>>>>Just hit me that you probably mean the list on that Wiki page. If you belong there, add yourself; it's a Wiki and most of the people listed put themselves on the list.
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>>>>Tamar
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>>>Sorry, I didn't know that this is self-service.
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>>It is. If you would not add yourself, people may forget...
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>Do you know if I could add my brother-in-law to this list? He has nothing to do with computers or programming but I owe him a favor and I thought he would appreciate being there.

LOL

A similar thought occurred to me, too. If an awards list that is given as a standard reference by a reputable source allows any Tom, Dick, or Fyodor to edit it, how reliable is it really? What's to prevent someone with self-esteem issues to add themself, or someone with an axe to grind to erase a name?

I'm not worked up over it. It was nice being an MVP and it's nice to be able to put it on my resume. But it was never something I strove for or got a big head about. I don't think I even knew there was such a program until a letter from Microsoft arrived in the mail. (Yup, U.S. mail -- that's how long ago it was, LOL). Being named an MVP was an outcome, not a goal. For those 5 or 6 years my contributions were considered worthwhile enough by my peers that there was an award. That was more rewarding than any certificate or trinket (nice trinkets, granted) could ever be. To me the ultimate accolade in any field is the respect of one's peers.

And when I stopped contributing so many technical replies online, they let me go from the program. Again as it should be. Any successful person in any field will tell you you have to keep proving yourself over and over and over. The most successful people, like Jerry Rice, say it most emphatically. He came into camp every summer as hard working as any 7th round draft pick, even when he had put some of the lifetime receiving records so far out there they will probably never be broken. When you slack off or rest on your laurels, that's a dangerous game.