Forum Moderator

A moderator of the RuneScape Forums is a player selected by Jagex to enforce the forum 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 repeatedly abusive users.

Forum moderators have a green background and green crown beside their name when they post. They have no powers in-game (unless they also happen to be a player moderator) and do not receive any further benefits.

Forum moderators can hide posts but not edit them. However, Jagex staff can edit posts.

What is a Forum Moderator?


A Jagex Moderator's explanation

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 patrol the message boards, making sure that all is well.

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.

Observations
It is sometimes considered ironic that moderators can ban yet cannot post stickies, even though it is the other way around on most online communities.

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 bans

Jagex moderators can:


 * Post HTML (images, colours, font types, etc.)
 * Edit any post
 * Sticky threads
 * Unsticky threads
 * Lock and unlock threads
 * Hide and unhide threads
 * Move threads
 * Hide and unhide posts
 * Edit thread titles
 * Post on locked threads, and threads that have reached the maximum posts.
 * Issue temporary and permanent bans
 * Manage forum moderators and their actions
 * Approve threads
 * Give players access to hidden Forums (eg RuneScape Classic and Clan Leaders)

See Also:

 * RuneScape Forums