Excellent post Stan! I don't understand how people ask for respect, when their contributions in themselves are a disrespect to all of us who take a long time to read, research and then translate all this into our entries.
I think they confuse freedom of expression with freedom over the rights of others. It is not freedom when the pool of rewards is violated and the value is taken away from a network that seeks to give opportunities to thousands of independent writers, cartoonists, photographers and free thinkers.
Thanks for your hard work!