This is a good way to acquire “legit” power mod status.

Step 1: make an alt account which squats on community names

Step 2: have the alt account post open moderator requests on the communities

Step 3: have your alt appoint your normal account as a moderator. Since your normal account doesn’t have a direct connection to the community creation, it’s just seen as a helpful custodian of the fediverse

Step 4: ???

Step 5: profit