Is it just me, or does anyone else feel that Lemmy should potentially duplicate this feature?

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?