>It was Microsoft's inducement for developers to provide free peer-to-peer support so MS wouldn't have to continue employing their own people to do it.
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>I think you're right- after MS bought FP they did have at least one employee fielding queries on those Compuserve boards that MS took over for a while as I recall. He was a fairly fierce fellow.
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>But the award predominantly recognizes outstanding technical support.
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>Interesting... can somebody tell me where Dan Freeman's gems are published these days? Also, who is the "dni" on MSDN who answers even more questions than Naomi? Is that Dan Freeman? If not, hopefully he/she is a MVP.


I think there are a few who are sort of grandfathered in at this point because they have been MVPs for so long, and Dan is in that category. That doesn't bother me a bit because I know Dan was EXTREMELY generous with his time and his expertise long before there was an MVP program. Not only online but in user groups. He may not be online much these days but (honestly) he is one of the first people I think of when I picture what an MVP should be.