You're smater than that. SS contributions are always appreciated by anyone with a quater of a brain, not a half, as is your contributions.
If anyone could possibly doubt the intentions of either of you then it brings to mind the old saying, "if you argue with a fool then who's the fool'.
I can say that because you'll never see 1 post of mine where I've replied to a poster that took umbrage with a post by me.
GLTA and it's close.