> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:29 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > And everyone could do everything that they do now in terms of > helping people WITHOUT the MVP "status".
And I did. > So what is the fascination with it? I don't know, what is your fascination with it? > It is ego or something, it mystifies me. I was going to guess envy, but I only took freshman psych so maybe I'm wrong. > I keep hearing "MVP's are so helpful", yadda yadda. Yes, that's because we are. Thanks. > But there is nothing stopping you from doing exactly the same things > that you are doing WITHOUT being an MVP. See above. > Lawyers have actual ethics, written down and agreed to by > everyone in the profession and if you violate those ethics, > there are consequences, just ask Bill Clinton. Bad example. > There is nothing even close in IT. Not Microsoft's fault or at all related to MVPs. > As long as the IT industry is tied to vendors and tools, it > will continue to be polarized and it will continue to be a > trade. As opposed to being a sport? > The MVP program is part of this problem. It is not the > entire part, but I think that it is much more insidious than > going to a trade show and picking up free stuff, because it > is the granting of a title. That, in and of itself is a big problem. You don't appear to know much about the MVP program, or MVPs in general, so you'll forgive me if I take your opinion on the subject with a grain of salt. -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
