts that you made that the script did not see.
The GDPR archive gives a full list of all the comments. What we need is a FOSS script that can use these csv files to get everything. Apparently Shreddit can take the csv files, however you have to pay $15 to use this feature.
I’ve already given $30 to kbin as a fuck you to Reddit what’s $15 more
I got rid of all my stuff with Reddit Enhancement Suite. Seemed to work well. Not the most user friendly method, but it’s free and effective.
https://www.guidingtech.com/how-to-delete-all-reddit-comments-posts/
Pretty sure RES also just uses the profile, in which case it will be limited just the same as PDS.