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by cruise02 4553 days ago
There are a set of tools that you gain access to when you hit 10k reputation, which are often referred to as the "10k moderator tools." I think this is what the author is talking about when he says he was close to moderator status.
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Reading the other comments here, a lot of people think mods are those with 2k. Or at least those with edit privileges.