>>>>>I think there is some damage done to the MVP program regardless of the scarce bad apples (why you guys say only one? wasn't JVP an MVP too? {/ducks} <g>) for now I am sure there will be people who would think twice before answering too many questions in forums for fear of getting accused, thus the MVP program might lose some quality prospects.
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>>>>>I wouldn't worry about that. Take a look at the efforts of Bonnie Berent (just as one example).
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>>>>Thanks Kevin ... great way to drag me into this thread!! <g>
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>>>>IMHO, the fact that MVPs are involved makes this thing all the more reprehensible. We (MVPs), as a group, are too much in the public eye to behave irresponsibly. We should be people that the community looks up to, and not only as it pertains to technical issues, but in our behavior and attitudes as well. We're all human, and we all make mistakes, but I wouldn't call vindictiveness a "mistake", it's a character flaw.
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>>>>'Nuff said.
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>>>>~~Bonnie
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>>>Bonnie,
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>>>I think that being an old MVP may be driving some people to put themselves as untouchable.
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>>>The truth is that Andy's and Marcia's legacy is HUGE. Including me, they have lots of fans and admirors. I love their books. Their solutions are really great. Both are very active in Foxite, and since a year I've noticed that they have been answering to people in a very rude way.
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>>>Technically speaking, nobody can tell them that they did not like their proposed solution. Nobody can tell them that their code contains bugs. If you say that it could be done in another better way, normally the answer is that they sent the code just for better undestanding. All we can say is Thank You, or send them compliments.
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>>Cesar from Zurubadjian, Zimbabwe, it may be that you're unconsciously setting up here a straw man argument (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man), but I recall a thread that may explain how how you come to this argument. Do you have a reference to the thread I recall?
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>Hi Peter,
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>I think you should also move from your country, for your safety... LOL !

Cesar from Zurubadjian, Zimbabwe, thanks for the advice. Finally back in the US again. And in the neighboorhood of Naomi. On the other side, this makes me an illegal immigrant now, but I hope I will get some protection over there. ;)

>As I said this is my personal perception. If you want, you may look for threads there, and pay attention for the cases when people say that they could not manage to make their suggestions work.
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>And I admit, in the vast majority of times it is because the asker was a beginner or had no intimacy with one of the proposals received.
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>They've been too stressed recently. But I repeat, this is my personal opinion.