Become a RuneScape Moderator
Being a moderator is an important responsibility in RuneScape. With this responsibility comes a silver in-game crown, elevated report status, and ability to mute for up to 48 hours. Trusted members of the RuneScape community can become player moderators. Follow this guide if your goal is to become a RuneScape moderator.
Steps
- Being active on the forums. This doesn't mean posting on the forums for the sake of being active. Contribute to the different forums, suggest new ideas, respond to other ideas. The quality of the posts you make counts for a lot more than the quantity of the posts you make.
- Send in reports when spotting a player breaking the rules. Knowing the rules is a big part of this, as someone may be breaking rules you don't know. Having a print-out of the rules, or simply reading it often can help you find the people. To report, simply click the examine button on a person and then there should be a flag option to report. Alternatively, there is a red report button on the bottom of your chat window.
- Make sure your accounts is secure. Set up your recovery questions and answer them accurately. Authorize two-factor identification on your account, which requires a device to get the authenticator from. The last thing Jagex needs is one of their trusted members being hacked and used for malicious deeds.
- Do not break the rules. If a moderator doesn't even follow the rules why should a player? A few examples include reporting people for no reason, for the sole reason of getting a higher quantity of reports. Don't be rude to people. Calling people "noobs" or cursing at the repetitively doesn't enhance your image of a good moderator.
- Be mature and respectful to people. Use proper grammar when you can, and be friendly to anyone that talks to you. Offer help to new people and advice to players looking for help. All mods will show these qualities, if you talk them it is apparent.
- Be active within the game. If you play the game once or twice a week for a few hours, that's only a few hours that you are actively leveling your account and meeting new people. Expect to play several hours a day every day of the week. Active doesn't mean AFKing runespan either, it means actively leveling your account and completing quests.
Tips
- Wait patiently. Jagex may not choose you at all, but under no circumstances should you ask to become player moderator. If asked, remark "yes, I would be very pleased" or something to that extent, but do not chase them around asking to become a moderator.
Warnings
- If anyone tells you that filling out a form on a website or sending an email can make you a moderator quickly, they are just trying to steal your account. Do not send anyone your password and report these phishing scams to Jagex through this forum thread.
- Falsely reporting player mods will NOT get you mod status. Reporting anyone out of anger will diminish your chances of becoming a moderator. Additionally, reporting a moderator does not mean that you will gain friends in the moderator community.
- Sitting and reporting does not improve you chances of becoming a moderator.
- Don't blame player mods for being muted or banned. Player moderators can only report and mute players for a specific duration. Anything over that is decided by Jagex staff who finalise the offence. If you have received a punishment, you DESERVED what Jagex issued you.
- Becoming a player moderator isn't for everyone. It takes a lot of work to do what they do, and doing something as simple as chatting in a clan chat can be daunting. Player moderators do garner respect, but there are also players who detest authority figures and will slander player moderators.
- Trying to become a Player Moderator does not always help your chances. Many player moderators were not trying to gain that status; they were chosen based on how their time spent in the game and their contribution to the community. As some player moderators say, "The best way to become a mod is not to try to be one."
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