A Forum Moderator, also known as a Forum Mod or FMod, is a player chosen by Jagex to help maintain the RuneScape Forums. Forum Moderators have the ability to lock threads, hide posts from public view, and mute players. Their posts on the forums can be identified with a green background. One must accept an invitation from Jagex to obtain this position. As of 2 May 2017, there are 54 English, 5 German, 3 French and 4 Portuguese Forum Moderators.