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[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Depends on your requirements.

If the admin status needs to be checked in a database, but most actions don't require authentication at all, it's pointless to waste resources checking and it would be left null until the first action that needs the information checks it and fills it in as true or false.