Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24133975-20141230033116/@comment-3157150-20150102065321

652Graystripe wrote: At the risk of sounding metaphorical, I see a colored name like a police badge: this user is staff, they can help with your problems, and they enforce the wiki's rules. Also like officers (I am wincingly aware of the current state of some communities' police forces) they can be trusted by the community. Hmm, I don't particularly like the comparison made here (as police can be seen in many different lights), but your concept aligns with how I like to look at the aesthetic differentiation. I really do think it's a beneficial feature for "staff" to be easily recognizable.