# Why are system and super admin both mod and admin?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-system-and-super-admin-both-mod-and-admin/369440
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 9, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-system-and-super-admin-both-mod-and-admin/369440 "2025-06-09T17:54:22Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-system-and-super-admin-both-mod-and-admin/369440/3 "2025-06-09T19:55:46Z")

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> [@tknospdr](#):
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> If there’s something that mod can do that admin cannot, maybe an article needs to more clearly state that, 'cause I searched before posting and could not find this info.

there are differences in permissions between mods and admins

> [@Trust Level Permissions Reference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-permissions-reference/224824):
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> bookmark This reference aims to be a comprehensive list of Discourse features, marked by Trust Level, and including the relevant admin settings which influence them. Trust Level Grid - Defaults TL = Trust Level dependant gear = Can be enabled or adjusted by an admin setting gearTL0 TL1 TL2 TL3 TL4 Category Moderator Moderator [[1]](#footnote-1091734-1) Post Replieswhite_check_markwhite_check_markwhite_check_markwhite_check_markwhite_check_markTLwhite_check_mark[[2]](#footnote-1091734-2) Post Topic…

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