# Separate admin and personal accounts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Building\ **Created:** [21. Februar 2017 um 16:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-admin-and-personal-accounts/57726 "2017-02-21T16:45:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Post date:** [21. Februar 2017 um 16:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-admin-and-personal-accounts/57726/1 "2017-02-21T16:45:41Z")
Are there any recommendations or simply experiences that you might like to share regarding the question whether or not admins should have two separate dicourse accounts (a personal one to participate in forum discussions, and an admin one for, well, admin stuff)? Technically, the answer is simple: one account per person should do. But I also know that it is good practice in face-to-face discussions to “wear different hats” depending on the type of contribution one is making at a particular moment. Apart from playing different roles in public, there might also be personal pros and cons of having two accounts, the most obvious con being that you have login and logout when switching between roles (or use different browsers) and the most obvious pro being that you can focus on being a participant without being distracted by admin tasks popping up all the time. So I’d be curious to hear your thoughts and experiences with this. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-admin-and-personal-accounts/57726)._