SJ Longthorne

@jagex the ex-Mod in question used to DM and flirt with players from his mod account. According to the player I spoke with, at least 8 mods are currently doing the same. Might be good to address.

So why are they not being reported initially?

Honestly? I'm not sure. Maybe players are worried about repercussions? I was only tipped off a few days ago. But it's absolutely a breach of contract and an abuse of relative authority.

We all know JMods are mini celebs. Most use it responsibly, others however get a little giddy perhaps. You only have to look at how much hate mail they can receive. We know 2 (ex) JMods who deleted /left because of that. It works all ways. They often get swept up in it all (cntd)

But that doesn't make it right. There are clear lines, in all forms of social interaction, whether it be online, irl, and we should follow those. Knowing those lines is a different matter, most don't, its blurred, they think these people are their friends, make relationships.

I hope it doesn't affect the general rule of interaction though. I have many actually JMod friends, who are professional, polite and I workshy want to go back to the old days of 'email and we might get in touch' Don't tar them all with the same brush.

This is the point that worries me greatly, we as players have great interaction with jagex staff now and I would hate that to change, and as said, not all people should be tarred with the same brush