The old AOL message boards use to do this and many of the members were blindsided by the moderators because we felt they were spying on us. The moderators weren't supposed to be members of the same forum they moderated on. On the professional tax forum that I'm a moderator on, the Admin has...
1. Yes
2. Please add racist fascist nazi and other nasty adjectives to this list. The posters who use them are clueless on their real meanings. These posts should automatically be removed.
3. Yes
4. I wouldn't want this responsibility.
If you've ever had to setup an online account with the IRS, you would see the bulk of the questions on these very surveys. I would warn others, but these individuals were too bored to listen. They wanted to play the game.
This is why on Facebook , i have never mentioned my maiden name. Heck I abbreviated my married name. I also don't mention the street i grew up on or the make and model of my first car.