# Admin versus Moderator and Groups

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-versus-moderator-and-groups/36539>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** moderation\
**Created:** [December 10, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-versus-moderator-and-groups/36539 "2015-12-10T19:19:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-versus-moderator-and-groups/36539/7 "2015-12-11T05:00:20Z")

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Yes, except that admins are slightly less “visible” than moderators, you need to be a moderator to get a shield.

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