Don't hide behind that recollection crap. You are a liar. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:46 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 Well, our recollections are different. My recollection is that the MVP's swore up and down that they did not get compensated. I may have missed something in the deluge of postings and it was quite a while ago so I may not have a perfect recollection of this. To term this "lying" is simply intellectual dishonest. > Read my earlier post. Especially the part about being "circumspect". > > As to your claim about what MVPs said about "small gifts", you are > simply a liar; there's no better term for it. I have the archives, > and I remember very clearly what I typed and others posted, but I > choose not to go research this matter only to prove that a blowhard is > wrong. You have no credibility to begin with, so why should I bother? > > Didn't you once use the term "MVP Select" or some such in your signature? > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 6:58 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 > > I do not believe that I have ever "bashed" anyone. I have expressed my > opinion. Honorary titles and gifts are a conflict of interest and > hence not something that professional IT people should engage in, > period. You can justify it all you want to yourself but it does not > change the fact that it is a conflict of interest. And I do not see > why my opinion is hurtful or demeaning. If you do not agree with my > opinion, then why would you be hurt and demeaned by some nut in Ohio? > > I find it interesting that now there are "small gifts" involved. When > this topic came up previously all of the MVP's stated that they were > not compensated in any way. > > Finally, it is in Microsoft's best interests to listen to their customers. > They should be doing this even without having MVP's and I, for one, > would rather NOT have my wants and needs filtered through anyone, > including an MVP. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
