Why is it that we're having such a surge of....odd people here?
Gee thanks

, part of it might be from an "Expelled" thread on the SoaSE forums. There was a massive thread that got locked for being too Off-Topic and they redirected posters here if they wanted to pick it back up.
Anywho, Ock's got it right, respect must be given before it can be earned.
Note to self, change avatar.
To be honest, there've been a few times where I've seen you not give any respect what-so-ever.
I not so sure if he means to be or just doesn't realize how it comes off. I've known some people that never meant to be disrespectful, just didn't realize how they came off. Communication through typing also tends to make people a little too concise sometimes, at expense of their express humility.
Sorry, erathoniel, don't mean to talk past you. I just don't see a whole lot of respect in your threads, at best I would say they are neutral; and I can't say whether you gave some of the other posters respect by default as I've only been here a week or so. Keys to making others realize you do respect them are using the phrases "in my opinion" and "I believe" a lot, you seem to be getting better about this.