Well, we've got no-one to blame for this but ourselves.
We did ask for this after all. Thanks to the valiant efforts of our Developers, you are now only a click (or two if you miss-click like me) away from seeing which of your site's staff-members are online at the moment.
So if you need a staffer, and need one NOW, that's the place to check who to PM. In emergency situations, you can also use the staff page of other network sites. You can easily navigate by means of the pull-down menu at the top right of every page. The four mentioned sites are the most active though. A link to the Staff page is always provided in the left column as part of the box labeled "Gameamp", usually at the bottom.
This does seem like a GREAT idea to have! It would be nice to maybe see a network wide "online" page as well (yes I still enjoy giving work to the Devs), so people can tell with just one click if they need a staffer extra quick. I do like it though!
I hope this feature comes in handy for members and staffers alike. Not only can you hunt, I mean find a staffer when you need some immediate, important assistance.
I know many staffers sought out this feature and I am glad the Devs were able to bring forth this feature.