I don't have favourites at all; I have 5 people whom I rely on who do not ask for anything from me.
I befriend people who don't treat me as an Administrator; as soon as they find out I am then it changes their perception. Talk to me in game under a different alias and ask how my day is if I'm not busy I'll respond.
I don't have to prove myself as I'm fully aware I've got a reputation as an administrator who gives guns out and does **** all to contribute to the server but a lot of people don't see what my duties involve.