Is this a Lemmy thing? Something with lemmy.ca? Something about Voyager?
I tried looking it up but found nothing that might explain this. I have a community that’s super niche and I don’t post there much, but I do on occasion. I don’t care that it’s not that active – it’s enough for me.
Over the past couple of days, I’ve had a tiny amount of interaction, and everyone who posts seems to be automatically flagged as a mod. What’s happening?
e: this is what I see:
This one? https://lemmy.ca/c/timetravellerguide
I loaded it, and I’m only seeing you as a mod (no one else in the comments has the badge).
Are you using the default interface or another app? Maybe clear cache/cookies and see if that fixes it?
Yes, that one. Here’s what i see:
I’m using Viyager on iOS.
And I don’t see those flags on posts outside my community, anywhere on Lemmy.
That shield symbol just means that YOU are a mod in that community and can take mod actions on those comments.
Wait, really?
That’s terrible design. I know I’m a mod and can take action. That’s the point of being a mod. Flagging all comments is superfluous and misleading.
I thought something was wrong with my community.
e: Instead of a shield (which to me means ‘fellow mod’) I’d colour the edit ellipsis green or something. This makes me think the commenter is a mod.
I was initially confused by it too, but got used to it. I think the moderator functions ought to be accessed by an icon separate from the edit ellipsis, but I agree that it shouldn’t be a green shield like that.
Ha, I can definitely see how that could be visual clutter. You should also see it for posts when scrolling through the community.
I help mod a handful of communities, and I suppose it helps sometimes when I’m navigating into random threads from my inbox - just as a reminder.
That’s definitely weird. At least it seems like it’s just a UI glitch on that end and hasn’t empowered everyone who interacts with mod abilities lol.
Maybe check with the voyager community? Seems like a bug or something is out of sync. I’m not familiar enough with it to offer much more than that, unfortunately.
It helps to know it’s only on my end, thanks! I was worried anyone could mod my community. Thanks for your input! I’ll put it in as a UI bug. Cheers!
Have you checked to make sure that the universe is not a hyper realistic simulation and you are every person in it?
Yep. And this bug exists in both scenarios.
You are the only moderator of both communities you moderate, so it sounds like a display bug
Awesome, thanks for letting me know you don’t see everyone as mods. That helps me.
Just so you know, I’m a fellow Voyager user on lemmy.ca and I don’t see that anywhere I’m not a mod.
