Rule 7

From the Dark RuneScape Wiki - follow the rules, or else!

Rule 7 prohibits using third party software to obtain an advantage in game. It is one of the Rules of Conduct. This rule was introduced to stop the macros, or illegal programs which automatically train skills or perform other boring tasks in the game. An infamous example of software that wasn't necessarily malicious, but was deemed against Rule 7 is the SwiftSwitch program, which was used to quickly switch between worlds. When SwiftSwitch was announced to be illegal, a riot that would later be called the Rule 7 Protest was held. For information on who you can and can't report go to the Evidence of bots section. On June 11, 2009, Jagex implemented a zero tolerance policy for macroing, stating that any account that they find using these tools will receive an instant and permanent ban, with no chance to appeal.

[edit] Breaking Rule 7 from Jagex's Point of View

"You must not use other software to gain an unfair advantage in the game. This includes automation tools, macros, bots, or auto-typers. You may not circumvent any of our mechanisms designed to automatically log out inactive users.

You also must not use any RuneScape-specific third party software which encourages breaking of our rules, or bypasses the normal navigation of our website, or automatically requests pages from our website, or which endangers user accounts."

[edit] Example

Person 1 looks like a default character, does not respond to conversation, and continuously trains skills for days without stopping. Person 1 also quickly moves up in skill ranks at an inhuman pace. Person 1 is training at a rate that is inhumanly possible, and is online twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Person 2 can report Person 1 for using third party software and breaking Rule 7.