I understand the thought process that lead to it being hidden, but don’t think it was necessary.
A better solution, and one that most all other users (curators included) typically take is tagging other users to provide an agreeing ID. Hiding seems like a last resort, and less severe actions should be attempted before going that route. Which is partly out of fairness for other users that aren’t curators and can’t just hide an ID if it’s not for the focus of an observation.