# "Regular mode" for admins and moderators (e.g. something like "sudo")

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 9, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617 "2021-12-09T14:35:00Z")
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### Author: ![stephtara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephtara/32/517827_2.png) [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/35 "2025-12-13T09:57:27Z")

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Aware this is an old topic, but this is definitely something I think I’d have a use-case for. Most of my “life” in my community is as a regular citizen, as is the case for my moderators. We have a community which is very healthy and requires little moderation. It would be really valuable to be able to “switch on” mod/admin power when we need it, and have it off most of the time (aside from notifications). This is the problem with having a separate admin/mod account: no access to notifications or flags when they do happen.

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