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  • No, it’s really beautiful! Although it did create a new problem for me to solve for the lemmy client app I’m developing.

    So here’s the problem: how can one distinguish a real mod from a display name/username looking like a mod?

    One way is to put up a “mod badge” in the UI.

    I hated this option, as it didn’t fit well with my general design. I wanted a color only method of mod identification. The problem with this is, well usernames similar to yours. What if a user just changes their username to the color green?

    That increases the chances of someone being fooled by a fake mod.

    I tried putting animated text for mods for this. Then, my performance degraded like crazy. I still haven’t solved this problem. For now, I’m still doing the color identification way. Let’s see, when all major features have been implemented, I’ll go on to work on this again.







  • <3 wow it is a big coincidence! i wish your lemmy client app becomes very famous :D

    Awww thanks!! <3

    is it an ios app?

    Yes, eventually. I’m developing in react native (one codebase, many platforms). I own an Android though, so all physical testing is on this phone. Therefore, all alphas and stuff like that are being built for Android for now. Unfortunately, building and testing for iOS is a massive pain in the ass. I think I would have to take the help of some iOS dev for this in the future/get an old iPhone or something.

    do you want to share the link if it is available for everyone to download?

    Aww thanks for the interest! It’s not ready enough imo to share it publicly for now. However, it’s getting there quickly! Can’t wait for the day I can share the repo link on the Lemmy app development communities!