On Reddit, subreddit moderators can comment as regular users by default, and only show the green MOD badge when they intentionally “distinguish” a comment as an official moderation response.
It got me thinking about Lemmy.
On Lemmy, mod comments are often immediately identifiable, even when the mod is just participating casually in a discussion rather than speaking in an official capacity. That can sometimes unintentionally shift the tone of a thread or discourage open conversation.
Do you think Lemmy should consider:
A clearer opt-in distinction system for mod comments
The ability for mods to participate by default as regular users unless explicitly marking a comment as “mod voice”
Or is the current transparency model preferable for federated communities?
Curious how other instance admins, mods, and users feel about this — especially from a trust, power-balance, and community-health perspective.
Is this something Lemmy should copy from Reddit, or is it intentionally different for good reason?
This isnt really a matter of the API. Its up to developers of apps or frontends to show a badge for moderators on each comment, and this could also easily be hidden. This has come up before, but it seems no one really cares enough to push such a change through.