Quick question… I noticed the little shield icon ages ago which appears next to someone who is a moderator, are there specific circumstances when this may change? For example, I have both admin and moderator access, the latter being granted initially. Yet the little shield just states moderator, …

I believe it is only shown when Is Moderator is checked. Admins either also need that checked (to get the shield) or should use a custom title. IIRC, the reason behind that was to shield admins from people constantly seeking them out versus using flagging.

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tobiaseigen (Tobias Eigen) January 7, 2018, 6:12pm 4

If you look on the about page you can see who is admin and who is merely a moderator.

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