>I didn't want this to get lost in all the other messages about loosing the MVP status. For those of you who are getting fired, it's never easy to loose the one you love.
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>But let me ask you, how much time will this free up for you at Dev-Con and other functions and during your daily life. I've heard more than one of you talk about having to do this or that for MS. Don't get me wrong, I'm just trying to ease your pain a bit. Try to look at the bright side. You all have earned the respect of the community before you became a MVP. Will this effect how the community sees you? No way that will happen. Will this take any knowledge away from you? You had it, before, that's the reason you got picked to be a MVP to begin with.
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>Also let me ask, How is this going to effect the level of support here? I will fall over in a dead faint, if it effect this place at all. John, Ed, George, Nancy, Craig,.......... and all the others that I'm to lazy to type in, were here and providing help long before they became MVP's. They have stated here, on many occasions that they will continue to do that. I believe them!
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>If UTMVP becomes a reality, GREAT, but if it does not, it will not change the amount of admiration and thanks that I have for all of you.
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>Jeff

Jeff,

The death of the MVP program will hurt everyone. The best example I can think of right now is that all MS KB articles were posted in the private MVP mewsgroups for review before going public. On several occassions, corrections and/or clarifications were made by the MVPs.