Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing. Options

[*Azarel*]

Respect. Everybody wants it. Everybody thinks they deserve it. However, we all know that's not necessarily the case. What warrants respect here? Yes, this is a duplicate thread, but it's two years later and it's a completely different audience. What is it about certain members on createBlog that merits your respect? Their join date? Their post count? Their popularity? The quality of their posts? How they regard (or disregard) the rules? Is it because you're intimidated by or envious of them?

I've already posted my thoughts on this before and would like to see what other people say before I put them up again (because I want to read original opinions rather than "yeah, I agree," and the like).

[*disco infiltrator*]

I don't care if it's pretentious; I respect people who post intelligently. I just simply can't bring myself to enjoy the presence of someone who is genuinely uninterested in learning.

I also appreciate honesty, but, to clarify, not the type of honesty that people on this forum have come to commonly refer to as "bluntness". There's quite a large difference between being blunt and going out of your way to be a hard-ass. However, when people really are honest and don't sugarcoat everything, it's much more appreciated than just going around saying everything is la-dee-da wonderful and everyone's great.

I also respect people that are easygoing and somewhat carefree. People on the forum tend to blow things out of proportion and freak out over the littlest things just so they can look opinionated and "good" when it really makes them look ridiculous. It's unnecessary.