How To Become A Player Mod
How do you know how to become a player mod?
I don't care if you believe this or not, but I played RuneScape for 3 years before quitting. After 1 year of playing, I was given Forum Moderator status. 3 months after that, I was given a silver crown. If you don't believe me, then simply don't read. But I will tell you this. If you follow my guide, your chances of becoming a player mod will increase.

What RuneScape says makes you become 'Recognized'

You can view the narrow player mod guidelines for Runescape at http://www.runescape.com/kbase/viewarticle.ws?article_id=2452

What it really takes to be a player mod

• Jagex mentions briefly that being active on the forums is part of it. It is true. Post on the forums as much as possible. Post in places that you are familiar with, and don't break forum rules. There are Jmods constantly patrolling the forums, so your name will be noticed.
• Reporting players is a must, but If you use the 'Bounty Hunter' tactic (Standing in Varrock reporting autotypers, etc.) then you may not be picked. After looking in the player mod forums, it seems that Jagex picks players who like to have fun in game. So when you report players, do it while playing the game. Don't just sit at the yews and report macroers.
• Jagex mentions that helping out other players helps. It does, but usually not when you do it in game. There is no real great wayto help players in game, Seeing as there is no 'Report a kind player' button. My advice is to help people using the official forums. A clean record is almost always necessary. Jagex chooses over 50 new mods a month and out of that only mods about 10. You can bet that the ones with no offences will be chosen. This is not mentioned in the knowledge base, but player mods can suggest other players to be modded. Therefore, if you are good friends with a player mod, you will have a better chance of being recognized. Correct grammar and spelling... Jagex doesn't want illiterate players representing their company in game.

Great guide.! lucky for me that i know 3 player mods!!

anyways, i've not played in a while so. yeah...

Thanks for the guide, but if I was offered to be a mod in this game, I'd decline. It's not rewarding at all and modding here doesn't bring around positive change. The only thing I might get from it is to have a crown next to my name. Well my ego is fine as it is, thank you.

Originally posted by Violette

Thanks for the guide, but if I was offered to be a mod in this game, I'd decline. It's not rewarding at all and modding here doesn't bring around positive change. The only thing I might get from it is to have a crown next to my name. Well my ego is fine as it is, thank you.

I can't imagine why anyone would want the hassles of being a mod, and I have known of mods that went to extreme to get themselves demodded because Jag would not remove the Modship after numerous requests.

What it does not state in that guide is that they have made 12 year old children moderators because the child lied on contract, or that they have made scammers and crooks moderators because of the way their system works.

The hassles greatly outweight the benefits of becomming a moderator, in that game you already have enough people hassling you I can't imagine why anyone would want more punishment!

Originally posted by deviliscious

I can't imagine why anyone would want the hassles of being a mod, and I have known of mods that went to extreme to get themselves demodded because Jag would not remove the Modship after numerous requests.

What it does not state in that guide is that they have made 12 year old children moderators because the child lied on contract, or that they have made scammers and crooks moderators because of the way their system works.

The hassles greatly outweight the benefits of becomming a moderator, in that game you already have enough people hassling you I can't imagine why anyone would want more punishment!

This is so completely true. I've known several mods who were 12 years old even though the game is for people 13 years old or older. I also know a few mods who have made several requests to be demodded and after waiting have resorted to muting random players. Lol, its just funny you should mention this because the player mods I know have all done these things.

Wow... so my friend was right... (The only reason I know modding in RS is bad is because of what a good friend told me. I thought he just had an agenda or something. Wow.)

Very well-written guide!

But please, just keep in mind; if you follow this and eventually become a player moderator, that does NOT mean you can go back to being bad, rude, etc. Hopefully, all of this stuff comes naturally, and that won't be a problem.

I've been a member for a few days now (I totally just bought it to test the HD!), and totally forgot about how much of an impact the forums have on their choices.

yea thats great and all, but why would u want to be a mod? Your just being used as Jagex's puppets to disciplin other people. If you really want to disciplin people go be a cop, they get guns

Originally posted by monkey2306

yea thats great and all, but why would u want to be a mod? Your just being used as Jagex's puppets to disciplin other people. If you really want to disciplin people go be a cop, they get guns

Now thats the truth in this world.

Actually, you're wrong about one thing. The bounty hunter tactic does work, and to a fault. I was a macroer, I swore, I scammed, and was a generally bad player.

I'll note I have improved my behavior considerably before going on.

But one day I saw a bunch of level 3's sitting at the yews in Varrock. Well, obviously bots. Reported them all, about 180 of them or more (Yes, I spent 3 hours doing it, I was bored.) Guess what, next day I was offered mod status. They don't "pick" their mods, they just look at who reported the most for the day.

And if you don't believe me, search my name on this page: www.sythe.org/showthread.php

Originally posted by Simiswimm

Actually, you're wrong about one thing. The bounty hunter tactic does work, and to a fault. I was a macroer, I swore, I scammed, and was a generally bad player.

I'll note I have improved my behavior considerably before going on.

But one day I saw a bunch of level 3's sitting at the yews in Varrock. Well, obviously bots. Reported them all, about 180 of them or more (Yes, I spent 3 hours doing it, I was bored.) Guess what, next day I was offered mod status. They don't "pick" their mods, they just look at who reported the most for the day.

 

And if you don't believe me, search my name on this page: www.sythe.org/showthread.php

Amen to that...... Well I can say that If runescape was still appealing to me,  I would go and report folks right now for the sake of mod status.just kidding..

What I can say is, Jagex is pretty disorganized in their Mod Academics. They certainly are trying their worst at it. sigh......they paying customers suffer because of these mishaps.

i hate mods. at first i thought they were high and mighty and cool. that was until i met a mod that scammed me badly. just to notify i was a lvl 16 at the time. the mod went on a lvl 50 something acc and said give me all your items. he was saying thinks like im gonna ban u and everything. when i asked to get on his mod acc he got on it and said see i told you. i was so nooby that i actualy gaved him all of my money from wc.