The Party Formerly Known as The Final Fantasy Party now wishes to be referred to as The MS Paint Party. Whatever floats their collective boats.

In the spirit of competition, the staff definitely shouldn't mess with opponent party threads, but as for changing thread titles, merging threads, etc., they're perfectly within their rights. There's no restriction on staff involvement in parties, unlike the rules have sometimes stated in the past.

EDIT: And BAoTW and the Pirate Red Mages are now one. Forgot about that bit! Rock on you united atheist pirate people.