Leshma, what you have to do is simply to change your name. Just retire, then take a new name, new gears, and you will have peace as long as you don't speak too much on chat
If you don't want to retire but still want to change your name, i can give you some tips to do that
I experienced that some times ago (new name and outfit) and i enjoyed much more this mod, i almost felt like my first months on Crpg, exciting
About underappreciated players, i would say Wabbajack, he is actually pretty good, but none ever cite him as a good player