>>>The point is, I never asked for your opinion of yourself, only the opinion of others.
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>Why then did you single me out for the opinion of others??????
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>Admit it, you were on a fishing expedition....< bg >

Strange, you don't look like a tuna.

I "singled you out" because of the I-don't-know-how-many speakers which were featured in the Microsoft press release I had in front of me when I wrote the original message, you and Ken Levy were the two names which I recognised from the thread. People had been talking about Ken's presentation (style and content of past conferences) for several days prior to FoxTeach. I had heard no such discussion about your past demos, so I asked for the opinion of your peers. I'll admit that I worded it somewhat provocatively, as a good-natured jab at your outspoken nature here. Had I known that it would have started such a reaction, completely off the intended topic of the original thread, I would have never worded it quite that way.

Enough already. Can we PLEASE drop this, and get back to talking about the conference? It seems like I've spent more time defending myself and quashing the I-hate-JVP sentiment here than actually reading anything productive on the thread. Once and for all, let me say that I respect your abilities, and respect your opinions, even when they differ from my own.

Now, what did YOU think of the conference? Any news on the certification front? I'd settle for a semi-firm date on when the 70-100 exam will be released. Once I get past that, I'll start to bone up on my VB and VFP skills (probably by reading one of your books), and keep holding my breath for the VFP exams.

Bill