I am posting this to report a critical flaw in how Reddit's automated moderation system interacts with the Daily Streak achievements feature.
My account was recently shadowbanned by mistake. After submitting an appeal, Reddit Admins reviewed the case, confirmed it was a false positive, and fully restored my account.
However, because my account was restricted during the shadowban period, the system registered it as inactivity and completely reset my 600-day streak.
Steps to reproduce:
- Maintain a high-tier daily streak (e.g., 600 days).
- Get flagged mistakenly by the automated anti-spam filter (shadowban).
- Wait for the Admin appeal process to resolve.
- Log back into the restored account.
Expected result: The achievement streak should be paused, frozen, or retroactively restored to its pre-ban state once the Admin team confirms the ban was an error.
Actual result: The streak is permanently broken and wiped back to zero, penalizing users for a system-side mistake.
While I understand support agents cannot manually edit database numbers, this is a glaring product oversight. False positive bans should not destroy years of legitimate user engagement. Please consider implementing a "streak freeze" mechanic during active appeal windows.
Thank you.