And it’s unusual and suspicious for the high-ups to all be on first name terms with each other.
By “first-name terms with each other”, do you mean something more than the literal meaning of “familiar with someone, such that one can address that person by his or her first name”? Because in my experience, treating other users on a first name basis is the default for all users on many Internet forums, LW included.
I meant “talk about each other as if they’re close personal friends”. (Myself I generally try to avoid using first names for people who aren’t such, but I appreciate that that’s probably a cultural difference).
By “first-name terms with each other”, do you mean something more than the literal meaning of “familiar with someone, such that one can address that person by his or her first name”? Because in my experience, treating other users on a first name basis is the default for all users on many Internet forums, LW included.
I meant “talk about each other as if they’re close personal friends”. (Myself I generally try to avoid using first names for people who aren’t such, but I appreciate that that’s probably a cultural difference).