>>that you only got the award because there were people that needed advice and >correction.
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>Well, isn't that why technical forums exist in the first place....???? I got the award because MS deemed I was deserving of the award and because I was nominated by another MVP
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>>I think its just a reminder to remember who got you there.
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>Right, my technical contributions to the community. I think you got the relationship backwards here Erik....

IMO, this looks more like the chicken or the egg question. More appropriately, this is a symbiotic relationship. Both sides benefit, you can not have one without the other.