Are you a respected member?

i got hooked when i found the slant 6 forum. then i started asking questions to learn new stuff. im not a great mechanic and i dont have alot of money to play since having kids. i do try to contribute from my experiences since ive made most every mistake that can be made while working on cars for the past 20 some odd years. no one has ever hammered me in any posts, so i assume im at least respected a little bit. probrably more so here than at work,lol.