I don't know what the HQ thinks they appear like to the rest of the community, but you can't blame us for making the assumptions we make. Take a step back, look at the situation how it appears to us, then tell us we're full of ourselves.
I don't know what kind of state secrets you're trying to hide by not revealing anything, but telling white lies and deflecting questions doesn't get anyone anywhere. Honesty is the best policy they say.