Forum Moderator
From the RuneScape Wiki, the wiki for all things RuneScape
A Forum Moderator is a player selected by Jagex to enforce the RuneScape Forums' rules. They have the power on the forums to lock & unlock threads, edit thread titles, hide/unhide threads & posts, move threads from one subforum to another, and finally they can temporarily ban users from the forums.
Forum Moderators have a green background and green crown beside their name when they post. They have no powers in-game (unless they are a Dual Moderator) and do not receive any further benefits.
Forum Moderators can hide posts but not edit them. However, Jagex Moderators can edit posts.
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[edit] What is a Forum Moderator?
Q. What is a Forum Moderator?
A. A Forum Moderator is a 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 tools to remove any inappropriate content that they happen to come across.
Their duties include:
- Educating players about the Forum Code of Conduct.
- Protecting players from inappropriate content.
- Ensuring that all threads are in the correct Forum.
- Advising players how to get the best out of the RuneScape Forums and Game.
- Communicating regularly with Jagex Moderators and one another to ensure consistency.
- Setting a positive example to other forum users through their posts.
[edit] Observations
Forum Moderators can:
- Lock and unlock threads (so regular users cannot post)
- Hide and unhide threads (so regular users cannot see the contents of the thread)
- Move threads to a different forum
- Hide and unhide posts (so regular users cannot see them)
- Edit thread titles
- Post on locked threads, and threads that have reached the maximum posts.
- Issue temporary forum mutes
[edit] Trivia
- Recently, Forum Moderators have been issuing Forum 'mutes' instead of Forum 'bans.' Thus, the word 'mute' has replaced 'ban' because it sounds less intimidating.
- When the official version of the forums were released, there were 40 active Player Moderators.
- Forum Moderators were originally known as Player Moderators because current Player Moderators had not been created yet.
- Forum Moderators do not have their green crown shown next to their username when they talk in game.
- Free-to-play players can become Forum Moderators if they can post on the Forums
