@Kalcifer@lemmy.world to Lemmy Support@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoCan a user that is located on a different instance from where a community is hosted be a moderator of that community?message-square6fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareCan a user that is located on a different instance from where a community is hosted be a moderator of that community?@Kalcifer@lemmy.world to Lemmy Support@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square@burgersc12@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•2 years agoIirc its possible but likely will cause issues at some point. Your best bet is to have an account on the same instance become the mod
minus-squareAdalinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThere’s a good argument for having an alt account as backup, but you shouldn’t ever have to use it barring some exceptional circumstances
minus-square@Kalcifer@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink2•2 years ago likely will cause issues at some point What sort of issues?
minus-square@burgersc12@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•2 years agoI saw a discussion about it a few weeks back iirc it was mostly that you might become unable to access the instance if defederated or something. Might not be a big deal i guess?
Iirc its possible but likely will cause issues at some point. Your best bet is to have an account on the same instance become the mod
There’s a good argument for having an alt account as backup, but you shouldn’t ever have to use it barring some exceptional circumstances
What sort of issues?
I saw a discussion about it a few weeks back iirc it was mostly that you might become unable to access the instance if defederated or something. Might not be a big deal i guess?