This is the only one Ill reply to even though I could make reasonable replys to the others, other people already have and this is the one that I hate the most.

Allows staff to feel bigger than they are? Not display their mighty hammer? Are you a fool? Ok lets get all the countries police officers and dress them in plain clothing, give them a regular car and make them hide their guns in their pants. That way, no one will know who the police are! Do you have any idea how stupid that idea would be? Yes! Equally as stupid as yourse!

Members NEED to know who has Power on the boards, they Need to know who to trust, who to go to and they need to know who to Obey so the iron fist (or hammer in your case) of might does not come down and smash them with all its banning powers. Staff are Bigger then members in the sense that they have power and are here to help. Why would you want to hide it? If someone is in the position of power they deserve it and they deserve respect for it (more on this below). Your idea of not being able to identify staff is so borderline stupid that I cant even properly explain my total disgust of it.

Not only that but rank helps keep regular members active and something to strive for (more posts / better rank / possible staff consideration). Titles are a form of "How good a person is" in a sense of "How active they are here" and people that are more "active" here deserve more respect. You can hate someone like d3v (example) all you want but he is to be respected in the sense that hes here and has a lot of posts. You can still hate disrespect him in general but when it comes down to JUST Zelaron and not your petty dislikes then its still something.