This what stuart means by can't use mod-tools.
First of all, let's say I report your post, here's a picture.
- Open Spoiler

Look at what happens to your post when it's reported. For us moderators, it's very clear someone has an issue with your post and would like a moderator to deal with it.
- Open Spoiler

Now, if you were paying attention to those pictures, you'll notice there is a "Moderators Control Panel". If I go there, this is the first thing I see:
- Open Spoiler

Tapatalk doesn't have a view report feature, or a way to allow a moderator to determine if a post has been reported or not.
This hinders both our effectiveness and ability to solve potential issues.
It's been quite awhile since I used Tapatalk as well, but from what I remember, everyone's name color is the same regardless of rank.. Now, we have 2 special groups on the forum. Beta Testers and Beta Testers X. Pink and Cyan Names respectively. They don't have any actual abilities (Though that depends on what you feel an "ability" is), but generally someone with a Pink or Cyan name is someone to look at and trust in terms of understanding the game as well, as the fact their opinions are generally a little more respected then your average user (That's not to say all users don't get respect, and we've had some quite extraordinary normal users over the years) using tapatalk for someone who is new to the forum or someone who hasn't gotten to know all the members of each group could end up a little confusing. Especially since they are hidden groups, and tapatalk won't show what their group is.
A long with this, tapatalk's design was for someone who just replies to topics they have made. Kinda like a blogger or simply someone whose topics get a lot of replies. Useful for an admin if they are active, not so useful for their moderators.
As you become more active on the forum and different threads, you'll see why everyone hates tapatalk.