I'll point out that on other forums there seem to be rankings, depending on what I am not sure, but I presume either time or number of postings.
I've never noticed that here, and if there are, no-one ever pointed it out to me. I've been here a couple of years.

Another specific-interest forum that I'm on rates me as a cadet, despite 40 years of experience in the field.
Oddly enough, they don't seem to have ODs or sqaddies, just ossifers.

So, Tam, several people on this site have, to my personal knowledge, more than 30 years of professional experience in the genre, and are treated pretty much the same as any newby. No rankings, you aren't a kitten in a cattery, but you are on a site well populated with mature, clever, experienced, talented, and often light-hearted adults. Don't take it too seriously.