Can we extract from this that Theymos is close to satoshi since he took over charge from satoshi. He is previously in contact with satoshi for sure.
You have to understand that the Bitcoin/Bitcointalk community was different in those days. Bitcoin still didn't find it's real use case and people were in it for the technology and the advantages a decentralized currency gave them. Theymos gradually progressed up the forum ranks to where he is now. He knew how to run the forum, had an interest in bitcoin, and did the things other users lost the interest for (as he stated in one of his quoted posts).