Therefore you can be any of the things mentioned above but your success depends on your content alone

Hmm, I would slightly adjust that statement to your success depends on your contribution. Some people's contribution is cold hard cash, other people like @firepower, @anyx, @pfunk, @pharesim or @furion contribute in other ways than just content, and they are all considered very valuable members of this community who have benefited from that status.

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