>>>>I'm wondering what does it really take to get an MVP. I've been the top answerer in MSDN T-SQL forum for more than a year with more than 200 answers per month. Prior to that I've been top answerer in the ASP.NET forums in the section related to SQL Server. I do have a few blogs (although I don't write often).
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>>>Hi Naomi,
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>>>Someone has to nominate you ... I believe the nominations have to come from either other MVPs or Microsoft employees (I may be wrong about that). I see you've given Kevin a list of your posts to look at ... that's a start. =0)
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>>>~~Bonnie
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>>Hopefully someone will... Or should I ask my friends MVPs? I did ask someone, he told to his lead. But nothing seems to come out from it. Perhaps it should be a real form filled instead.
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>There is nothing official about this but I think we all know how much help you provide. It is appreciated. So in that sense you already are an MVP.
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>If there is one piece of strategic advice I can give you it's don't try so hard. Sometimes you go out of your way to make sure everyone knows you had the right answer and had it first. Knock it off. I say this as helpful advice, not as criticism. You saved my life once, after all. There is only one MVP I can think of who wants to be patted on the head. It's an outcome, not a goal.
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>It will happen for you.

I agree. Naomi you are an extreme VP on here IMHO, and I really mean that. It would be nice if Microsoft recognized that (and MVPs - nominate her!), but don't make it a competition.