> Also, semi-related, @anthy, it might be helpful for posts made by moderators in an official capacity to be highlighted or differentiated in some way, and give mods a lil icon or smthing? To make it clear whether you're grabbing a mod's attention by doing something rather than bringing someone else into the discussion, or something like that.

In my experience, a mod typing "Mod note: " followed by whatever moderation related message they're conveying is sufficient to express "I'm acting as a moderator right now."