Jagex Moderator

Jagex Moderators, also known as Staff Moderators, Jagex Mods, JMods, or admins are employees working for Jagex Ltd. Jagex Moderator accounts are only used for work purposes such as play-testing, debugging, attending surgeries, and dealing with in-game situations. There are currently just under 500 Jagex Moderators.

Jagex Moderator accounts will always have a gold crown beside their name when in public chat, and a gold background when posting on the forums. Jagex Moderator usernames will always begin with "Mod". Additionally, Jagex has also made it so that players' names cannot begin or have the word 'Mod' in their name to prevent confusion and potential scamming amongst players. Employees can only login to a JMod account while connected to Jagex's designated server. They navigate the RuneScape website using a staff portal, a webpage that gives them quick access to moderation tools. Other types of moderators include Player Moderators and Forum Moderators. Some Player and Forum Moderators are Jagex Moderators playing on their personal accounts, although these accounts do not possess any additional powers beyond those that other Player and Forum Moderators have.

How to become a Jagex Moderator
Jagex Moderators are per definition employees of Jagex. Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard has this advice for prospective Jagex employees: "Being bright, passionate, creative, hard working and living in the UK (which is where the offices are based) is a distinct advantage... Typically, maths and science are the most sought after skills for our developers... Working for Jagex is not just about your degree but more about identifying with the Jagex culture, which is all about excellence, hard work, passion for games and having fun... we tend to look for bright, hard working people with a passion for games... We tend to employ a lot of people as they leave university, so around 21~22, I would say."

Mod Paupersen
Mod Paupersen (anagram for 'Made up Person') was a fake Jagex Moderator that was featured in the 2010 April fools joke. See the 2010 April Fools article for more information.