Who needs respect ?

Something I continually read on discussion forums is “I didn’t want to look stupid” or “I wanted the respect of the other players”. Why ? There is a great tendency among tournament “faces” to assume that any unknown face is a lesser player. Why not play along with this ? Feign uncertainty about the rules, or if you are uncertain, don’t hide it. If you do know what you’re doing, you can give the “faces” a nasty shock later on, or re-steal off them without them being any the wiser. You can keep the respect, I’ll take the money.