I am one who does not care about ranks.
Really, I see it more important of how good and respectable an player are then some postcounts or an "veteran" rank on forums.
Just because someone has x time logged in or x ammount of posts does not = not "veteran" or not "experienced".
(EDIT: I read Gandalf post and I have been outmatched since I understand the reason for the system, still. I ask you to read this post and understand why the formula I posted are invalid to judge someone with and instead judge them with the formula below the first one.)
Just as I disagree with the "rank the person above" since it's just insulting in my opinion.
People are equal, not different.
Of course it can say things about how experienced people are, but I have seen people with postcounts totaling over 2k or more who act like shitty little kids who cries to admins or act way below "veteran". Therefor:
T = Time logged in
P = Postcount
D = Date registered on forums
Ex = Experience
R = Respect
T + P + D = Ex = R
Is invalid in my eyes.
I'd rather judge my respect to someone based on thier values of friendly behaviour and will to help and enjoy the server than the above formula.