Forum Moderator
A Forum Moderator is a regular player selected by Jagex Ltd. to enforce and promote the community on the RuneScape Forums. There are currently 98 Forum Moderators. Forum Moderators have a green background when they post on the forums. They have no powers in-game and do not receive any further benefits. Other types of moderators include Player Moderators and Jagex Moderators. Forum Moderators are chosen primarily on the quality (not quantity) of their posts and by being an active member of the Runescape Official Forums.<ref>Mod Stevew. "Live Q&A with CM - Answers". 4 March 2010. RuneScape Forums. *</ref><ref>Mod Timbo. "Live Q&A with CM - Answers". 4 March 2010. RuneScape Forums. *</ref>
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 Brazlian 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 communice amongst one another.
Known abilities
- Forum Mods have their own private forums for moderating related discussions.<ref name="F mod benefits">Jagex. Moderators, Do Forum Moderators receive any benefits? RuneScape Game Guide. Retrieved 15 March 2010.</ref>
- Forum Mods have a green background when they post. In Private Clan Forums, they post with the regular coloured background.
- Forum Mods can lock and unlock threads.<ref name="F mod abilities">Jagex. Moderators, What tools do Forum Moderators have for their role? RuneScape Game Guide. Retrieved 15 March 2010.</ref>
- Forum Mods can hide threads.<ref name="F mod abilities" />
- Forum Mods can move threads.<ref name="F mod abilities" />
- Forum Mods can hide posts.<ref name="F mod abilities" />
- Forum Mods can edit titles.<ref name="F mod abilities" />
- Forum Mods can issue 24-hour forum mutes that are quickly reviewed by a Jmod.<ref name="F mod abilities" /><ref name="F mod know">Jagex. Moderators, How do the Forum Moderators know what to do? And can they mute anyone they want to? RuneScape Game Guide. Retrieved 15 March 2010.</ref>
- Forum Mods have more ways of contacting Jagex mods than regular players.<ref name="F mod benefits" />
- Forum Mods have regular private surgeries with Jmods.<ref name="F mod benefits" />
- Forum Mods can "escalate" threads so that they will quickly be viewed by a Jagex mod. This escalation is the same as regular players 'highlight' option.<ref name="F mod abilities" />
- Forum Mods have a section of the website which provides guidelines and procedures for what they do.<ref name="F mod know" />
- Forum Mods can post on locked threads. Threads are often locked and then posted on especially when dealing with spam.
- Forum Mods can post on maxed out threads[source needed].
- Forum Mods used to have a system to add notes to a player, that other moderators could view. This has been removed.
- Forum Mods have now been given the ability to Sticky threads (which get reviewed by Jagex)
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References
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