In general, Mods should not talk to living players. Talking to the wolves can give info on specials or influence their actions in other ways. Talking in thread can reveal who are villagers based on who you're willing to joke about, and talking in pms creates weird situations where they end up getting posted accidentally and make ppl look wolfy.

When you must respond, you're supposed to do so in as few words as possible. Often simple yes's or no's. But thats no fun, so fuck it.