Ryan was just following the rules. He's one of the more down to earth members of the community who answer questions like that when they're brought up, whether it be directly or indirectly. I don't know what it is about some people here, but they seem to think it's the worst possible thing if you ask anything related to mods unless you are one or or reporting something. Personally, I don't see any problem at all if someone sends me a PM about the subject.