Forum Moderator
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A Forum Moderator was a regular player selected by Jagex staff to enforce and promote the community on the RuneScape Forums. As of 2017, there were around 60 Forum Moderators;[1]; this number had dropped down to around 30 in 2024, just before the removal of the Forums.[2] Forum Moderators had a green glow around their posts and green avatar background when they commented on the Forums; they had no powers in-game and received no further benefits. Other types of moderators include Player Moderators and Jagex Moderators.
If a player was selected to become a Forum Moderator, they would be notified only via a message in their account inbox. Forum Moderators were chosen primarily on the quality (not quantity) of their posts.[3][4] When selected, new Forum Moderators were subject to a training period; many applicants did not pass this period. There was also a section of the RuneScape Forums that could only be accessed by Forum Moderators and Jagex Moderators.
Forum Moderators used to have green crowns beside their names on the Forums (similar to Player Moderators' in-game silver crowns). These have been removed at some point in 2011, and replaced with a "Forum Mod" title below the avatar. A redesigned green crown returned after the Forums revamp in 2015.
The Forum Moderator position was discontinued with the removal of the RuneScape Forums on 25 January 2024.
FAQ - Forum Moderators
Q.: What is a Forum Moderator?
A.: A Forum Moderator is a volunteer player who has been hand-picked by Jagex staff to assist them on the forums. They post on the message boards just like any other forum user, except that they have the added responsibility of using a set of editing tools to remove any inappropriate content that they happen to come across.
Q.: Are there Forum Moderators specifically designated to the French, German, Dutch, and Brazilian forums?
A.: Yes. When you go onto your specific forum for your language or country, there will be a 'Forum Moderator' button on the homepage of the forums, if you click that button you'll get a list of the Forum Moderators on your particular forum. All Forum Moderators have the same powers regardless of what forum they moderate, and they can all access the same private forums area to communicate amongst one another.
Known abilities and privileges
- Forum Mods had their own private forums for moderating-related discussions.[5]
- Forum Mods had a green glow around their posts and green avatar background when they post. Before the Forum revamp, in Private Clan Forums, their posts appeared with the regular coloured background.[6]
- Forum Mods could lock and unlock threads.[5]
- Forum Mods could hide threads.[5]
- Forum Mods could move threads.[5]
- Forum Mods could hide/unhide posts.[5] Hidden posts have a purple glow around them, and their contents are visible to Forum Mods and Jagex Mods (with the exception of posts hidden automatically, which are only visible to Jagex Mods).
- Forum Mods could edit thread titles.[5]
- Forum Mods could issue temporary forum mutes that were quickly reviewed by a Jagex Moderator.[5]
- Forum Mods had more ways of contacting Jagex Mods than regular players.[5]
- Forum Mods had regular private surgeries with Jagex Mods.[5]
- Forum Mods could "escalate" threads so that they wcould quickly be viewed by a Jagex Mod. This escalation is the same as regular players' "highlight" option.[5]
- Forum Mods had a section of the website which provides guidelines and procedures for what they do.[5]
- Forum Mods could post on locked threads. Threads were often locked and then posted on especially when dealing with spam.
- Forum Mods used to have a system to add notes to a player, that other moderators could view.
- Forum Mods have been given the ability to sticky threads (which then get reviewed by Jagex).
- Forum Mods could see how many times a thread has been bumped using the "Bump" feature by the thread's creator. However, after the Forum revamp this feature is now available to all users.
- Forum Mods could edit and remove forum signatures if they break a rule, the "catch all" rule also applies.
- Forum Mods could post on "maxed" threads (threads that reached the 2000 post limit).[7]
