oh, no need, dear canine. I have no illusions about it. I did have to write an essay about why Millard Fillmore was the greatest US president ever. Believe me, that wasn’t easy, since he was a man of very few accomplishments.
I do have a Masters Degree which I did earn through the more conventional route: attending classes, writing a thesis, doing hard work and research for professors who got credit for it, and polishing apples for the department chairman for two years. You may, if you wish, address me as Master. That would be more accurate. I prefer Ron, though.
I would prefer not to have that moniker, but if the moderator feels compelled to add it, it should say, “Ph.D. h.c. (h.c. = honoris causa, latin for “the sake of honor.”