Was it? IIRC it was just a count of messages posted. I think he even included a disclaimer to that effect whenever he posted lists.

>And don't forget that Calvin's list was the precursor to the MVP program.
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>>Some may not even remember how active Calvin was in the FoxPro community before Microsoft lured him from Hawaii to Redmond. (Maybe all the sunshine was bothering his eyes <g>). He was the Sergey of his time.