Imagine this if you will. One day you pop up on the forums, and you notice something slightly different. For some unknown reason, you have the ability to view the Staff Forum, but you're not able to post anything inside the forum. You seem to be the only non-staff member with this on the forums. However, the entire staff are actually aware that you have access, so much that in fact you get a PM from one informing you about this and lets you know that if one of them catches you viewing the Staff Forum, they will immediately ban you. Maybe this is some sort of game they are playing on you...
Remember, you can view the staff forum but can't post, and you'll be banned if you get caught viewing the forum by an online staff member, so there is a risk involved. What would you do?
(If you do happen to be a staff member, pretend that you aren't to play along!)