that's how sythe was for a while and then it changed in like 2012 after staff really weeded out very narcissistic individuals
a lot of people get all bent out of shape that selected staff members often know the current staff.. you know why? because in order to vouch for someones behavior, aptitude for the job, and the likes it is quite helpful to know the individual or at least have one staff member that can vouch for the individuals competency
talking to a staff member isn't blowing them and nearly every staff member i have ever known has hated it when people tried to suck up to them. I know I was one, it's fucking annoying and if staff power is going to your head on a forum you need to go out more