It's awesome to see him around, yes, but personal interaction is taking it too far: I think for him to continue being the moderator he is, he is keeping himself removed; without prejudices and alliances.
He's friends with Bisjac on steam.
Most of time I've seen him post is when he does it to insult someone or post a "witty" remark then everyone clamors for his attention by agreeing with him or screaming LOL in all caps when he doesn't actually give two forgets.
On one of the games I play the company is trying to be the most interactive with their community in the world and I must say they really are but then again they have 100s of employees