You can't say that 99 is nothing and then turn right around and say that high total levels deserve respect. They're the same thing. Well no, they're not the same thing, because having 99 Cooking at 1200 total isn't as good as having 1700+ total What about not having 99 cooking at 2200+ total? Who determines what is "good"? Personally, for most skills the difference between 95 and 99 aren't really all that great, to me, except for expensive ones/slow ones. I got 97 FM, then left it there for 6+ months. After I got 99 prayer, summoning, and slayer, almost any other 99 is less prestiges, or good looking. Well to me a high total level is better than having a 99 in most skills. All I mean is I have more respect for someone with a high total level without a skillcape than someone with a low total level with one.