There are so many subreddits that would be good to recreate on Lemmy, though perhaps one doesn’t hav the time to be a mod
Is it possible to create them and not be the mod, to allow mod-motivated people to later ?
It would also show people having a peek at Lemmy that some of their favorite subreddits are around.
EDIT:
If we do become a mod, what exactly does this entail? How much time is needed? (likely not much in the beginning, I guess)
You can assign others as mod or ask someone else to make the community. But when you make a community, Lemmy automatically makes you the moderator of the community. It is not weird to ask others to help modding a community after you set it up initially, not everyone has the time to moderate.