Very well said.

One clarfication for others. The award was originally created in 2001 by Microsoft. The community has carried on the award since then.

>I stopped reading the chatter section, will I have to stop reading the conference section? Have people lost their minds? Has the world gone crazy?
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>Some people, who seem to include Doug and Rick, decided that it would be nice to give these lifetime achievement awards. There is no government involved, and nobody else is required to pay for it.
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>Instead of saying thank you, it seems some people are complaining about the "process." Unbelievable.
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>The only possible response to the award is announcement is congratulations to the winners, and thank you to the organizers. Anything else should be kept in your mind where it belongs and not put on a public forum so others can gossip and contribute their own gripes.Feel free to reply that the Internet is for saying whatever you want, but I was taught that you can always say what you want -- but a person with integrity says something good or nothing at all -- especially in public.
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>Congratulations to the recipients and thank you to the organizers.