[whoknowswhat11]

What an odd point of view. It doesn't sound like you as a user respect a maintainers free labor at all.

This attitude is really the crux of it. Someone is working on a project, and has to argue - endlessly - with users who demand "respect" but don't contribute.

Quick tip to users:

The maintainers and bug tracker is generally not a support / training channel.

The quickest way to get respect is to help out.