I won't quote the post due to said post including an image, but in response to Plaidmoon's post on Rachel vs Stealing Angels; I really don't think it's a big deal. Unnecessary, but no big deal (or in the words of the Hockey Bros, no big whoop). As mentioned, it adds something toward the competitive nature of the season.
On the star status, BTW, if I'm Caroline, I would have replied back to Rachel, with an image of the Twitter page, including a circle around Caroline's twitter handle which includes the patented Verified Twitter check.