Asherons Call: QotD - How Important to You is Your Level?

Today's QotD comes from Ooul of AC, (yes Virginia! You CAN send in QotD!) and I like it. A lot.

How important to you is your level? Not the skills, skillcredits, attributes, or your effectiveness in battle. The number itself, the level number. When someone IDs you, and see that number, what does it mean to you?

For me - it's an indication of months in game. Literally months. I have a lot of vassals so I have a goodly amount of xp pass-up but after 3 years, I'm level 107. Yet there were days (too many of them) when I spent 8 hours at a time making crafted items for the allegiance...or sorting through mules, etc. So, for me, it represents time.

What does it mean to you?