Can I really be called a mecha fan?

I haven't watched Gundam. Okay I saw WING and parts of SEED when it was airing on Toonami back in the day. I know basic stuff about the characters in 00 from RP osmosis. But I haven't seen any of the OG Universal Century.

THIS ALL CHANGES TODAY! I found a list of the chronological order of all Mobile Suit Gundam series/movies/OVAs/books/comics. I'm not watching in air date order.

Thoughts and reactions in the comments.