What is a MVP?

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How long must you study (years no doubt) to become a MVP.
You folks are sooo smart and polite. I hope your compensated.

Bill
 
Bill said:
How long must you study (years no doubt) to become a MVP.
You folks are sooo smart and polite. I hope your compensated.
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MVPs do not study to become an MVP. They are presented the title. They
chose to help people (strangers) on the newsgroups - Microsoft in
particular, but not necessarily limited to that - and they have been
recognized for their efforts.

Compensation does exist - but not in a pure monetary sense.
 
MVPs are volunteers who enjoy helping others solve problems.

MVP Program Overview
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpexecsum

MVP Program Frequently Asked Questions
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| How long must you study (years no doubt) to become a MVP.
| You folks are sooo smart and polite. I hope your compensated.
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| Bill
 
The best compensation an MVP, or any person can get, is when a person who
was in trouble takes the time to post back and say: "Thank you so much. You
have helped me solve the problem which I have been wrestling with for 5
hours"

None of us need any more!

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Just a simple "Thank you!" will do the job!

Richard Urban said:
The best compensation an MVP, or any person can get, is when a person who
was in trouble takes the time to post back and say: "Thank you so much. You
have helped me solve the problem which I have been wrestling with for 5
hours"

None of us need any more!

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
Click to expand...
 
Richard said:
The best compensation an MVP, or any person can get, is when a
person who was in trouble takes the time to post back and say: "Thank you
so much. You have helped me solve the problem which I
have been wrestling with for 5 hours"

None of us need any more!
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I'd have to agree - since most MVPs got the recognition NOT for a reward -
but for something they did before and continue to do.

And you are right about the feedback. Nothing better.
 
Bill

While many MVP's are or have been gainfully employed in IT, some are home
users like yourself.. the factor that brings us together is the free help
that we give in support of their programs.. for my part, I consider it a
great honour that Microsoft consider me good enough for the award..
 
I agree.

Kaylene

Richard Urban said:
The best compensation an MVP, or any person can get, is when a person who
was in trouble takes the time to post back and say: "Thank you so much. You
have helped me solve the problem which I have been wrestling with for 5
hours"

None of us need any more!

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
Click to expand...
 
Are you referring to our attitude re your practise of attributing somebody
else's code/programming to your own efforts.. or maybe your use of profanity
when you were confronted about it.. or maybe your present game of hiding
behind a variety of aliases, and just coming in primarily to insult?..

BTW, you forgot the 'w' between D and the first e in your name.. please
correct it before making another appearance..
 
Carey said:
MVPs are volunteers who enjoy helping others solve problems.
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SOME don't know their ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to
anything other than WinXP questions, and even when replying to those
questions they merely copy and paste canned replies to frequently
asked questions.

Sometimes they stray outside that WinXP safe zone and give really BAD
information on other topics.

Carey Frisch is the prime example of such an "MVP".
 
I bet if Leythos tells you the sky is falling you would believe him because
he sounds so convincing.
 
Bill said:
How long must you study (years no doubt) to become a MVP.
You folks are sooo smart and polite. I hope your compensated.

Bill
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An MVP is a person with vast experience in their chosen
areas of expertise. They respond very well to notes of
appreciation; to feedback on whether a solution they offered
worked or not; and to glowing posts expressing esteem for
their astonishing good looks and great expertise.

In addition to peer recognition and the self-satisfaction of
knowing they did a job well done, the rewards of being an
MVP are substantial: The right to stand and cheer wildly
when Bill Gates appears at a seminar; free access to many
Microsoft web pages; heavily-discounted Windows 95
tee-shirts; and free NetMeeting CDs to use as coasters.

I ask all of you to stand up and salute our MVPs. They do
a heckuva job. Yay!

Uncle Joe, MBA
 
<sob> I never got a Windows 95 tee-shirt!

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
I have always found the help here great and the mvp's excellent and always
thank them for any answers i have received.
Thanks to them i have started to do things on my computer I never thought i
would even try in my wildest dreams this from a 70 year old.
As for uncle grumpy and deebsat get a life guy's if you cannot help others
shut He_ _ up .
Thanks again MVP'S
 
Hello,

Would you care to clarify what exactly is meant by Windows Shell/User?
MVP....is Microsoft Volunteer Professional? & What about MS-MVP?

Thanks.
Regards.
 
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