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.

Thanks for the info @cpradio I have both checked at my end and yes, that would make sense regarding being sought after. The only reason it really came up was that someone wasn’t sure if I was an admin or not, so I was surprised they didn’t realise having been a member of the same community/team (r…

The idea is that admins should be “less visible”. They are just responsible for background technical running of the forum, not day-to-day management.

Thanks @tobiaseigen and @sam for your replies. “merely” - hehe, I wasn’t suggesting this :slight_smile: Makes sense Sam, I guess I’m just privileged to have been granted both, although I guess I don’t really need moderator being an admin, but without it it wouldn’t display moderator which does com…

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tobiaseigen (Tobias Eigen) 7 Janeiro , 2018 18:12 4

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

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Shield icon for Admins (in discussion threads) Support	3	463	7 Dezembro , 2023
The /about page does not display moderators that are also administrators UX	14	1379	10 Agosto , 2024
How to display the shield icon on topics and on the admin profile to all members Support	2	318	13 Abril , 2024
Differentiate Admin and Moderator Shield Icons UX	44	4460	18 Janeiro , 2025
How to tell the difference between Admin & Moderator from Staff list? UX moderation	1	2195	11 Janeiro , 2016

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