A few questions still unanswered....

[Goofy Pirate]

Hi everybody, I have been playing since beta days and there are still a few things in the game I don't understand and was hoping someone could clear them up.

1. Why are some players names blue, others and gray, and very few are gold?

2. Is there parental controls that stop other from talking or me from hearing them? because I often see players that send me a friend request crew request and then dont talk the entire time im with them and dont respond to anything i say. Why is that?

-Thanks!