quality, quantity, and level of impact on the technical community.

Thanks, Bonnie.

Well, I think that all the protagonists would satisfy the "impact" clause. ;-)

We might as well be realistic. There is a fox-gang and they do stick together, and have done for well over a decade in most cases. Concepts like "loyalty" and friendship will overwhelm any sense of justice towards the upstart, especially if it can all be kept secret.

Which is why I've not seen a single VFP MVP issue a directed comment on this matter, though I understand that the usual "secret dealings on our behalf" have been conducted with content that would disappoint many here. Where VFP MVPs have commented publicly, it's been a neutral "both parties are at fault" skirting around the actual topic, or nit-picks about the motives or presentation of various posters. The only directed MVP public commentary has come from the dark side. ;-) I prefer the politics on your side of the divide.

If any VFP MVP feels inclined to nit-pick the above statement: go ahead, prove my point. ;-)

A conspiracy theorist might declare that if MS wanted to push people away from VFP, undermining the community is a brilliant strategy. Perhaps the Ks will receive an extra-special "community" reward this year. ;-)